Steam threShing FeStival - Heritage Park of North Iowa

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HERITAGE PARK OF NORTH IOWA
Steam Threshing Festival
September 13-14, 2014
Heritage Park of North Iowa is a 91-acre site located on the South edge of Forest
City, Iowa. The Park is dedicated to the preservation of America’s rural heritage.
Heritage Park of North Iowa was formed in the fall of 1999 by the Winnebago
Historical Society, Inc. and includes the combining of several North Iowa
organization efforts to preserve the history of rural America.
Annual Events
Kite Day
Held annually each May. Kite Day attracts people who
like to fly kites and people who just enjoy watching
kites. The hours are 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Everyone
is welcome.
Steam School
Held annually each May. Attendees learn the basics
of Steam Engine operation, mechanics and safety.
Registration is required for the event to ensure space is
available.
Tree Town Music Festival
Heritage Park of North Iowa is pleased to host this
event. In 2014, the event included Toby Keith and
Brad Paisley among many other artists.
Bash on the Farm
Held annually in June.
International Festival
Celebrating the rich history of the area while offering
contemporary events and activities for today’s families
and creating lasting memories.
Heritage Festival
Held annually in July. At this one day event, sample
Ethnic foods, witness various antique power shows,
and many other events for the whole family.
Tractor Ride
The annual tractor ride is held in August and is
sponsored by the Forest City Chamber of Commerce
and Heritage Park of North Iowa. Experience traveling
through North Iowa’s country roads and small towns
at a speed that allows you to really see the countryside.
Consignment Sale
In conjunction with Fox Auction Company, the annual sale is held prior to the Steam Threshing Festival
and features antique tractors, implements, households, tools, literature, memorabilia and much more.
Held annually in September. This event is two days of
family friendly exhibits and demonstrations of antique
power and old iron. Demonstrations will be taking
place all day, with something for everyone.
WARRIOR FORGE
The Warrior Forge will be held Sept. 27. This event,
a 10K obstacle challenge course is organized by the
Waldorf Warrior Boosters.
Christmas Church Service
Come and join your friends in a delightful evening
of old memories and new experiences at a Christmas
worship service in the beautiful historic Beaver Creek
church. The annual Christmas service will bring back
memories of Christmas’ past and features a soup supper following the service.
The people who display their equipment, artifacts and
horses at Heritage Park do so at their own expense.
They are enthusiastic about their hobby and are more
than willing to answer any question concerning their
display. The physical facility, insurance, advertising,
fuel, entertainment, barn dancing and horses are for
the primary benefit and convenience of spectators.
Admission wristbands are sold at each event. The fees
differ, so check the event flyer for prices. Children 12
and under are always admitted free. Revenues received
from admissions and souvenir items sold are used
strictly to cover expenses and for facility improvements. Exhibitors and members contribute their time
and energy strictly on a volunteer basis.
Heritage Park of North Iowa
www.heritageparkofnorthiowa.com
P.O. Box 27, 1811 Sage Court, Forest City, Iowa 50436
HERITAGE PARK OF NORTH IOWA
2014 Official Show Guide
H
aving fun can sometimes be a lot of work.
Or, so it would seem when you think
of all the time and work that goes into
planning, organizing and putting on the
annual Steam Threshing Festival.
But, you won’t hear any complaints from the organizers or exhibitors. They each share a passion for
their craft and also for sharing history and they have
a lot of fun doing so.
Look around to any activity or display that is going
on at Heritage Park during the Festival and you will
be amazed. There are so many things to do and so
much to learn! It really takes both days of the Festival to take in all of the displays and activities.
Of course, many of the same volunteers work
throughout the year to build and maintain the displays and to put on the other events at Heritage Park.
The people of the region should consider themselves
lucky to have such a treasure right in their back yard!
As you enjoy the Festival, please take a moment to
share your appreciation to the many volunteers who
have given of their time and talents to put on such a
great event.
I offer my thanks to those who have shared their
time, their talents and of course, their stories.
See you at the show.
2 Show Overview
5 Field activity lineup
6 New RV Museum is a new attraction
7 Heritage Park hosts many events
8 Railroad buffs will enjoy museum and trolley ride
10 Kelsey to display Massey Twin Power Challenger
12 Show grounds map
13 Festival schedule of events
14 Old-time school is in session for Saturday
16 Lynn enjoys collecting and remembering an earlier era
18 Steam school attracts students from all over U.S.
20 International Festival honors early cultures
23 Damman displays family Massey Harris 44 Diesel
24 Oltrogge has a massive collection of Massey
Inside this Issue
Published on behalf of the
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2014 STEAM THRESHING FESTIVAL SHOW GUIDE •
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Something for All Ages at Annual Festival
T
he 31st Annual Steam Threshing Festival will be held
Sept. 13 and 14 at Heritage Park. Heritage Park is a
91-acre site located on the South edge of Forest City,
Iowa. The Park is dedicated to the preservation of
America’s rural heritage.
This year’s feature is the Massey line and the event will host
the Iowa Massey Collectors Club. Expect to see a very large
turnout of Massey-related exhibits.
There are over two dozen museums and buildings filled with
representative items of a farm life lived long ago-visit everything from a rural church, to a farm house, school house, print
shop and jail.
Visitors will see very rare steam engines, one-of-a-kind
trucks and automobiles, large gas engines, prairie tractors and
draft horses.
Live demonstrations include: house moving, grain threshing, log sawing, plowing, ensilage cutting, oat hulling, shingle
making, cord wood sawing, horsepower testing, corn shredding, corn binding, baling, lumber planing, rock crushing,
feed grinding, corn shelling, rope making, ice cream making
and much more.
