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Couple Reaches Out to Save House
By Anelia K. Dimitrova; April 13, 2009.
The Ira Sturdevant house in Waverly tells a personal family story about the settlement of a family in Bremer County two years before Waverly was incorporated. For historian Rick Sturdevant, and his wife, Katherine, this is a personal journey.
Historians Reclaim Family Legacy
Historians Rediscover Roots
April 13, 2009.
Ancestors
Historians Give Tours of Sturdevant Historical House Museum
Fredrika Bremer Documentary:
@Zach Brunkhorst
Featuring Kathy Sturdevant and Dr. Terrence Lindell Historians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XquGjPH-2bc&list=PLWjUVzu2ut9blZfvv4KA6NrAT-9Jd_QhA&index=10
Sturdevant House Sheriff Sale
By Anelia K. Dimitrova; July 17, 2009.
In April, the historic Ira Sturdevant home in Waverly was sold at a sheriff sale. Rick and Kathy Sturdevant bought the landmark home and turned it over to preservationists. Rick’s great-great-grandfather, a veteran of the 1812 war, built the house in 1856 before Waverly’s incorporation two years later.
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Original Staircase clues
Literally, uncovering history. If these walls could talk!
Open House Tours
Sturdevant Sustainable Farm
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