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Money alone could not have assured TRACES' flourishing so vibrantly since its inception; 
volunteers have made our work possible—and we'd like to acknowledge them.

TRACES volunteers—present and past—are noted by area of primary assistance,

 even if a given volunteer helped in various ways and in several areas.

 

All contributions towards TRACES' work are greatly appreciated, not to mention tax-deductible;

TRACES' Federal Employee Identification Number is: 31-1815314.

 

volunteers  2005-2009

volunteers 1993-2005
   

TRACES Center for History and Culture

 

administration/publicity/book keeping:

(* indicates past or present Board of Directors/Advisors members)
Carmen Adams,Maple Grove /Minnesota

Jana Brabant, Berlin/Germany

Laurel Browne, Saint Paul/Minnesota
Bill Buth, Saint Paul/Minnesota
S
usan Carlson Michaelson, Apple Valley/Minnesota

Joseph Coffee, Minneapolis/Minnesota
David Coons, Fargo/North Dakota

Robin Doroshow, Golden Valley/Minnesota
*Dake Dorris, Saint Paul/Minnesota

*Stephen Feinstein, Minneapolis/Minnesota

*Lael Gatewood, Saint Paul/Minnesota

Teri Geis, Saint Paul/Minnesota  
Jan Godes, Saint Paul/Minnesota

Karen Graybill, Minneapolis/Minnesota

*Lionel Greenberg, Saint Paul/Minnesota
Don Irish, Minneapolis/Minnesota

Kyle Johnson, Saint Paul/Minnesota

*Terry Kayser, Saint Paul/Minnesota

Patti Kester, Saint Paul/Minnesota

Vicky Knickerbocker, Minneapolis/Minnesota
Danielle Langehaug, Minneapolis/MN

Dan Lundquist, Edina/Minnesota  

Kim McDowell, Saint Paul/Minnesota

Angela and Joshua Molnar, Minneapolis/Minnesota

Alan Nothnagle, Berlin/Germany

Sandy Olson, Minneapolis/Minnesota

Mike Reiber, Edina/Minnesota

James Ryan, Richfield/Minnesota

Sarah Scripps, Saint Paul/Minnesota
*Paul Settle, Edina/Minnesota

Corrine Shaw, Hastings/Minnesota

Dianne and *Leighton Siegel, Mendota Heights/Minnesota

Barbara Simmonds, Saint Paul/Minnesota

*Dean Simmons, Eagan/Minnesota

Joann Splonskowski, Detroit Lakes/Minnesota
Naomi Stensgaard, Saint Paul/Minnesota
*Chris van Meter, Minneapolis/Minnesota

*Pat Wolf, Stillwater/Minnesota

 

BUS-eum 2 construction:

Ed and Joanne Blumenshine, Denver/Iowa

Diana Adkinson, Lawrence/Kansas

Kelly McLaughlin, Clear Lake/Iowa

Brett Meers, Spencer/Iowa

Jeff Sheimo, Clear Lake/Iowa

Bob Stoyles, Mason City/Iowa

John Vander Haag, Spencer/Iowa

 

“VANISHED” exhibit:

( *  indicates former internee)

John Christgau, Belmont/California

Doris Berg Nye, Kona/Hawaii

*Mathias Borniger, Wichita/Kansas

Karen Ebel, New Hampshire

* Max Ebel, New Hampshire

*Ted Eckardt, Hot Springs Village/Arkansas

* Ensila Eiserloh, California

*Lothar Eiserloh, San Francisco/California

Stephen Fox, McKinleyville/California

*Eberhard Fuhr, Palatine/Illinois

*Guenther Greis, Mequon/Wisconsin

Siegfried Hamann, Huntington Beach/California

Randy Houser, Charleston/South Carolina

*Art Jacobs, Tempe/Arizona

Arnold Krammer, College Station/Texas

Peter Levermann, Los Angeles/California

Jorge Reyes del Valle, Rochester/Minnesota

*Horst Edmund Schafer, Marianna/Florida

Erbie Smith, Longmont/Colorado

Ursula Vogt Potter, Kennewick/Washington

Shirley Weiss, Portland/Oregon

 

permanent exhibit construction:

Dennis Best, Clear Lake/Iowa

Thomas Dengler, West Saint Paul/Minnesota

Ron Evaniuk, Saint Paul/Minnesota

John Hayes, Saint Paul/Minnesota

David Kohn, Saint Louis Park/Minnesota

Dan Koplin, Saint Paul/Minnesota

Fouad Krkaby, Minneapolis/Minnesota
Bud Luick, Mason City/Iowa

Larry Pepper, Saint Louis Park/Minnesota

Eliot Stadler, Saint Paul/Minnesota

   

museum hosts/workers:

Nancy Bader, Saint Paul/Minnesota

Val Barnes, Minneapolis/Minnesota

Mike Beach, Saint Paul/Minnesota

James Blake, Fridley/Minnesota
Mark Chilefone, White Boy Lake/Minnesota

Mary Dengler, Ames/Iowa

Amada Dlouhy, Cedar Rapids/Iowa

Leah Erickson, Oakdale/Minnesota

Konstanze Fabian, Glenside/Pennsylvania

Rachel Firgens, Saint Paul/Minnesota

Cheryl Garton, Saint Paul/Minnesota

*Ceceile Hartleib, Saint Paul/Minnesota
Don Irish, Minneapolis/Minnesota

Rachel Johnson, Lakeville/Minnesota

Katy Kelley, Plymouth/Minnesota
Phyllis Luick, Mason City/Iowa

Alison Page, Eagan/Minnesota

Antonia Paulitsch-Leutgeb, Columbia Heights/Minnesota
Patrick Sheehan, Saint Paul/Minnesota

Veronica Smith, Minnetonka/Minnesota

 

web and graphic design/workers:

Leighton Siegel, Saint Paul/Minnesota

 

volunteers  1993-2005

 

administration/publicity/book keeping:

(*indicates past Board of Directors members)

Sally Adams, Des Moines/Iowa  

* Maynard Anderson, Waverly/Iowa

Patricia Bachman, Des Moines/Iowa

Andy Bock, Ames/Iowa

* Gair Bridges , Eldora/Iowa

Dawn Brocket, Salt Lake City/Utah

* Diana Cameron, Mason City/Iowa

Sally Campbell, New York / New York

Christopher Cory, New York / New York

* Mitch Day, Minneapolis/Minnesota

Christine Dougherty, Urbandale/Iowa

LJ Dukes, Iowa City/Iowa

Dean Genth, Mason City/Iowa

* Heather Godley, West Branch/Iowa

* John Groninga, Mason City / Iowa

* Jason Follett, Ankeny/Iowa

Alfred Hoenselaer, Berlin/Germany

* Andres Kurth , Berlin / Germany

* Joyce Navratil, Mason City/Iowa

Antonia Palitsch-Leutgeb / Minnesota

Doug Nelson, Clear Lake/Iowa 

* Iris Rayhons, Clear Lake/Iowa

Arne Reuel, Berlin/Germany

Robert Schanke, Des Moines/Iowa

* Patricia Schultz, Mason City/Iowa

Margaret Smolik, Osage/Iowa

* Marshall Star, Brainerd/Minnesota

* Tracy Sweet, Charles City/Iowa

* Nancy Vaillancourt, Owatonna/Minnesota

*Bill Wagner, Guthrie Center/Iowa

Priscilla Waitek, Mason City/Iowa

Petra Weber-Yildirim , Berlin / Germany

Judy Wilbur, Des Moines/Iowa 

Gabriel Wilk, Des Moines/Iowa

Petra Winkler, Berlin/Germany

 

organizational or historical consultation/research/artifact donations:

Werner Abresch, Wesel/Germany  

Jonathan Alt, Mendota Heights/Minnesota

Amy Augustus, New York / New York

Barbara Averill, Saint Paul/Minnesota

Udo Baarck, Glaisin/Germany  

Robert Baker, Humboldt/Iowa

Peggy Bang, Mason City/Iowa

John Barlow, Owatonna/Minnesota

Dixee Bartholomew Feis, Storm Lake/Iowa

Wes Bartlett, Algona/Iowa

Mary Bennett, Iowa City/Iowa

Bill Berg, Bovey/Minnesota

Claus Bernet, Berlin/Germany

Charlie Biebesheimer, Clear Lake/Iowa

Jim Bredemus, St. Paul/Minnesota

Shareen Blair Brysac, New York / New York

Werner Boddenberg, Falkensee/Germany

George Brown, Denver/Colorado

Judy Brutz, Clear Lake/Iowa

Susan Busk, Twin Brooks/South Dakota

Mark Chekola, Moorhead/Minnesota

Brian Connick, Algona/Iowa

Bob Cooper, Charles City/Iowa

Dee Crowner, West Liberty/Iowa

Jayson Dobney, Vermillion/South Dakota

Ursula Duba, Guilford/Connecticut

Steve Feinstein, Minneapolis/Minnesota

Bill Feis, Storm Lake/Iowa

Michael Franzblau, San Francisco/California

Elan Garonzik, Ann Arbor/Michigan

George Goeldner, Des Moines/Iowa

Susie Hicks, Hampton/Iowa

Annika Hinze, Berlin/Germany

Howard Hong, Northfield/Minnesota

Sherry Hutchison, Des Moines/Iowa

David Irwin, London/England

Jonathan Jordahl, Iowa City/Iowa

Walter Kempowksi, Nartum/Germany

Richard King, Chicago/Illinois

Richard Koontz, Iowa City/Iowa

Heather Koop, Saint Paul/Minnesota

Arnold Kramer, College Station/Texas

Nancy Landess, Des Moines/Iowa

George Lobdell, Chandler/Arizona

Yvonne Losch, Waverly/Iowa

Jack Lufkin, Des Moines/Iowa

Shaner Magalhaes, Iowa City/Iowa

Peppy Margolis , Berlin / Germany

Dana McGillin, Iowa City/Iowa

Rose Metz, Iowa City/Iowa

Carl Miller, Mason City/Iowa

Marty Myron, Des Moines/Iowa

Thomas Naegele, New York / New York

Patricia Nieb, Des Moines/Iowa

Michael Noll, Valdosta/Georgia

Alan Nothnagle, Berlin/Germany

Sarah Oltrogge, Des Moines/Iowa

Ruediger Overmans, Potsdam/Germany

Chu Chu Owachi Sanders, New York / New York

Mark Peihl, Moorhead/Minnesota

Annette Penkert, Potsdam/Germany

Sheila Perry, Mason City/Iowa

David Peterson, Mason City/Iowa

Tom Phelps, Washington / District of Columbia

Chris Pratico, Princeton/New Jersey

Becki Plunkett, Des Moines/Iowa

Damien Pwono, New York / New York

William Roba, Davenport/Iowa

Chris Rossi, Iowa City/Iowa

Matt Schaefer, Iowa City/Iowa

Gerry & Jean Shey, Algona/Iowa

Terry Shoptaugh, Moorhead/Minnesota

Roger Smith, Des Moines/Iowa

John Sorensen, Clear Lake/Iowa

Dan Spock, Saint Paul/Minnesota

John Stern, Fargo/North Dakota

Bob Swanson, Clear Lake/Iowa

Jerome Thompson, Des Moines/Iowa

Shirley Vonderhaar, Dyersville/Iowa

Anita Walker, Des Moines/Iowa

Claudia Warner, Algona/Iowa

 

historical preservation:

(by subject: *indicates surviving refugees, hostel staff or POWs)

 

Scattergood Hostel:

Michele Anish, New York / New York

* Robert Anthony, Doylestown/Pennsylvania

Brenda Bailey, London/England

Leola Bergmann, Iowa City/Iowa

* Robert Berquist, West Branch/Iowa

Sylvia Carlyle, London/England

Jeremy Carrion, Philadelphia/Pennsylvania

Jennifer Coleman, Philadelphia/Pennsylvania

Robinson Susan Copithorne, Kennett Square/Pennsylvania

* Robert Cory , Washington / District of Columbia

Peter Curtis, Washington / District of Columbia

* Hanna Deutsch Clampitt, Rochester/Michigan

* Earl Edwards, Kennett Square/Pennsylvania

* Marjorie Edwards, Kennett Square/Pennsylvania

Gail Farr, Philadelphia/Pennsylvania

* Leanore Goodenow, Pueblo/Colorado

* Nicole Hackel, Philadelphia/Pennsylvania

Paul Hagerty, Tipton/Iowa

* Lisa Hausen, Haverford/Pennsylvania

Ludolf Herbst , Berlin / Germany

* Camilla Hewson Flintermann, Oxford/Ohio

Cyma Horowitz , New York / New York

* Elinor Jones Cloe, Davenport/Iowa

Ruth Kaltenbach, Kennett Square/Pennsylvania

Joseph Keith, London/England

Rachel Kinworthy, West Branch/Iowa

* Morgan Edith Lichtenstein, Worcester/Massachusetts

* Louis Lichtenstein, Minneapolis/Minnesota

Christine Patel, London/England

* Hans Peters, Rockford/Illinois

Ruth Rauch, New York / New York

Helen Ritter, New York / New York

David Rosenstein, New York / New York

*Irmgard Rosenzweig Wessel, New Haven/Connecticut

* Elizabeth Seligmann/Seaman Chilton, Amherst/Massachusetts

* Helmut Seligmann/Seaman, Madison/Wisconsin

* Walter Shostal, Nussdorf/Austria

* Pierre Shostal, Alexandria/Virginia

* Ernst Solmitz Somers, Chambersburg/Pennsylvania

Dianne Spielmann, New York / New York

* Margaret Stevens, Lake Elmo/Minnesota

Nona Swope, Kalamazoo/Michigan

Frau Talay, Munich/Germany

Elma Thompson Johnson, Huntington Beach/California

Barry Trachtenberg, Burlington/Vermont

* Ernst Van den Haag , New York / New York

Frau Wagner, Munich/Germany

* Marianne Welter, San Diego/California

Harry Wilk, Des Moines/Iowa

* George Willoughby, Deptford/New Jersey

* Lillian Willoughby, Deptford/New Jersey

David Zimmerman, Fort Collins/Colorado

Jonathan Zimmerman, Salt Lake City/Utah

Sally Zimmerman Weiss, Washington / District of Columbia

 

German POWs:

(some hometown and ends of surnames have been eliminated to protect POWs’ privacy)

Agnes Allroggen-Bedel, Bad Ems/Germany

*Uwe Bebensee, Kiel/Germany

*Karl Becker, Kassel/Germany

*Friedrich Bialus

*Hermann Boerner

Frau E.M. Bosler, Sachsenheim/Germany

Hans Bresseler, Aachen/Germany

*Arvid Buc.

*Hans Heinrich Burmeister

*Kurt Butzlaff, Wolfenbuettel/Germany

*Alfred Dilges

Helga Domsky, Oldenburg/Germany

*Alex Funke, Bielefeld/Germany

*Theo Ginz

*Erich Glowania, Koeln/Geermany

Frau Hardetzki, Gladbeck/Germany

*Ludwig Har.

*Erich Heinzl, Stuttgart/Germany

*Leo Hem.

*Friedhelm Hen.

Heinz Hoeffken, Oberhausen/Germany

Frau Horldt, Koenigsbach-Stein/Germany

*Richard Jaeger, Borken/Germany

*Helmut Jae.

Else Jaehnichen, Gruengraebchen/Germany

*Friedrich Jae.

Norbert Kaib

Peter Karius, Rastatt/Germany

*Familie Kirchner, Loerrach/Germany

H.G. & Margaret Kisters, Muelheim/Ruhr/Germany

Elisabeth Koelkes, Muelheim/Ruhr/Germany

*Ernst Kohleick, Wuppertal/Germany

*Hans Kra.

*Emil Kreisel, Marktoberdorf/Germany

Hans-Joachim Krueger, Berlin/Germany

*Werner Krueger

*Leo Kub.

Jacob Kuckertz, Langerwehe/Germany

Markus Kuckertz, Langerwehe/Germany

Walter Kuhn, Merchweiler/Germany

*Werner Lag.

Gottfried Langer, Hamburg/Germany

*Kurt Lau.

Kaete Lep.

Frau M. Leschhorn, Hungen/Germany

*Werner Ley.

*Herbert Lis.

Volkert Louis, Suedbrookmer Land/Germany

Hubert Luebke, Sundern/Germany

Marianne Mai.

*Hermann Massing, Arhus/Germany

Gisela Meis, Kevelaer/Germany

Olaf Moeller, Korschenbroich/Germany

*Ludwig Mor.

*Alfred Neber

Ralph Neber

*Paul Neu.

Jutta Noseleit, Barth/Germany

*Wilhelm Paecher, Hofgeismar/Germany

*Erwin Pan.

Frau Peters, Barth/Germany

*Kurt Rassokat, Bielefeld/Germany

*Werner Rep.

Toni Richter, Muenchen/Germany

*Gerhard Sander

Joerg Sander

*Harry Sch.

*Werner Sch.

Henning Schumacher, Hamburg/Germany

* Karl-Heinz Schumacker, Ludwigslust/Germany

Kristine Schunert, Cloppenburg/Germany

*Adolf Sie.

*Robert Spe.

*Theodor Spi.

*Joachim Sta.

Christian Stelting

*Julius Stelting

Hans-Heinrich Tarnow, Ribnitz-Damgarten/Germany

*Erwin Trummer, Nuernberg/Germany

*Gustav Voe.

*Heinrich Wal.

*Josef Win.