There will be lots of entertainment on the grounds. One of
these entertainers will be Carver Creek Bluegrass a band of
five siblings ranging in age from seven to twenty-two from
Carver, Minn. Carver Creek sings bluegrass, folk, country and
old-time music. Instrumentally they use the banjo, guitar,
fiddle, penny whistle, ripsaw and cow fiddle. Another entertainer on hand for the event is Gary Froiland. Gary is a
solo musician that combines the 5-string banjo, guitar, bass,
harmonica, dobro and fiddle into his programs
New this year is the addition of two tractor pulls. There will
be an exhibition pull at 7 p.m. Saturday night and the main
event tractor pull will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, or immediately following the big parade.
At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Saturday there will be an all
you can eat sweet corn and bologna feed at the Heritage Park
Steel Wheel cafe. Ticket prices are $6. The sweet corn and bologna are prepared using steam from one of the steam engines
exhibiting at the show.
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and under are admitted free. There is no admission for exhibitors. The people who display their equipment, artifacts and
horses at Heritage Park do so at their own expense. They are
enthusiastic about their hobby and are more than willing to
answer any question concerning their display. The physical facility, insurance, advertising, fuel, entertainment, barn dancing and horses are for the primary benefit and convenience of
spectators.
Souvenir buttons as well as other promotional items are
also available for purchase at a nominal cost. Revenues
received from admissions and souvenir items sold are used
strictly to cover expenses and for facility improvements.
Exhibitors and members contribute their time and energy
strictly on a volunteer basis.
Park History
Heritage Park of North Iowa is a subdivision of the Winnebago Historical Society. The Winnebago Historical Society
is a 501 (c)(3) organization. Heritage Park of North Iowa’s
mission is to preserve our local heritage so that future generations will better understand how our region evolved, to
educate and to entertain, and to help our region through tourism. It combines preservation activities with living history and
tourism in a way that will benefit our community.
Heritage Park of North Iowa was being discussed in the
summer of 1997. The goal was to create a regional park that
would serve the North Central area of Iowa. By 1998, there
were commitments from the Winnebago Historical Society,
the Holtan Farm Museum in Winnebago County, the Timberland Museum in Hancock County, the Hanlontown Community Club which sponsored the annual Steam Threshing
Days in Worth County, The Hill City Tractor Club in Hancock
County, and the Tri-County Antique Power Club in Kossuth County. The commitments were that the Holtan Farm
Museum and the Timberland Museum would move to the
grounds, the Winnebago Historical Society would become the
parent organization, and the three regional farm shows would
join together at the show grounds. Discussion began with
the Hanson Foundation concerning the financing of a farm
owned by Winnebago Industries, Inc., located on the south
edge of Forest City. In 1999, the Hanson Foundation agreed
to lease the farm from Winnebago Industries, Inc. for three
years. If specific conditions were met, they would purchase
the farm for Heritage Park of North Iowa. The goals were accomplished and the 90.69-acre farm was paid for and deeded
to the park in the spring of 2001.
For more information on Heritage Park, visit their website
at www.heritageparkofnorthiowa.com.
Truck & Tractor Pull Antique Tractor Pull
September 13 at 6 p.m.
Diesel pickups
Modified pickups
Hot rod tractors
Hot farm diesel tractors
September 14
at 1 p.m.
–3500 up
to 10500
–10500
–11500
–12500
–Turbo
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Horsing Around
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Make time to Watch the Various
Field Activities during Festival
T
his year’s show, featuring Massey Harris, is packed
full of old favorites and brand new activities. Areas
you should certainly plan to visit include the model
engine area, the full sized engines, the field activities
and the food stands. Also, new this year, there will be tractor
pulls. In the model area you will find all types and sizes of
scale model steam engines and equipment. The equipment
was designed and built in home shops to duplicate all of the
features of the larger engines, except in a smaller size. It takes
countless hours or even years to design and build this equipment and the finished piece shows off the talent and hard
work of the builder. Some are built with castings that the
builders designed and other parts are welded fabrications. If
you don’t look closely, it is hard to tell which is which.
Most of the steam engines were built to be either 1/2, 1/3,
or 1/4 the size of the full size engine. They burn either coal
or wood and operate just like the full size engines. You will
see the engines in operation throughout the day, running all
types of equipment, grinding corn or wheat into flour, shelling
ear corn, plowing, or operating scale size sawmills. You will
notice many of the engines have younger “student engineers”
operating them. All of the engineers have taken the steam
school at Heritage Park and many of these engineers have
been operating steam engines for over half their life. Heritage Park is very supportive of getting the younger folks into
the antique steam and tractor hobby so they can carry on the
traditions into the future.
There are demonstrations of the full-sized engines going on
continuously throughout the weekend. Some of the special
engines that you’ll want to check out are the Mogul 4 HP
side Shaft, the Superior 50 HP single cylinder, which is a gas
powered flywheel engine and the John Deere 6 HP. There are
fly wheel engines of all sizes from ½ horse power to well over
100. Several of them are Hit and Miss engines. You’ll see
a single cylinder 60 HP Superior running and there may be
a big 150 HP Fairbanks Morse 2-cylinder engine. It’s exciting to see the engineers get these steam and flywheel engines
going. There are many of the desirable brands like Galloway,
Fairbanks Morse, Mogul, Olds, Monitor, Armstrong and many
more. To see some of these engines in action before or after
the show visit www.wyndamsellers.com. Go to the collection
and flywheel engines to watch videos. These engines are used
for show and for work.
