Rock River Thresheree - 49th Annual Reunion (2005)




In 2005, Jim Tesch donated the Sorghum Mill building to our club. A septic system was put in north of our pavillion to allow for flush restrooms.

Massey was our featured tractor; Briggs & Stratton was our featured engine. Jackie Studebaker was our Reunion Queen. Our 2005 Souvenir Album was dedicated to Walt Burkheimer.

2005 Souvenir Album Index:

Front Cover - Herman Wellnitz's Massey-Harris 44 Special Western tractor
Inside Front Cover - Map of Threshermen's Park - schedule of events
Page 1 - Welcome letter from President Jim Blank, Jr. - [photo] Jim Blank
Page 2 - Tribute to Walt Burkheimer - [3 photos of Walt Burkheimer]
Page 3 - [advertisement] 50th Rock River Thresheree Reunion
Page 4 - [article] "Massey" - [photo] Massey-Harris 444 tractor
Page 5 - [article] "Briggs & Stratton" - [photos] Massey-Harris tractor - Massey-Harris 20 tractor
Page 6 - [photos] Rumely 6 tractor - row of Rumely OilPull tractors - Vernon Fischer's Rumely OilPull Model E tractor - Norm Meinert's Aultman-Taylor tractor - Edward "Red" Nelson's Rumely OilPull Model X tractor - Rupert's Rumely OilPull Model R tractor
Page 7 - [photos] Bruce Stennerson's Rumely 6 tractor - Barry Begg's Rumely OilPull Model Y tractor - Helgesen's Aultman-Taylor tractor - scale Rumely OilPull tractor - row of Rumely OilPull tractors - Rumely OilPull Model W tractor
Page 8 - [photos] Blacksmith forge - Cal Bader on a separator - loom weaving - Rock River Cannonball crew - shuttle wagon - raffle booth and Fulton Town Hall
Page 9 - [photos] Kids' "drag race" - potato gathering - pedal pulls - sawmill - Rumely OilPull on the Prony brake - shingle mill
Page 10 - [photos] Mel & Ann Hegge's Economy garden tractor - John Deere 630 Standard tractor - Case tractor - Ford 1954 Jubilee tractor - Farmall H tractor - Minneapolis Moline tractor
Page 11 - [photos] Case Vac experimental tractor - International 300 Utility tractor - Farmall A tractor - Case steam traction engine - Massey-Harris 22 tractor - Dave Clancy's Case LA tractor
Page 12 - [photos] Rope making - sign carver - spinning wool - model engines - hay rake - threshing crew
Page 13 - [photos] Sorghum mill - maintaining the Rock River Cannonball - metalsmiths - John Mullarkey and "crew" on his steam traction engine - Farmall Cub tractor - spectators watching the Worthington engine
Pages 14-15 - [3 panoramic photos] 48th Annual Reunion member photo - Rumely Products Collectors Expo group photo - Syttende Mai festival tractor ride
Page 16 - [photos] gas engines - gas engines - portable gas engines - Bryon Riese's portable gas engines - Fuller & Johnson portable gas engine - Little Jumbo gas engine
Page 17 - [photos] Hollis Olson preparing a log for the pile driver - pony rides - industrial engine in the Museum of Agriculture & Industry - Rock River Cannonball passengers and conductor - steam traction engine pulling a 12-bottom plow - antique Cadillac automobile
Pages 18-19 - [9 photos of the Buckeye engine from Solvay Coke Co. in Milwaukee, WI]
Page 20 - [photos] John Malsch's 18hp Advance Rumely steam traction engine - scale steam traction engine and wagons - Jim Tesch's 80hp Case steam traction engine - Clayton's Minneapolis steam traction engine - Seman's 22hp Advance steam traction engine - Mullarkey's steam traction engine
Page 21 - [photos] Frank Rupert's 20hp M. Rumely steam traction engine - Garrity's Aultman-Taylor steam traction engine - John Mullarkey's 75hp Case steam traction engine - steam traction engine on the sawmill - Harry "Marty" Studebaker and son Aaron on their M. Rumely steam traction engine - Dennis Christianson's 25hp Advance Rumely steam traction engine
Page 22 - [photos] Steam traction engines in the Parade of Power - Farmall M with water wagon - lifting a log at the pile driver - wheelwright - Dennis Jacobs in the Museum of Agriculture and Industry - Phil Tucker operating the sawmill
Page 23 - [photos] 2004 Queen Sue Henning - 2005 Queen Jackie Studebaker
Page 24 - [photos] - Charlie Hendrickson, Vice President - Carol Studebaker, Secretary - Wava Jean Nelson, Treasurer - Cal Bader, Board Member - Charlie Hendrickson, Board Member - Tom Helgesen, Board Member - James Homann, Board Member - Todd Ligman, Board Member - Dale Onsrud, Board Member - T. J. Pelletter, Board Member - Ed Riese, Board Member - Terry Welch, Board Member
Page 25 - Membership list
Page 26 - Membership list
Page 27 - Members who passed in 2004-2005 - list of deceased members
Page 28 - [advertisement] 8th Annual Rock River Thresheree Swap Meet
Inside back cover - [classic photo] Aerial view of Threshermen's Park
Back Cover - Thank you - [photo] Aerial view of Threshermen's Park

	In 2005, Jim Tesch donated the Sorghum Mill building to our club. A septic system was put in north of our pavillion to allow for flush restrooms. Massey was our featured tractor; Briggs & Stratton was our featured engine. Jackie Studebaker was our Reunion Queen. Our 2005 Souvenir Album was dedicated to Walt Burkheimer.

