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William and Alice Shorey standing in front of the Shorey house in early 1908. This house was torn down in 1966 to make way for the new home being built. The new home is still standing (June 2018). The man on the right is possibly Levin Rutledge,…

Wilbur Shinn with horses and a wagon on his homestead in November 1915.

The homestead of Wilbur Shinn in November 1915.

Ed Goodin owned this farm in the early 1900s through 1945. The barn in this photo was covered in tin by Herman Schweitzer during the time he owned the land from 1945 - 1988.

The Carlton family came to Derby in 1871 and built a house located on Oliver between 47th and 55th on the west side. The family is pictured in 1894 (left to right): Lucinda Blevins Carlton (in the background), Franklin S. Carlton, Lilly Belle Craig,…

Robert Hamilton moved to Derby to purchase the property in 1883. Robert and his brothers lived on the property.

Chris Mohr (in the wagon) and Harold Mohr (in the loft) in the 1920s. The barn had three grain rooms. The center room was hidden until the grain was used in the outer rooms.

The barn on the Mohr homestead was built using some of the lumber from the Derby School destroyed in 1903 by a tornado. The picture was dated in the 1920s.

Mary Weston's house was moved into town on Georgie. Possibly 420 N. Georgie