Some of the work that you can see the engines and the
tractors doing throughout the weekend includes steam and
prairie tractor threshing and plowing. There will be corn
shelling, rock crushing, corn husking and clover hauling. You
can also see a variety of chores being done with horse-power.
The show has one of the premier collections of large prairie
tractors, many of which are in use during the show. Be sure to
see the Parade of Power at noontime on Saturday and Sun-
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Threshing is demonstrated each year during the show using power from
old steam, gas or kerosene tractors.
day. Please see any of the operators if you have questions.
They are happy to share their knowledge. This year there are
several more exhibitors to whet your palate with their demonstrations and expertise.
New this year, you’ll find log sawing and shingle making.
These are not activities you can see every day. Be sure to
check them out! Saturday night brings more special events.
There’s a barn dance followed by a spark show. Everyone
will enjoy the amazing sparks that fly from the tractors after
dark. Sunday morning you can also attend nondenominational church services at the Beaver Creek Church, right here
at Heritage Park.
Of course, no trip to the show would be complete without
satisfying you palate at the food and beverage vendors, too.
The show has many wonderful offerings. The Steel Wheel
Café will be operated by Signatures of Northwood, Iowa.
They will be offering rib-eye sandwiches, hamburgers, butterfly pork chop sandwiches, a ¼ all beef hot dog along with side
items and beverages. There are also food trucks selling hot
beef sundaes, a nacho supreme plate, funnel cakes, caramel
corn and other snacks. Don’t miss the Saturday evening corn
on the cob and bologna supper. Both are steamed by a steam
engine. Come hungry and enjoy the many wonderful offerings!
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RV Museum is new Highlight for
Heritage Park visitors
A
s you pull up to Heritage Park for the Steam Show
this year you might notice something new. How
about 8,000 square feet of something new? You’re
looking at the brand new, beautifully landscaped,
fully insulated RV Museum. Thanks to a generous donation
from the John K. and Luise V. Hanson Foundation, this new
building will house a variety of classic RVs and an expansive
history of Winnebago and the RV industry. According to Jim
Oulman, co-chairperson for Heritage Park of North Iowa, this
museum has come together with “help from a lot of people
and a lot of different places and will reflect what Winnebago
and the industry have done for this area.” Topping out at
almost a quarter million dollars for the project, the new RV
Museum is a grand addition to the park and the community.
The folks who are organizing the RV Museum are still gathering the RVs that will be displayed in the museum. A few
have been donated or loaned to the museum thus far, including a 1981 prototype Warrior with more still to come. When
you arrive for the Steam Show, you’ll find an open, “but not
ready” museum. Oulman mentioned that it will likely be next
spring before the museum is complete.
Heritage Park has several thousand visitors to its many
activities each year. Oulman elaborated, “We have hundreds
of students tour (this park) every year. We have great hopes
that this will be a museum of interest for all.” Be sure to take
in the RV Museum during your visit to the show this year, but
plan to come back next year to see the finished product.
The new RV Museum will feature 8,000 square feet of historical and
educational displays.
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Co-chair of Heritage Park of North Iowa, Jim Oulman talks about the
new RV Museum.
A Winnebago from the past that will be displayed in the new museum.
Heritage Park hosts many Events throughout the year
Also in June is the International Festival. Celebrating the
With its well-maintained buildings, beautiful open grounds
and historical exhibits, Heritage Park makes a great venue for rich history of the area while offering contemporary events
and activities for today’s families and creating lasting memomany events throughout the year.
ries.
Kite Day attracts people who like to fly or just watch kites
The annual tractor ride, sponsored by the Forest City
of all shapes and sizes twirl in the sky. Hours are from 11 a.m.
Chamber of Commerce and Heritage Park of North Iowa,
to 3 p.m. on the third Saturday in May. The event is held at
is an experience of traveling through North Iowa’s country
the parking lot just off of Highway B-14. There is no admisroads and small towns at a speed that allows you to see the
sion charge and restrooms are open.
countryside. All that is needed is a tractor from the 1960s
Heritage Park’s Steam Engineer School is held to help proor older that is capable of a 50 to 70 mile drive, usually on
mote and encourage the hobby of steam engineering. This is
asphalt roads. Along the ride, you’ll find plenty of food, coffee,
a beginner’s class, no prior experience is necessary, however
and visits with neighbors and new friends. The groups travel
anyone with prior experience is also encouraged to attend if
together and enjoy breaks for coffee, rest stops, and a noon
they so desire. The course is held the third weekend in May
meal. The trip is held in August.
at the show grounds. Tuition is $40 and includes the student
In 2014, a new event, the Warrior Forge will be held Sept.
handout, continental breakfast, lunch and break refresh27. This event, a 10K obstacle challenge course is organized
ments.
The Heritage Festival is Heritage Park’s celebration of its
by the Waldorf Warrior Boosters.
On Sept. 12, 2014, Heritage Park, in conjunction with Fox
Scandinavian – mostly Norwegian – and German roots. The
Auction Company, will hold their 10th Annual Consignment
event is held annually in July. Gates open at 8 a.m. General
admission is $2. The event includes a church service, demon- Sale featuring antique tractors, implements, households,
tools, literature, memorabilia and much more. All proceeds go
strations,
photo booth
and Antique
Power
Show.
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A new event, Tree Town Festival, started in 2014 and is
to support Heritage Park of North Iowa and your sales commissions are tax deductible.
planned for May 21-24, 2015. In 2014, artists included Toby
Each December, a Christmas Church service is held at
Keith and Brad Paisley. Blake Shelton is just one of the headHeritage Park in the rural Beaver Creek Church. The annual
line artists for 2015.