 

Iowa POWs:

Donna Adams, Cedar Rapids/Iowa

Marne ’ Bateson, Rochester/Minnesota

Millie Bied, Burlington/Iowa

Jeff Blackman, Council Bluffs/Iowa

*George Coffin, Westside/Iowa

Alan Haight, Mason City/Iowa

Marguerite Haight, Mason City/Iowa

Byron Holcomb, Seattle/Washington

Harold Hopp, Mason City/Iowa

Alma Mesecher, Des Moines/Iowa

* Ray Olinger, Springville/Iowa

Carl Schneider Family, Reinbeck/Iowa

Virginia Sorensen, West Des Moines/Iowa

* Richard Throckmorton, Arvada/Colorado

Norma Varley, West Des Moines/Iowa

* Bob Walter, Muscatine/Iowa

* Charles Walter, Knoxville/Iowa

Bobby Wilson, Burlington/Iowa

 

web site/video/other media:

Steve Balvanz, Eldora/Iowa

Ruediger Barthel , Berlin / Germany

Kristin Buehner, Mason City/Iowa

Camilla Calamandrei, New York / New York

John Christgau, Belmont/California

David Conklin, West Branch/Iowa

Nick Cooper, Mason City/Iowa

Karen Ebel, New Hampshire

Julie Englander, Iowa City/Iowa

Steve Feller, Cedar Rapids/Iowa

Jean Florman, Iowa City/Iowa

Alan Garfield, Dubuque/Iowa

Dennis Hartwig, Mason City/Iowa

Nancy Heather, Johnston/Iowa

Mark Helpsmeet, Eau Claire/Wisconsin

Paul Ingram, Iowa City/Iowa

Arthur Jacobs, Tempe/Arizona
Dan Lundquist, Minneapolis/Minnesota

Curt Nickisch, Sioux Falls/South Dakota

Jan Mikelson, Des Moines/Iowa

Daniel Miller, Des Moines/Iowa

Tom Moore, Des Moines/Iowa

Ralph Neber, Schauernheim/Germany

Katherine Perkins, Ames/Iowa

Steve Robey, Dubuque/Iowa (original web Meister)

Michael Schaubach, Minneapolis/Minnesota

Maria Shaune, Clear Lake/Iowa

Jack Shepard, Des Moines/Iowa

Jack Sutters, Philadelphia/Pennsylvania

Loren Toomsen, Clear Lake/Iowa

Nikki Tundel, Minneapolis/Minnesota

Sharon Young, New York / New York

Dirk Zedler, Erkner/Germany

 

  translators:

Joyce Adams, El Dorado/Arkansas

Hilda Beckman, Clear Lake/Iowa

Margot Bocherding, Hampton/Iowa

Harold & Jere Brands, Charles City/Iowa

Hans & Ilse Bruntjens, Clear Lake/Iowa

John Chaimov, Iowa City/Iowa

Keith Collins, Waverly/Iowa

Christine Conlon, Muscatine/Iowa

Heino Erichsen, Austin/Texas

Konstanze Fabian, Glenside/Pennsylvania

Hannelore Furness, Hanlonton/Iowa

Stuart Gorman, Minneapolis/Minnesota

Guntram Gudowious , Berlin / Germany

Barbara Heisler, Hershey/Pennsylvania

Franz Heitzer, Berlin/Germany

Ceit Hustedde, Pacific Grove/California

Michael Hustedde, Davenport/Iowa

Alex James Kay, Berlin/Germany

Sig Kramer, Sebring/Ohio

Gunter Krauthamer, Princeton/New Jersey

Hartmut Kuehne , Berlin / Germany

Hans Luedecke, Berlin/Germany

Doris McCready, Mason City/Iowa

Baerbel McGee, Mason City/Iowa

Petra McGee-Williams, Smithville/Missouri

Kent & Heidi Mechler, Sheffield/Iowa

Bernhard Mikoleit, Hamburg/Germany

Roger Mollenbeck, Hampton/Iowa

Paul Nagy, Forest City/Iowa

Fred Otte, Poughkeepsie / New York

Marty Pauley, Plymouth/Iowa

Nick Pitz, Davenport/Iowa

Andreas Schmidt-Kaminski, Leipzig/Germany

Sonja Schunert, Cloppenburg/Germany

William Shetter, Bloomington/Indiana

   

printing/layout assistance:

Annette Anton, Berlin/Germany

Jere Brands, Charles City/Iowa

Holly Carver, Iowa City/Iowa

Bill Crawford, Iowa City/Iowa

Nancy Fandel, Solon/Iowa

Bob Goodfellow, Iowa City/Iowa

Connie Larson, Rosemount/Minnesota
(and her students at Dakota County Technical College)

Debbie Miller, Saint Paul/Minnesota

Helen Severe, Waverly/Iowa

 

  fall-2002 POW tour:

Jo Baecker, St. Paul/Minnesota

Karin Bahls, Guttenberg/Iowa

Thomas Baldridge, Iowa City/Iowa

Christine Barrett, Oak Park/Illinois

Ruth Bartlang, Minneapolis-St. Paul/ Minnesota

Betty Baule, Dubuque/Iowa

Michelle Burroughs, Muscatine/Iowa

Jim Cottingham, West Branch/Iowa

Bill Craft, Decorah/Iowa

Lilah Crowe, Grand Rapids/Minnesota

Georgiann Eckhart, Spillville/Iowa

Barb Feller, Cedar Rapids/Iowa

Margie Figgins, West Branch/Iowa

Darlene Fossum-Martin, Decorah/Iowa

Darla Gebhard, New Ulm/Minnesota

Michelle Gilhooly, Chicago/Illinois

Christian Hahn, Minneapolis-St. Paul/ Minnesota

Lanny Haldy, Amana/Iowa

Shirley Hamer, Hollandale/Minnesota

Donna Hefel, Dubuque/Iowa

Arnie & Naomi Hochhalter, Minneapolis-St. Paul/ Minnesota

Ray & Marlyce Holbach, Janesville/Iowa

Beverly Jackson, Albert Lea/Minnesota

Paul & Pat Johnson, Decorah/Iowa

Laura Kilberg, Bellevue/Iowa

Merle Kitzmann, Litchfield/Minnesota

Axel Kornfuehrer, Minneapolis-St. Paul/ Minnesota

Martin Krause, Fairmont/Minnesota

Roland Kulla, Chicago/Illinois

Jerry & Kelly Lazore, Dubuque/Iowa

Jason & Lynnae Latham, Clear Lake/Iowa

Muriel Malliat, Fairmont/Minnesota

Eloise Lidke, Fairmont/Minnesota

Mark Madsen, Fairmont/Minnesota

Hugh & Mary Markley, Minneapolis-St. Paul/ Minnesota

Dale Martens, Fairmont/Minnesota

Keith Matson, Deer River/Minnesota

Birgitta Meade, Decorah/Iowa

Ferol Menzel, Waverly/Iowa

Don Milbrandt, Fairmont/Minnesota

Jane Milosch, Cedar Rapids/Iowa

Nancy Olinger, Cedar Rapids/Iowa

Kim Ortman, Chicago/Illinois

Glen Personius, Fairmont/Minnesota

Craig Remmen & Terry Goepel, Mason City/Iowa

Jackie Richens, Minneapolis-St. Paul/ Minnesota

Debbi Riggs, Saint Paul/Minnesota

Virginia Ruzicka, Charles City/Iowa

Tony Schaps, St. Paul/Minnesota

Steve Schukei, Mason City/Iowa

Helen Simon, Fairmont/Minnesota

Jim Skurdahl, Decorah/Iowa

Perry-O & David Sliwa, Decorah/Iowa

Terry Sveine, New Ulm/Minnesota

Werner Tisner, St. Paul/Minnesota

Lenny Tvedten, Fairmont/Minnesota

Gerry Tyrrell & Kevin Reuther, Minneapolis/Minnesota

Jerry Yocum, Algona/Iowa

Chris Zraick, Bellevue/Iowa

 

fall-2002 POW conference:

Bob Allbee, Muscatine/Iowa

Kari Allen, Davenport/Iowa

Jeff Armstrong, Muscatine/Iowa

Lewis Carlson, Lansing/Michigan

Vivian Carmody, Muscatine/Iowa

Jane Daufeldt, Muscatine/Iowa

Norbert Haase, Dresden/Germany

Fritz Hamer, Columbia/South Carolina

Barbara Heisler, Gettysburg/Pennsylvania

Amy Hudnall, Boone/North Carolina

Kathy Kirkpatrick, Salt Lake City/Utah

Dick MacAvoy, Muscatine/Iowa

Mary Bess Paluzzi, Aliceville/Alabama

Mike Waters, College Station/Texas

Lisa Wiegel, Muscatine/Iowa

 

accommodation:

Bob & Vickie Anstey, Cumberland/Iowa

Alan Asay, London/England

Jack Barnhart & Robert Shanke, Pleasant Hill/Iowa

Ellie Beach & Robert Haack, Viola/Illinois

Kim Benton & Wayne Hermsen, Dyersville/Iowa

Mary Bradford, Guthrie Center/Iowa

Becky Calcraft, Nottingham/England

David Cavagnaro & Jairo Molina, Decorah/Iowa

Chris Christoph, Glenside/Pennsylvania

Bill Clark (for Hotel Pattee), Perry/Iowa

Phil & Elaine Emmi, Salt Lake City/Utah

Thurman & Irene Floyd, Knoxville/Iowa

Uli Gass, Stuttgart/Germany

LuAnn Garvey, Webster City/Iowa

Barbara Hannon, Bedford/Iowa

Diann Herzog, Pendleton/Indiana

Bill & Pat Ipsen, New Hampton/Iowa

Giles Knittel, Kehl/Germany

Michael Kronfeldt, Dubuque/Iowa

Lew Lubka, Fargo/North Dakota

Bud & Phyllis Luick, Mason City/Iowa

Joanne and Peter Milloy, Crookston/Minnesota

Jack & Mary Ann Montgomery, Larrabee/Iowa

Clayton & Mary Nevans-Pederson, Bellevue/Iowa

Vic & Carole Noer, Bedford/Iowa

Michael Patz, Cologne/Germany

Drake Poe & Christine, Minneapolis/Minnesota

Doug Postels, Albuquerque/New Mexico

Aaron Rubenstein, Minneapolis/Minnesota

Jim and Michael Ryan, Richfield/Minnesota

Scattergood School , West Branch/Iowa

Ralph & Ruth Scharnau, Dubuque/Iowa

Dick & Dot Schlitter, Onawa/Iowa

John Schmacker, Des Moines/Iowa

Janet Schmidt, Maquoketa/Iowa

Lorraine Schneider, Greenfield/Iowa

Keith Schrag, Ames/Iowa

Arian Sheets, Vermillion/South Dakota

Kent Sissel, Muscatine/Iowa

Art Stoeberl & Ron Wilson, Roseville/Minnesota

Jane Strange, London/England

Wendy Street , Pella / Iowa

Tess & Tara Tessier, Youngstown/Ohio

Allen Vander Linden, Des Moines/Iowa

Theo & Cordula Verhoven, Wesel/Germany

Bill Wagner, Guthrie Center/Iowa

Bob & Carole Winkleblack, Marshalltown/Iowa

Eric & Judy Wright, Denver/Colorado

 

  "A Captive Eye" German POW Exhibit:

Cindy Carver, Muscatine/Iowa

Virginia Cooper, Muscatine/Iowa

Larry & Sue Koehrsen, Muscatine/Iowa

Julie Lear, Muscatine/Iowa

Don Lewis, Muscatine/Iowa

Barbara Longtin, Muscatine/Iowa

Patricia Schaapveld, Muscatine/Iowa

Bradley & Shirley Schmidt, Thornton/Iowa

 

"Far from Hitler" Scattergood Hostel Exhibit:

Ulrike Busching , Berlin / Germany

Morgan Farl, Des Moines/Iowa

David Gradwohl, Ames/Iowa

Heather Godley, West Branch/Iowa

Martha Hindman, Des Moines/Iowa

Jody Hramits, Des Moines/Iowa

Gene Larson, Des Moines/Iowa

Bruce Lehnertz, Des Moines/Iowa

Bud & Phyllis Luick, Mason City/Iowa

Denny Schrock, Des Moines/Iowa

Robbie Winnick, Des Moines/Iowa

 

"Behind Barbed Wire" BUS-eum 1 Exhibit:

Becky Ahrendson, Clarion/Iowa

Jonathan Alt, Mendota Heights/Minnesota

Merrill and Miles Anthony, Pleasantville/Iowa

Thea Applegate, Creston/Iowa

Lois Blythe, Burlington/Iowa

Richard Boe, Fort Madison/Iowa

Francis Boone, Fort Madison/Iowa

Dorothy and Ray Brink, Sheldon/Iowa

Barb Brown, Bettendorf/Iowa

Em Brown, Des Moines/Iowa

Stephen Brown, Ames/Iowa

Janet Brown-Lowe, Bettendorf/Iowa

Mary Brummett, Clarinda/Iowa

John Bryner and Barbara Clark, Ames/Iowa

Pat Coffey, Fort Dodge/Iowa

Lewis Cooper, Pleasantville/Iowa

Jolly Davidson, Clarinda/Iowa

Bob DeWinter, Pleasantville/Iowa

Becky Dirks, Anamosa/Iowa

Dylan Donahoo, Cresco/Iowa

David Doty, Grinnell/Iowa

Faye and Rich Fix, Maquoketa/Iowa

Joey Giffen-Hunter, West Branch/Iowa

Don and Doris Goering, Ames/Iowa

Ken Gordon, Pleasantville/Iowa

Kevin Graybill, Manchester/Iowa

Harold Greenwald, Ida Grove/Iowa

Barbara Hannon, Bedford/Iowa

Nicole Harding, Ames/Iowa

Gene Haukoos, Estherville/Iowa

Keith and Margie Haworth, West Branch/Iowa

Glenn Hayworth, Kingsley/Iowa

Allen Heaton, Corning/Iowa

Jeff Heiden, Marshalltown/Iowa

Lisa Holtgrewe, Grinnell/Iowa

Becky Huggins, Fairfield/Iowa

Tony Jarvis, Des Moines/Iowa

Leigh Ann Jero, Coralville/Iowa

Kim Jones, Des Moines/Iowa

Chuck Jordan , Des Moines/Iowa 

Mackenzie Lowry, Clear Lake/Iowa

George Lundgren, Fort Dodge/Iowa

Scout MacKay, West Branch/Iowa

Claire McDonna, Grinnell/Iowa

Pam Jo and Wava Meester, Aplington/Iowa

Jeff and Mary Nichols, Des Moines/Iowa

Kathryn O'Shaughnessy, Davenport/Iowa

Mike Perry, Ankeny/Iowa

Patrick Phillips, Urbandale/Iowa

Gordon Pollock, Elgin/Iowa

Rod Pump, Clear Lake/Iowa

Ruthellen Reed, Clarinda/Iowa

Kay Ritter, Creston/Iowa

Rina Rothmann-Van Dyke, Coralville/Iowa

Carole Rowland, Pleasantville/Iowa

David and Sheila Sallen, Fort Madison/Iowa

Dick Schrad, Marshalltown/Iowa

Ralph Schultz, Fredericksburg/Iowa

Harold and Marg Sikma, Pella/Iowa

George Single, Spirit Lake/Iowa

Jim Slach, Anamosa/Iowa

Doug Smith, West Des Moines/Iowa

Gary Snyder, Riverside/Iowa

Mary Stabe, Fredricksburg/Iowa

Bob and Laura Steffensmeier, Fort Madison/Iowa

Deann Stoltz, Creston/Iowa

Kenneth Strong, Elgin/Iowa

Adam Verhoef, Pella/Iowa

Don Wanatee, Tama/Iowa

Stephanie Weisenbach, Des Moines/Iowa

David Weiss, Rockwell City/Iowa

Russel West, Elgin/Iowa

Mike Wiederholt, Cherokee/Iowa

Beth Wilson, Paullina/Iowa

Olive Wilson, Primghar/Iowa

Carole Winkleblack, Marshalltown/Iowa

Sue York, Guthrie Center/Iowa

Tim Ziems, Fort Dodge/Iowa

 

After the spring 2004 BUS-eum 1 tour of Iowa it became apparent that we could not list the hundreds of people who have contributed their time or money to our various tours across the Midwest; as of the first BUS tour, we list only financial donations of $500 or more (see the “donors” page on this web site), as well as individuals who provided accommodation during our tours; those names follow:

Marlene Beggs, Canton/Ohio
Lori Belongia, Marshfield/Wisconsin
Mark Chekola, Moorhead/Minnesota
Cindy and Greg Chelcun, Stevens Point/Wisconsin
Country Inn & Suites, Prairie du Chien/Wisconsin
DANK HAUS, Chicago/Illinois
Rich Gaeta and Kendal Karst, Milwaukee/Wisconsin
Grinnell College's Grinnell House, Grinnell/Iowa
Jud and Judy de Haan Anderson, Soldiers Grove/Wisconsin
Dennis Ertz, Baraboo/Wisconsin
Mark and Sandra Helpsmeet, Eau Claire/Wisconsin
Karen Hiatt, Columbia/Missouri
Bruce and Edie Hochstetler, Kalona/Iowa
John Hunziker, Rochester/Minnesota
Kay and Paul Jensen-Ehrhardt, Sun Prairie/Wisconsin
Harriet and Jim Laird, Waupun/Wisconsin
Vivian Levensohn and Terry Williamson, Hustisford/Wisconsi
Leann Kurey, Menomonee Falls/Wisconsin
Conrad Ohm, Detroit Lakes/Minnesota
Olney Friends School/ Barnesville/Ohio
Carla and Rod Powers, Rice Lake/Wisconsin
Michael and Jim Ryan, Richfield/Minnesota
Rebecca Seevers and Barbara Deichl, Wales/Wisconsin
Wendy Vanderbilt, Prairie du Chien/Wisconsin
Mike Worcester, Cokato/Minnesota

(If we have inadvertently overlooked you or made a mistake in spelling your name or naming your hometown,

please let us know.)

 

Thank you—for everything!

 

All contributions towards TRACES' work are greatly appreciated, not to mention tax-deductible;

TRACES' Federal Employee Identification Number is: 31-1815314.

   

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