Reminisce Society
Rachelle Chase
Presents:
“The Making of
Buxton Iowa”
Tuesday February 25th
at 10 a.m.
Presented at the K.C. Hall
Join us Tuesday
February 25th at 10 am in the K.C. Hall as we host the program “The
Making of Buxton Iowa” presented by Rachelle Chase.
Rachelle is the author of "Lost Buxton" and "Creating the Black Utopia of Buxton, Iowa" and lives in Ottumwa, Iowa -- when she's not traveling in her RV. researching her new book ideas.
Travel back in time
to Buxton, Iowa -- the amazing coal mining town established in 1900 by the
Consolidation Coal Company, where blacks and whites were treated equal -- with
Author Rachelle Chase. Rachelle, dressed in period clothing, will share audio
from former Buxton residents, rare images, and newspaper clippings to give
attendees a glimpse of daily life in Buxton. Come learn what people had in
their homes, what they did for fun, what life and mining were like, what
prominent residents like Ben Buxton, Lottie Armstrong, and attorney George
Woodson were really like, and more!
The Reminisce
Society’s programs are free and open to everyone. If you are a person with a
disability who requires special assistance or for further information, please
call the library’s director, Sonja Ferrell at 641-682-7563, extension 202.