Christmas service brings back memories of Christmas’ past
In June, the park hosts the annual Bash on the Farm. This
and features a soup supper following the service.
music festival features three stages playing everything from
gospel to metal. There is camping, food, games and more.
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Railroad Buffs will Enjoy Trolley
Ride and Railroad Museum
R
ail fans, history buffs and children of all ages will
love the Railroad Museum and Trolley Ride at
Heritage Park. Given the museum building from
Heritage Park, the Railroad Museum has been put
together by model railroaders and collectors of memorabilia
over the past couple of years. The museum has a running
model railroad and a large array of collectibles and memorabilia. Some of the interesting pieces in the museum include
authentic railroad equipment, signage from existing and
extinct railroads, old maps, Christmas ornaments, toys, models and a number of art prints depicting well known engines.
Jim Duff, one of the museum’s organizers, mentioned that
people might particularly enjoy the 1940 wind-up train and
the 1940 electric train both made by Marx, the Lionel electric
trains from the 1950s and the American Flyer set from 1950.
No matter your age, you’ll surely enjoy seeing these toys and
learning about the history of railroads in Iowa.
Once you’ve explored the museum, or when your feet get
a bit tired, jump on the trolley which nearly circumnavigates
the entire Heritage Park. It’s a beautifully restored trolley
Old maps show the network of railroad history.
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Mike Isebrand is one of the trolly engineers.
car with a comfortable ride. The trolley launches from the
trolley shed near the railroad museum, but there are several
stops and you are able to get on and off frequently. Eventually, the plan is to have the trolley track make a complete loop
of Heritage Park. However, it’s a slow go, as progress depends
on availability of materials, donations and many volunteer
hours. One section of track was donated to the park, but they
discovered that it was too tall for the trolley. That track has
been manually cut down and retrofitted to accommodate the
trolley’s lower height. Even with some of these challenges,
progress on the track continues.
While you enjoy your ride around the park, you’ll likely be
entertained by one of the trolley engineers like Mike Isebrand
whose love of trains, trolleys and Heritage Park is infectious.
Many of the folks who work the trolley are also involved with
the museum, so feel free to ask questions. They are knowledgeable, full of lively stories and warm smiles. So climb on
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Kurt Kelsey to Exhibit 1938
Twin Power Challenger
W
e all laugh and joke at some of the adages:
“FORD-Fix or repair daily,” “GMC-Got a mechanic coming,” “Keep the red in the shed,”
“John Deere is green so it can hide in the grass
as the red passes by,” “real friends won’t let friends drive a
green/red/orange tractor.” We can become pretty passionate
about our brands and many collectors tend to be extremely
loyal to their brand. Kurt Kelsey of Iowa Falls, Iowa has many
passions and brands in his collections.
Kurt is the current president of the Iowa Massey Collectors,
so he loves Massey, but he also has Pontiac cars, a John Deere
and a Case. Kurt is a man of many interests and skills when
it comes to collecting and refurbishing old machines. Kelsey
remarks, “When I was growing up on a farm east of Iowa Falls
in the 40s and 50s, I always planned to be a farmer and I was
interested in tractors and machinery.”
One tractor that always intrigued Kurt was the Massey
Challenger. After Kurt’s dad bought a Massey Harris 101 SR
in 1945, their family became “pretty much a Massey farm.”
Although Kurt’s family didn’t have a Challenger while he was
growing up, it was one machine that he was really interested
in tracking down. So in 1984, he began his search for a Twin
Power Challenger. They were only made in 1938 and were the
last of the Wallis inspired Massey-Harris tractors.
Kelsey began his search paging through the sale ads, but to
no avail. Finally, he ran a wanted ad. He received a response
from Lawrence Schmidt of Osage, Iowa, who had a Challenger
for sale. At the Schmidt farm, Kurt found a well-loved, but
complete Twin Power Challenger. He paid $450 dollars for
the tractor, loaded it up and was on his way. That was May 3,
1984 and the Challenger was a long way from being ready to
work. The Challenger got a make-over that consisted of a new
oil pump, re-knurled pistons, new cylinder rings, re-shimmed
bearings, a rebuilt cylinder head, a “new” head gasket that was
found hanging in a cattle barn at a swap meet, a new clutch,
brakes and a sundry of other repairs. Kurt quips, “We generally fixed what needed to be fixed. Then it was time to make it
look good again.”
Kurt explains, “In the mid-1980s many people thought if
you scraped most of the grease off and didn’t get too much
overspray on your tires that a tractor was restored. Since I
had been involved in the antique car hobby for several years,
I wanted something better and set out to finish the Challenger
to near car standards. It turned out to be a pretty technically
correct tractor with paint quality you will see on today’s restorations, but not very common back then.” Since the restoration, his Challenger has won several “Best in Show” awards
and “plowed up a storm” with his Massey 2-bottom plow. The
restoration was so well done that the Challenger was featured
on the Classic Tractor Calendar in September of 1991 and on
the cover of the July/August issue of Antique Power in 1990.
Kurt has a few great stories about his tractors. In 1987, on
their way to a show in Cedar Falls, IA, the Challenger had to
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Kurt Kelsey with his
1938 Twin Power
Challenger.
save the day. Kelsey’s motor home broke down while pulling the Challenger on a trailer. No problem for their tractor,
though. Kurt unloaded the Challenger, hooked the motor
home up to it and towed the motor home back to the nearest
town with his somewhat skeptical bride, Arliss, steering the
motor home along the way. The Kelseys and the Challenger
still made it to the Cedar Falls show.
It’s not only the Massey Challenger that ignited Kurt’s tractor passions. He reminisced about one particular tractor from
his childhood. “A REAL farm kid knows all the tractor models
and what the neighbors had for tractors and machinery. In
our neighborhood there was no doubt which tractor was king.