2005 Souvenir Album Index: Front Cover - Herman Wellnitz's Massey-Harris 44 Special Western tractor Inside Front Cover - Map of Threshermen's Park - schedule of events Page 1 - Welcome letter from President Jim Blank, Jr. - [photo] Jim Blank Page 2 - Tribute to Walt Burkheimer - [3 photos of Walt Burkheimer] Page 3 - [advertisement] 50th Rock River Thresheree Reunion Page 4 - [article] "Massey" - [photo] Massey-Harris 444 tractor Page 5 - [article] "Briggs & Stratton" - [photos] Massey-Harris tractor - Massey-Harris 20 tractor Page 6 - [photos] Rumely 6 tractor - row of Rumely OilPull tractors - Vernon Fischer's Rumely OilPull Model E tractor - Norm Meinert's Aultman-Taylor tractor - Edward "Red" Nelson's Rumely OilPull Model X tractor - Rupert's Rumely OilPull Model R tractor Page 7 - [photos] Bruce Stennerson's Rumely 6 tractor - Barry Begg's Rumely OilPull Model Y tractor - Helgesen's Aultman-Taylor tractor - scale Rumely OilPull tractor - row of Rumely OilPull tractors - Rumely OilPull Model W tractor Page 8 - [photos] Blacksmith forge - Cal Bader on a separator - loom weaving - Rock River Cannonball crew - shuttle wagon - raffle booth and Fulton Town Hall Page 9 - [photos] Kids' "drag race" - potato gathering - pedal pulls - sawmill - Rumely OilPull on the Prony brake - shingle mill Page 10 - [photos] Mel & Ann Hegge's Economy garden tractor - John Deere 630 Standard tractor - Case tractor - Ford 1954 Jubilee tractor - Farmall H tractor - Minneapolis Moline tractor Page 11 - [photos] Case Vac experimental tractor - International 300 Utility tractor - Farmall A tractor - Case steam traction engine - Massey-Harris 22 tractor - Dave Clancy's Case LA tractor Page 12 - [photos] Rope making - sign carver - spinning wool - model engines - hay rake - threshing crew Page 13 - [photos] Sorghum mill - maintaining the Rock River Cannonball - metalsmiths - John Mullarkey and "crew" on his steam traction engine - Farmall Cub tractor - spectators watching the Worthington engine Pages 14-15 - [3 panoramic photos] 48th Annual Reunion member photo - Rumely Products Collectors Expo group photo - Syttende Mai festival tractor ride Page 16 - [photos] gas engines - gas engines - portable gas engines - Bryon Riese's portable gas engines - Fuller & Johnson portable gas engine - Little Jumbo gas engine Page 17 - [photos] Hollis Olson preparing a log for the pile driver - pony rides - industrial engine in the Museum of Agriculture & Industry - Rock River Cannonball passengers and conductor - steam traction engine pulling a 12-bottom plow - antique Cadillac automobile Pages 18-19 - [9 photos of the Buckeye engine from Solvay Coke Co. in Milwaukee, WI] Page 20 - [photos] John Malsch's 18hp Advance Rumely steam traction engine - scale steam traction engine and wagons - Jim Tesch's 80hp Case steam traction engine - Clayton's Minneapolis steam traction engine - Seman's 22hp Advance steam traction engine - Mullarkey's steam traction engine Page 21 - [photos] Frank Rupert's 20hp M. Rumely steam traction engine - Garrity's Aultman-Taylor steam traction engine - John Mullarkey's 75hp Case steam traction engine - steam traction engine on the sawmill - Harry "Marty" Studebaker and son Aaron on their M. Rumely steam traction engine - Dennis Christianson's 25hp Advance Rumely steam traction engine Page 22 - [photos] Steam traction engines in the Parade of Power - Farmall M with water wagon - lifting a log at the pile driver - wheelwright - Dennis Jacobs in the Museum of Agriculture and Industry - Phil Tucker operating the sawmill Page 23 - [photos] 2004 Queen Sue Henning - 2005 Queen Jackie Studebaker Page 24 - [photos] - Charlie Hendrickson, Vice President - Carol Studebaker, Secretary - Wava Jean Nelson, Treasurer - Cal Bader, Board Member - Charlie Hendrickson, Board Member - Tom Helgesen, Board Member - James Homann, Board Member - Todd Ligman, Board Member - Dale Onsrud, Board Member - T. J. Pelletter, Board Member - Ed Riese, Board Member - Terry Welch, Board Member Page 25 - Membership list Page 26 - Membership list Page 27 - Members who passed in 2004-2005 - list of deceased members Page 28 - [advertisement] 8th Annual Rock River Thresheree Swap Meet Inside back cover - [classic photo] Aerial view of Threshermen's Park Back Cover - Thank you - [photo] Aerial view of Threshermen's Park