MONROE - The Green County Ag Chest's mission always has been to teach others about farming to help people appreciate how much the industry has meant to the county.
Donna Krebs' mission is to preserve that history through photos, news articles and other mementos of past Dairy Breakfasts, Dairy Day parades and celebrations and the teenagers who served as Dairy Queens in their communities.
Krebs, who farmed for many years and now lives in Monroe, started to help at the Green County Dairy Breakfasts in the 1980s. It was something she wanted to do because the Ag Chest, she said, was interested in promoting agriculture.
Over the years, however, Krebs began to wonder why someone didn't keep a scrapbook of the activities that bring thousands of visitors to local communities every year. She decided it was something she wanted to do.
Krebs is interested in history, so it was natural for her to collect items about the breakfasts, parades and banquets. She has bulletins from early Dairy Breakfasts, pictures of the past queens and news articles from as far back as 1967.
Krebs' collection reveals a lot about the early days of the Dairy Breakfasts, such as the fact the first few were held in churches and about 50 people attended, and that Doris Olson was the first Green County Dairy Queen.
She started her collection last summer and has filled two large photo albums. There are more pictures and items to organize, she said.
"People have these things and they didn't know what to do with it, so they gave it to me," she said.
In some instances, people who planned to throw these historical items out had no idea someone would be interested to keep them.
She's looking for more items to add to her scrapbook. She needs news clippings and photos from the past eight years the most, but she's willing to take anything. If people have items from past dairy breakfasts or parades they don't know what to do with, just give them to her and she'll make sure they're taken care of.
It's all history, Krebs said, and she wants to make sure it's preserved for the future.
Anyone looking to get rid of news articles, photos or mementos of past dairy days events can contact Krebs at 328-3834.
Donna Krebs' mission is to preserve that history through photos, news articles and other mementos of past Dairy Breakfasts, Dairy Day parades and celebrations and the teenagers who served as Dairy Queens in their communities.
Krebs, who farmed for many years and now lives in Monroe, started to help at the Green County Dairy Breakfasts in the 1980s. It was something she wanted to do because the Ag Chest, she said, was interested in promoting agriculture.
Over the years, however, Krebs began to wonder why someone didn't keep a scrapbook of the activities that bring thousands of visitors to local communities every year. She decided it was something she wanted to do.
Krebs is interested in history, so it was natural for her to collect items about the breakfasts, parades and banquets. She has bulletins from early Dairy Breakfasts, pictures of the past queens and news articles from as far back as 1967.
Krebs' collection reveals a lot about the early days of the Dairy Breakfasts, such as the fact the first few were held in churches and about 50 people attended, and that Doris Olson was the first Green County Dairy Queen.
She started her collection last summer and has filled two large photo albums. There are more pictures and items to organize, she said.
"People have these things and they didn't know what to do with it, so they gave it to me," she said.
In some instances, people who planned to throw these historical items out had no idea someone would be interested to keep them.
She's looking for more items to add to her scrapbook. She needs news clippings and photos from the past eight years the most, but she's willing to take anything. If people have items from past dairy breakfasts or parades they don't know what to do with, just give them to her and she'll make sure they're taken care of.
It's all history, Krebs said, and she wants to make sure it's preserved for the future.
Anyone looking to get rid of news articles, photos or mementos of past dairy days events can contact Krebs at 328-3834.