It was Walt Boddy’s 1944 Case LA; standard tread 60+ horsepower. It was a beauty! All other tractors were compared to
‘Walt’s Case’. If someone got stuck, ‘Walt’s Case’ would pull
them out. If you needed to move that brooder house full of
chickens, ‘Walt’s Case’ could do it. Many times during those
cold, snowy Iowa winters, ‘Walt’s Case’ would have the road
opened up before the county plow got there. Even as other
bigger, better tractors came into the neighborhood, Walt kept
his Case. It never sat out at night, was always washed and
remained in pristine condition.”
When Walt retired in the fall of 1984, Kurt went to the
retirement auction intending to purchase “Walt’s Case.” That
was not to be . . . at least not yet. A serious Case collector
outbid Kurt at $1800 and Kurt watched with a heavy heart as
The 1935 John Deere A that once belonged to Kurt’s grandfather.
Kurt’s love of machinery encompasses more than just tractors. He was only 12 when he and his dad went searching
through the back lot of the local Pontiac-Cadillac dealer to
find a car for Kurt to drive around in the pasture. He explains, “It was 1956 and old cars were cheap. I found a ’36
Ford for $25. I had my pasture bomb and was happy.”
A few years later, Kurt found himself working a summer job
in the parts department of that same Pontiac-Cadillac dealer
making $50 a week. Kurt elaborates, “Little did I know that
it was some of the best training that I would ever have. The
parts manager was a good guy, but it didn’t bother him to
let the gung-ho young kid do a lot of his work.” In addition
to Pontiacs and Cadillacs, this dealership sold GMC trucks,
Minneapolis-Moline, Fox farm machinery and Mercury outboard motors. Kelsey worked with parts, bill collecting and
even did some car sales. He recollects really enjoying the ’58
Bonneville that they used to run errands for the shop. “It was
a fast car!”
Kurt continued to work at the dealership while he attended
the local community college and Iowa State. After college
Kurt “spent time with Uncle Sam, started farming, got married, had two children Kent and Letha and settled down to
have a happy life,” but he often thought about that ’58 Bonneville. In 1973, he began rebuilding a Redwood Copper/Patina White ’58 Bonneville. As he searched for parts for that
car, he came across many treasures in the old dealerships,
attics and storerooms. “I could not leave some of the goodies
I found, so I would buy the whole load.” He started reselling
those parts, bought out several dealers, went to many auctions
and swap meets buying NOS parts. Soon he was running
his own parts business and helping people find “those little
obscure items that they needed”.
“When I bought that first car and tracked down that first
tractor, I had no idea the places it would take me and the
friends I would make,” says Kurt. “I haven’t found an untouched dealer’s attic full of goodies lately, but I haven’t given
up and I still have lots of parts for sale.
Kurt hopes that his restoration stories will inspire others
to restore that family or special tractor that has been on the
“gonna do” list for far too long, because “it’s a great feeling
when it’s done!”
the tractor left for its new home “somewhere around” Pella or
Oskaloosa.
But, like any first love, Kurt never forgot “Walt’s Case.” So,
in 2009, when the Prairie Homestead Antique Power Show in
Belmond, Iowa was featuring Case, Kurt got this “crazy idea”
to try to find “Walt’s Case.” After some dead ends and many
interesting conversations, Kurt found Jake Van Gorp in Pella,
Iowa. Jake had purchased Walt’s tractor and still had it! He
invited Kurt to come see it. Kurt took photos and shared
stories with Jake about the “Walt’s Case.” Kurt departed from
Pella that day armed with the promise that when Van Gorp
was ready to sell that he would let him know. In the summer
of 2010, Kurt received the call that he had waited nearly thirty
years to hear. He brought “Walt’s Case” home the very next
day. Kurt’s son, Kent, now lives on Walt’s farmstead, so that
old Case tractor could even go back into its old shed. Kurt
remarked, “After all those years leading an easy life, I was really impressed at how it would pull and lug through the tough
spots when I hooked it up to its original 4 x 16 IHC plow and
headed to the local plow day.”
Another of Kurt’s restored tractors is his 1935 John Deere
A, 414094, his grandpa’s last new tractor. It belonged to his
grandpa, his dad and then his uncle when it was retired to the
grove in the late 1950s. Kurt bought the A in 2004 and began
the lengthy process of restoring it. He found the John Deere
much different from the Masseys he was so familiar with so he
enlisted the aid of Wes Malcolm the author of The Unstyled A.
Malcolm was able to do most of the mechanical work. Finally,
in February 2008 after more than 45 years of silence the A
was cranked back to life.
Kurt continued the detailed restoration project on the John
Deere to include paint, tires, decals and detailing and a lot of
elbow grease to get everything clean. So clean, in fact, that it
The Challenger once had to pull the broken-down motor home in for
received an “Expo Quality” award at the 2009 Two Cylinder
repairs.
Expo in Waterloo, Iowa.
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Heritage Park • Forest City, Iowa
1. Hwy 69
2. Hwy B-14
3. Heritage Lane
4. Parking–No trucks or trailers
5. Railroad Museum
6. Steel Wheel Cafe
7.Restroom
8. Gas station, fire station, general store,
blacksmith, ice cream, barbershop, jail,
print shop
9. Transportation Museum
10. Gas Tractor Museum
11. Beaver Creek Church
12. Country School
13. Timberland Museum
14. Holtan Farm Museum
15.Restroom
16. Entertainment pavilion
17. Farm house, garage & outside laundry/kitchen
18. Barn, petting zoo, farm tools, & corn crib
19. Steam threshing museum
20. East barn & horse activities
21.Sawmill
22. Farm demonstrations
23. Trolley shed & RR tool shed & track
24. Horse-drawn equipment
25. Flywheel engine museum
26. Camping, trailer and truck parking
27. Future RV museum
28. Loading dock
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THRESHING
Page 13
Old-time School will be in
Session Saturday Morning
By tami mcmenimen
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f you listen carefully at Heritage Park on September 13,
you may hear the slight clip pity-clop of horse hooves on
the brick road and the ringing of a teacher’s hand bell.
