top of page

Trek Across America Stops in Geneseo

It seems like records are being set everyday whether it is a record for the daily high temperature or a record for the most corn...

Geneseo Windmill and Pump Comp.

Many different industries have called Henry County through the years, and many of those were related to agriculture. From the early farm...

First Transcontinental Race Arrives in Geneseo

The 1900’s brought many new inventions to the citizens of Geneseo. One of those was known as the horseless carriage. In 1879 Carl Benz...

WW2 Most Decorated Soldier From Henry County

As we are all spending more time at home these past few months it has given us time to reflect on the freedoms we have in this great...

Blue and White Scooped Ice Cream

Have you ever wondered what the history was behind the little building at the corner of South State Street and North Street here in...

Making Headlines

Leafing Through History is back in the Geneseo Republic. Last weeks issue contained my article on a lady plowing champion who had an...

Camp Annawan, The CCC In Action

The 1920’s and 1930’s were years of struggle for the citizens of the Maple City and the rest of the United States. As the country fell...

Santa and The Crooked Little House

As the calendar turns from November to December many area children could be seen writing letters which might have looked like; “Dear...

Welcome and Upcoming Appearance

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog. I am so thankful you stopped by. With this blog, I promise to keep the same integrity of research...

IMG_1572_edited_edited.jpg
About Me

Hi. I'm Steve Kastorff, local author and historian. With 4 published books and a lifetime of historical research behind me, this blog is the next iteration of my work. 

​

Read More Here

 

Join My Mailing List

Thanks for submitting!

  • White Facebook Icon

© 2023 by Andrea Joseph. Proudly created with Wix.com

bottom of page