History of Columbia and

Columbia Precinct 1859-1959

and

Columbia's Centennial  Celebration

July 3, 4 and 5, 1959

As part of the Columbia Centennial Celebration, a committee was appointed to write the history of Columbia. 
The Centennial Officers and Directors were: Mrs. C. L. Volkert, Mrs. Dorothy Eppinger, C. A. Hacker, Arthur P. Wink, A. C. Metter, Miss Ruth Kuergeleis, Mrs. Gerard Dundon, Mrs. Melvin Gasser, Roy P. Conrad, Walter F. Giffhorn, Herbert J. Vogt, B. D. Middleton, Charles J. Grueninger, Mrs. Raymond Kremmel.

The Historical Committee consisted of: Mrs. Ella Rose Rohm, Mrs. Lottie Henckler, Arthur P. Wink, Mrs. C. L. Volkert, Albert C. Metter, Mrs. Bertha Arnin Schoening, Miss Ernestine C. Smith, Mrs. Viola Rapp Rueck, Mrs. Florence E. Haberl, F. W. Weinel, Victor Breidecker, Carl Reis, B. D. Middleton, Herbert J. Vogt, Jack Divers, C. A. Hacker, Mrs. Anna Belle Compton, Elmer Janson, Bertha Kunz Arnin, Walter F. Giffhorn, Mrs. Irene Haberl, Dorothy Weinel Eppinger and Leo Weilbacher, Sr.

We would like to thank surviving Directors: Ruth Kuergeleis and Charles J. Grueninger and surviving Historical Committee member Florence E. Haberl for their efforts in creating this book and granting permission to use this valuable resource on our website. 

Scanned and Submitted by Phyllis Camp & Vernon Ritter