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Miller Hall Comes to Life
May 17, 2009 the Lincoln Street Music Studio of Polk City held their
annual music recital in Miller Hall. A keyboard and drum set was set up
on the stage. Forty seven music students performed on the Cox Stage. The
music was excellent and the acoustics in the hall was very good. About
twenty minutes before the start of the recital Grandparents, parents and
siblings of the performers begin to stream in the building. Some people
brought their lawn chairs, some their bag chairs to ensure that they had
a seat for the hall only has fifty chairs available. The hall quickly
filled up with a final count of about one hundred and fifty people. I
would guess that there may have been more people on the second floor of
historic city hall that day than ever before. It was packed! The event
went off without a hitch. The Lincoln Street Music Studio was quite
organized. What an event for the first usage of the hall in almost sixty
years. It was very satisfying to see the hall being used after our
project of almost seven years to complete the restoration.
Miller Hall rental fees schedule
Polk City civic organizations: No charge but a $50
damage deposit is required.
For all others wishing to rent:
First two (2) hours $25.00
Each additional hour $10.00 per hour
A $50 damage deposit is required.
A Flat Screen/DVD player is also available to rent
for $10.00
Terms and conditions for use of Miller Hall
Application with deposit check may be mailed to
Big Creek Historical Society
P.O. Box 201
Polk City, IA 50226
Research materials
Documentation on the Hopkins Grove Cemetery
Web Site for Polk City Cemetery – www.charter-pierce.org ( go to Madison
Township)
Documented Family History’s:
Sutton Murray Harvey
Waldo Schaal Brendel
Phillips Crabtree Miller
Bennett Edwards Lawrence
Young Wilson Hunt
Harmon Broadie Crum
Bound references: Pioneers of Polk County Iowa (Vol. I – II)
Published by Baker-Trishen Co. 1908
Men of Iowa
Published by Iowa Historical Co. 1902
Story of Iowa- Family and Personal History (Vol. I – IV)
Published by Lewis Historical Publishing - 1952
Des Moines City Directory and Business Guide (The Year 1866-7)
Mills & Co. Publishers
Polk City Resident interviews on DVD - Each interview is approximately
twenty minutes in duration.
Residents interviewed to date:
Betty Berggren
Lois Burt
Wilbur Miller
Lance Leonard
Dale Barrett
Paul Grodt
DVD Presentations - Each presentation is approximately twenty-five
minutes in duration
First 100 Years of Polk City
Creation of Saylorville and Big Creek Lakes
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