Story of the first Germans to live in McHenry County. They came by ship from Germany, and migrated to the Midwest, because the farm land was promising.

A full-page spread in the Des Moines Register on the happy moments the refugees experienced at Scattergood.

An article from the Des Moines Register that shows that the newspaper tried to get political statements from the refugees.

Part of an article from the Des Moines Register about the first four Scattergood refugees

An article from the Des Moines Register about Scattergood refugees learning how to drive a car.

A Des Moines Register article that tells the story of Karl Liebman, a Jewish refugee who had fled the Nazi's.

A picture of Kurt Schaefer doing dishes at Scattergood

Ad for Iowa farmland, 1871, Des Moines.

Republican ticket for the presidential election of 1860.

Trussell again to Harding