Wait a minute, school on Saturday? Yes, approximately
15 to 20 students ranging in age from 7 to 14 are giving up
their Saturday morning to attend an old-time school session.
The horses you hear are bringing the children from the Heritage Park gate to their school day and the ringing hand bell
comes from teacher Claudia Tillman calling them to school.
The Ellington School #2 was built in the 1890s and originally stood about four miles east of Heritage Park. It was used
for grades 1 through 8 until 1956. It was then used for hay
storage for several years before being moved to Heritage Park
in 2000 and restored by a crew of volunteers over the next
two years. Ellington School is now in its fourth year offering the Saturday old time school during the Steam Threshing
Festival.
“I try to make this a very authentic experience,” explains
Students dressed and ready to attend school at Heritage Park.
teacher Claudia Tillman. The students register prior to the
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assignments to complete before their school
day. “The children must all come prepared
with a recitation of some sort like a verse or
a poem. I also give them ideas on what kind
of lunch to pack since there’s no refrigeration and what kind of clothes to wear.” Along
with advising students what to bring to eat,
Tillman also suggests that they bring it in a
handkerchief or a metal bucket. They also
need to bring a tin cup with a ribbon tied on
it, which is their water cup for the day.
The school day consists of time spent
reading from McGuffey readers, practicing
handwriting with pen and ink, using slates
and chalk to work on math and an old-fashioned spelling bee. Before the students break
for lunch Tillman also takes them on a privy
break where they get a chance to wash with
lye soap.
Even if your child isn’t attending the
Saturday morning school, feel free to pop
your head in to see what’s going on. Tillman
shared, “People are always stopping in. I ask
that they be quiet as they watch, but they can
see the school day in action.” If you do look
in on the Ellington School you’ll notice two
things that really stand out. The school has
a beautiful new ceiling tiled in the old-fashioned, white tin ceiling tiles. Secondly, there’s
a very large wood burning stove in the school.
This is an original heater for the school. The
wood was stored in a small storage room
behind the classroom and students could put
soup or bread or potatoes on the stove to keep
them warm until lunch.
If you are interested in learning more about
this half-day program or would like to register
your child, please contact Claudia Tillman
at [email protected]. Please register
by September 1. The cost is $15. The school
bells will be ringing for you on September 13!
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Bob Lynn enjoys Collecting Tractors
as a Reminder of an Earlier Era
B
ob Lynn is an avid tractor collector and member
of the Iowa Massey Collectors Association. And,
on the farm that once belonged to his great, great
grandfather is where he keeps a bit of his collection
including a Massey Ferguson 180 Diesel and Massey Ferguson
model 10 lawn tractor. His father also enjoyed playing with
old tractors and the hobby was one way to maintain a fatherson relationship for many years as he also farmed along with
his dad until 1992.
There is a bit of red in the family history. His grandfather
farmed with International and later a Farmall F20 which Bob
still owns. His dad farmed with Masseys and drove a Massey
Harris 30 with hydraulics in a plowing contest.
The 180 came in 1968 following a Massey Harris 444 which
his dad owned for several years. “I planted all of my corn with
that tractor for several years and used it to do a lot of mowing.
I have other tractors, but I have always liked it,” said Bob. The
tractor has 9437 hours on it and the engine nor the paint have
been touched. His newest Massey is a 1982 2640.
“Dad bought the model 10 as a family Christmas present in
1966. He liked to give one big purchase each year,”explained
Bob Lynn of Farragut, Iowa with his Massey Ferguson 180 and model
10 lawn tractor.
Bob. “It was a big time in our life because we didn’t have much
growing up. The serial number is 49 and it was the first one
sold out of Red Oak, Iowa. It has the narrow turf tires which
allowed us to drive closer to the wire when moving under the
electric fence. It came with the 42-inch mower deck, but dad
also built a push blade and PTO attachment for it and cut
down a pair of car tire chains for it. I’m very lucky to still have
the tractor and it is thanks to dad taking care of his tractors
and preserving them.”
Bob works at Pella as a molder operator, but worked with
his dad on the farm until 1992. He and his wife, Robin, have
four adult children. He started collecting tractors in about
1995 and it has turned out to be a fun hobby for both he and
Robin as they travel to a variety of shows and enjoy the many
friendships they have made.
“Collecting the older tractor reminds me of an era when
families all worked together on the farm, they milked cows,
raised hogs. It was a simpler time and the tractor was part of
the family. The tractor did everything and it was used from
morning to night. I once went to a sale with 13,000 tractors
and I just thought of all the stories those tractors had,” he
commented.
“I have a big desire to learn and of course, there can be a lot
of folklore to collecting these tractors. The best thing about
being an exhibitor is that you can have a rusty old one-of-akind or something completely restored and you are all collectors and part of the group.
For more information about the
Iowa Massey Collectors Club, check out their website at:
http://www.masseycollectors.com/IAMCA
“We have friends from Oregon to Pennsylvania now because
of being part of that group. Going to the shows gives us a reason to go somewhere and we try to go to Massey Days.”
