The Elgin Historical Society’s Tribes of the Turkey River Project has received a significant boost in its ongoing fundraising effort from an anonymous benefactor.
The State Historical Society of Iowa has awarded nearly $600,000 in grants to preserve Iowa’s historical collections and country schools, invest in communities through historic preservation, and promote Iowa history.
Elgin Mayor Melissa Emmons released the following press release to the media on Wednesday morning officially announcing that the proposed Elgin Community Center will be constructed.
Ten heirloom violins played by musicians before and during the Holocaust, instruments that symbolize the strength, resilience and hope of the Jewish people, are part of a traveling exhibit on display at Elgin’s Gail Borden Public Library.