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Lauber Farm & Silo
Brookwood & Redwood
(Historic Landmark #5)
In 1869, Fred Gerteis homesteaded this land. In 1900, he traveled back to Germany to get his 23-year-old nephew, Albert Lauber, to help work the land by promising the farm eventually would become his. After Albert Lauber returned to Germany to get…
Gerteis-Lauber House
circa 1909
Fred Gerteis built this home in 1874 and in 1909 Albert and Marie Lauber moved in. Marie Lauber and son John are standing in front of the house in 1909.
The Gerteis-Lauber home had three addresses during its lifetime (1874 - 1972): RR #2 (Rural…
The Gerteis-Lauber home had three addresses during its lifetime (1874 - 1972): RR #2 (Rural…
Derby High School Students
circa 1924 - 1925 school year
From left to right:
Some of the names are misspelled and the corrected spelling is in parenthesis.
Fifth row (back row):
Murrell Ward '26; Murrell Mohr (Merle Mohr) '27; Everett Gass '26; Cecil Basset (Cecil Bassett) '27; Elgar Church '27;…
Some of the names are misspelled and the corrected spelling is in parenthesis.
Fifth row (back row):
Murrell Ward '26; Murrell Mohr (Merle Mohr) '27; Everett Gass '26; Cecil Basset (Cecil Bassett) '27; Elgar Church '27;…
Derby High School and Grade School Students
circa 1920
The Derby High School and Grade School students in 1920 standing in front of the third Derby school building.
Front row: Geneva Gass, Fern Mohr, Elma Hopkins, Freda Alley, Olga Lauber, Mary Brunell, Dorothy Gass, Vara Spencer, Cecil Goeldner,…
Front row: Geneva Gass, Fern Mohr, Elma Hopkins, Freda Alley, Olga Lauber, Mary Brunell, Dorothy Gass, Vara Spencer, Cecil Goeldner,…
John Lauber with his car
circa 1930s
Posing with his 1929 Model A in the 1930s, John Lauber was a pharmacist in Deerfield for many years and came back to Derby to take care of his elderly parents.
John Lauber in a outhouse
circa 1930s
John Lauber posing in the outhouse on the Lauber farm in the 1930s.
John Lauber and Juanita Riley's wedding day
March 28, 1943
John Lauber and Juanita Riley moved into the Lauber family house after they married on March 28, 1943. Their children, Mary and John Jr., grew up in the house.