The arrow points to the Aspinwall Independent School
Meeves farm upper left - Milton Sinow farm lower left

Aspinwall School students on a picnic gathering in about 1936, with teachers Delpha Olson (Upper Grades) and Lucille Lally

Standing: Alice Brady, Lucille Lally (teacher), Virgene Schacht, Merlin Jurgensen, Gladys Boyens, Lester Schrum, Donald Meggers, Harvey Schrum, Arlo Ranniger, LaVerne Schroeder, Dorothy Ehrichs, Gertrude Brandt, Paul Wegner, Delpha Olson (teacher), Margaret Brandt
Kneeling: Norma Meggers, Shirley Ann Ehrichs, Marian Ranniger, Betty Lou Ehrichs, Margery Schrum, Luetta Kruetzfeldt, Sophie Brandt, Catherine Brandt, Lucille Wegner, Ruth Brady, Donna Schacht, Shirley Schroeder, Donna Ehrichs, LaDonna Schrum
Seated: Robert Schilling, Engelbert Brandt, Warren Wegner, Arlo Clausen, Donald Schroeder, Alvin Jansen, LaVerne Boyens, Alvin Schilling, Frank Wegner

Back: Roy Schilling, Joe Brandt, Gene Ehrichs, Melvin Sinow, Wava (Lacy) Lorenzen, Alan Lorenzen, Aurelia Lamp
Front: Wallace Schroeder, Roland Meeves, Chris Brandt, Dewey Schilling, Donald Lacy, Margaret Schroeder, Ron Schilling, Daryle Rowedder


Dorothy (Ehrichs) Kusel - Aspinwall teacher

1 Wallace Schroeder, 2 Roy Schilling, 3 Roland Meeves, 4 Joe Brandt, 5 Chris Brandt, 6 Gene Ehrichs, 7 Dewey Schilling, 8 Melvin Sinow, 9 Donald Lacy, 10 Wava Lacy, 11 Ron Schilling, 12 Alan Lorenzen, 13 Daryle Rowedder, 14 Delores Schroeder, 15 Myra Meeves, 16 Janet Ehrichs, 17 Sandra Lacy, 18 Virginia Dammann, 19 Margaret Schroeder, 20 Barbara Spence, 21 Judy Ehrichs, 22 Myrene Rowedder, 23 Gary Rowedder, 24 Raymond Hensen, 25 Eugene Koester, 26 Joyce Spence


"Hog day" - Main Street looking south


Main Street looking south


One of Aspinwall's annual barbeque celebrations.
Frank Ehrichs grocery store and post office on the left.


Milwaukee passenger train


Controlled burn of the old Aspinwall Elevator, March 1992


Randy Behrens began working for the Aspinwall Coop in 1969


Pat's Place business card

Pat Spack - proprietor

Token


Else Struve, Emma Rowedder, Ida Wunder, Katie Petersen, Clara Ehrichs, Edna Hiatt
In front of the Aspinwall Community building during the 1982 centennial.
All residents of Elm Crest Apartments in Manning at that time.
Several of the oldest residents of the Aspinwall/Manning area with some of them originally living in Aspinwall or near Aspinwall.
A couple of them, including Clara Ehrichs, were the sources of information for the Aspinwall Centennial history book.

Circa 1947

Standing: Mrs. Aurelia Lamp, Melvin Sinow, Ronald Schilling, Roy Schilling, Gene Ehrichs, Joe Brandt, Dewey Schilling, Wallace Schroeder, Roland Meeves, Wava Lacy
Front: Donald Lacy, Daryl Rowedder, Alan Lorenzen, Margaret Schroeder, Kenneth Dammann, LeRoy Dammann, Chris Brandt

For those of you who knew Dewey Schilling, you can see he was an ornery character his whole life - just look at that laugh of his!
He was a lot of fun to be around - definitely kept things lively.