Bob serves as the newsletter editor for the Iowa Massey Collectors which now has over 100 members after being formed
just a few years ago.
“We need to continue to promote our hobby,” said Bob. “We
need to get younger people involved to carry it on and to also
carry on the history. This will be our fourth summer show for
the club and each one gets bigger, so we are looking forward
to it.”
Membership in the Iowa club is $35 which includes membership in the national organization.
Bob’s dad brought home this Massey 10 tractor in 1966 as a family gift
for Christmas. At age 9, Bob is pictured on the tractor at the family farm.
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Annual Steam School attracts
Students from all Around U.S.
T
he operators of the steam engines at Heritage Park
have all had training to become a steam engineer.
After all, operating an engine that can weigh over ten
ton, with a boiler full of water and a box filled with
fire and coals can be a dangerous thing. And, the board of
directors, take safety as a primary concern.
In an effort to train engineers, the directors operate an
annual Steam School for engineers and the class attracts
students from all over the U.S. It is filled to capacity each year
when class time rolls around in May.
According to the organizers, the school is designed to help
promote and encourage the hobby of steam engineering.
Participants are instructed in the safe operation and care of
steam boilers and engines. The class is organized by the steam
committee which includes Jim Evans, Jerred Ruble, Wyndham Sellers and Lawrence Swanz.
Visitors to the Steam Threshing Festival will see many different steam engines in operation during the show.
At the park there are three levels of engineers. The Apprentice Engineer has taken both days of the course and completed
the exam. They must assist the Steam Engineer and be in
Class size is limited to 50 participants for the two-day course.
direct supervision of the Steam Engineer at all times.
The Junior Steam Engineer is under the age of 16 and also
must complete the steam school. They need at least 50 hours
of hands-on engineering under the supervision of a Steam
Engineer, completed the Engineers checklist and they must
correctly answer 85 of 100 questions on the exam. The Steam
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A collection of ten steam engines are ready for hands-on training during the annual Steam School held at Heritage Park.
Safety Committee determines if they have also demonstrated
competence. They must also be under the direct supervision
of a Steam Engineer at all times.
The Steam Engineer must be over the age of 16 and full-fill
the same requirements as the Junior Engineer. However, they
are able to operate the engine without supervision as long as
they have the owners permission.
Jerred Ruble gave participants a lesson on the properties
and power of steam. He explained that: One cubic inch of
water expands to about 1 cubic foot of steam; steam expands
1728 times to that of water; water boils at 212 degrees and will
never get hotter if unconfined. And, the energy in a typical
boiler, operated at 150 PSI, if applied to a one-ton cannon ball
would propel it at a velocity of over 1100 ft. per second and it
would reach an altitude of over 3-3/4 miles. Other sessions
provided by Jerred were: the Care and Operation of Steam
Boilers, Boiler Feed Devices, Steam Engine Construction and
Care, Steam Engine Timing, and Injector Operation.
Jim Evans gave an overview of boiler construction. He
explained the layouts of boilers including a Horizontal Return
Tube, Direct Flue, Return Flue and Upright Flue. The types of
boilers include a Fire Tube, Water Tube, Internally Fired or
Externally Fired. The firebox can be a wet bottom where the
water surrounds the firebox or a Dry Bottom. He also reviewed the advantages and disadvantages of each style. Later,
he discussed the Safe Operation of Steam Engines and gave a
session on Horsepower Calculations.
“Horsepower was originally defined to compare output of
steam engines with draft horses, which was the best way to
reference power at that time,” he said.
“In 1783, James Watt defined horse power as the ability to
lift 33,000 pounds at one foot per minute. Types of horsepower include Nominal (rated), boiler, Indicated (theoretical),
Brake and Drawbar.”
Lawrence Swanz gave a presentation on Boiler Testing
including a segment with detailed calculations. This testing is
“I like to hear those engines talk. They talk to
you and when you get them running they come to
life.”–Gale Sutter, Sherburn, Minn. participant
Sharing their passion, and their knowledge are, left to right:: Jerred
Ruble, Jim Evans, Lawrence Swanz and Wyndham Sellers.
done to determine the maximum allowable working pressure
for the boiler. This is done with a visual test, a thickness test
and a hydro test.
A presentation by Wyndham Sellers went over the various
safety devices on a boiler. These include the Safety Valve,
Water Glass, Try Cocks, Steam Gauge, Fusible Plug and recommended attire for the engineer. He also gave a session on
Safety Valve Sizing.
During the hands-on lab sessions, students learned to prepare the engine for steam up. This included identification of
the parts and safety devices. A second session focused on the
actual steam up and operation of the engine.
The class is held on both Saturday and Sunday and the
training includes class room lectures and hands-on steam
operations. The course concludes with an engineers test.
While visiting the threshing festival, take time to visit with
the engineers that are operating these big engines. They will
be happy to talk about their craft and share their passion for
steam power.
Page 19
International Festival honors
nationalities and early cultures
Y
ou could spend a lifetime trying to travel around the
world to see Norwegian dancers, slurp Italian soup,
nibble on Icelandic pancakes, dance to a great polka,
witness a Native American traditional dancer, hear
stories from around the globe and be tantalized by Japanese
curry. Or you could simply put Forest City’s International
Festival on your calendar for next June 27 and 28.
Heritage Park of North Iowa hosted its first International
Festival this past June with more than 1400 people attending
over the two days. Co-Chaired by Becky Gjendem and Audrey
Olmstead, the festival was designed to honor the nationalities and cultures of the early settlers to north Iowa and also to
highlight the new immigrants of today. During the festival,
all the museums on site at Heritage Park were also open so
that people could see the many interesting buildings, equipment and history housed at the park. You could take in the
Firehouse museum, the old jail, the Railroad Museum, the
Timberland Museum, the working blacksmith’s shop and even
find some homemade ice cream. The park’s trolley system
was running as well as other “people movers” to help you get
around the park.
