Tag Archives: Stairway to the Stars

Robert Bohlkon Presided Over the Rebuilding of the Theatre Destroyed in the 1979 Administration Building Fire.

Posted on January 7, 2026 by roger

Robert Bohlken was chairman of the speech and theatre department at Northwest Missouri State University from 1970 to 2000 — a period when the historic 1910 theatre in the college’s administration building was destroyed in a dramatic fire in 1979.  … Continue reading →

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John S. Bilby Operated 1,000,000 Acres of Land Out of Quitman, Missouri

Posted on January 5, 2026 by roger

When John Sliker Bilby moved to his 44 Ranch on the west side of the Nodaway River near Quitman in 1868, he and his sons would drive cattle 100 miles from the train station at Council Bluffs to his property.  … Continue reading →

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Charles & George Bellows Parkdale Farm

Posted on January 5, 2026 by roger

Charles & George Bellows were brothers who operated the Parkdale Farm in the southwest corner of Maryville from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s.  Their farm was most famous for its shorthorn cattle.  They are on the Nodaway Stairway of Stars.

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Leo Baumli of Barnard Bred Gunsmoke Mule Festus

Posted on January 5, 2026 by roger

Leo Baumli operated a Belgian draft horse and Percherons breeding ranch near Barnard. He is most famous for breeding mules, including one mule named Ruth that was associated with Festus on the tv show Gunsmoke

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Nodaway County Stairway of Stars

Posted on January 5, 2026 by roger

Each year, the Nodaway County Historical Society inducts a new member to its “Stairway of Stars.”

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Burlington Jct. Native Albert David Medal of Honor Winner

Posted on January 4, 2026 by roger
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