Visitors coming to Heritage Park for the festival were given
a “passport” to use in visiting the different stops and learn
a little bit about each country. Young and old enjoyed the
scavenger hunt to track down the countries and complete
their passports. After returning home, visitors could fill the
“passport” with photos from the day and have a wonderful
keepsake.
According to Olmstead, “Attendees really enjoyed learning
about the ethnic music and dance of many cultures, the World
Kitchen food demonstrations and samplings, the storytelling,
as well as the activities for all ages.” Some of the entertainment at this year’s festival included Ross Sutter a Scandinavian musician who also teaches folk dancing, Laura MacKenzie a Celtic musician, Arlen Whitebreast a Meskwaki fancy
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Maige and Paige Orr, visiting from Missouri, were busy filling out their
passports at the Festival.
dancer, the Nordic Dancers dance group, and Soten Taiko a
Japanese drum group. Olmstead mentioned that her favorite
part of the festival was “when families of all ages were having fun together dancing around the Mai Stang, the Swedish
Midsommer pole.”
Visitors could continue taking in many more cultures
through other entertainment such as the Eulenspiegel Puppet
Theatre who shared ethnic folk tales, plus more storytellers
and musicians. Next year additional countries will be represented, but many of this year’s crowd favorites will be back.
When your tummy gets to rumbling during the International Festival, you’ll find delicious choices to satiate your hunger.
You could dine on “American” fare at the Steel Wheel Café or
if you’re more adventuresome check out the World Kitchen
in the basement of the Beaver Creek Church right here in
Heritage Park. Throughout the day they offer traditional fare
from many countries. This year there was lefse, Dutch, German and Icelandic pancakes, Welsh cakes, Irish soda bread,
Italian soup, krumkaker, kumla, Japanese curry, egg rolls,
aebleskiver, kolache and good old American apple pie. Is your
mouth watering yet? Well, open your calendar and place this
International Festival on your calendar for June 27 and 28 of
2015. You won’t want to miss it!
Arlen Whitebreast, a Meskwaki fancy dancer was part of the first International Festival in June.
Blacksmithing was one of the demonstrations during the Festival.
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Working at the Saw Mill
HERITAGE PARK STEAM THRESHING FESTIVAL
The mill and the volunteers get a work
out at the saw mill as huge logs are
loaded and cut into planks.
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Steve Damman displays Massey
Harris 44 Diesel at Heritage Park
T
his 1951 Massey Harris model 44 Diesel accumulated
most of its history in Central Iowa. It was sold new by
Southard Implement in Albion. In 1957 it was purchased on a neighbors farm sale by Eugene Damman.
His father, Clarence retired from the farm south of Melbourne in 1959, but would sometimes return to help Eugene
by operating the 44D. Eugene later acquired a second 44D
and his son, Steve had the opportunity to plow with his
Grandpa Clarence with two 44Ds and two 3-bottom plows.
Later, as the second 44D was being replaced, the high
arch factory wide front axle and cast iron rear wheels were
installed on this 44D. Additional added updates were the
3-point hitch, additional hydraulic valves and a 12-volt alternator to operate the corn planter monitor. On the Damman
farm in the mid-1960s, one person operated a Massey Ferguson model 97 (built by Minneapolis Moline) with front wheel
drive, dual tires front and rear and pulled a 6-bottom plow.
This 44D was hauled to Steve’s home near Heritage Park
Three generations of Dammans: Eugene at right, son Steve, center,
and with the help of his son Joel, was disassembled, sand
grandson Joel at left.
blasted, prepped for an automotive finish and completed in
and is living on land originally purchased by his great-great2007. Joel has since purchased the Damman building spot
grandpa Martin Damman.
south of Melbourne, purchased another Massey Ferguson 97
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Oltrogge counts
numbers and counts
Massey collectibles
M
assey enthusiasts driving near Denver, Iowa
should make a stop at the Main Street office of
CPA Keith Oltrogge. Here you’ll find a huge collection of Massey-related tractors, equipment
and memorabilia.
Keith started collecting after college and after buying the
old fire station, has it filled to the brims with a variety of
very unusual items. As a profession, he is an accountant and
farms 380 acres. But, it is easy to see a strong passion for the
Massey line as he is a proud owner of at least 100 Massey
tractors, combines and implements.
Some may remember Keith’s publication, Wild Harvest
magazine which he published from 1985 to 2005.
“My favorite is probably the green Massey Harris Model 25
which is like my grandpas,” said Keith. “And I enjoy the Pony.
I have ten of them with different options and variations.”
He plans to bring a Pony to the show at Heritage Park along
with a 130 vineyard Massey-Ferguson and some memorabilia.
“I have had lots of people stop in to see the collection,
including visitors from England and the Netherlands. Some
were former subscribers and others learn by word-of-mouth.
I have fun finding something rare and unusual. Some of these
items are few and far between,” said Keith.
Keith Oltrogge with one of his green Massey-Harris tractors.
At left, a Massey furnace and above,
a collection of cream separators that
came from Canada.
Thank you Heritage Park of
North Iowa for allowing us the
honor of publishing your
2014 Show Guide.
Above, just part of the collection that Keith displays in the
old Denver fire station. At right,
reference material is a great
resource for Massey enthusiasts.
It has been a privilege to capture
a small reflection of the show, the
volunteers, exhibitors and guests
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