Dr. Erick Christian, 1858-1932: Jewell Veterinarian and Visionary in the Early Development of the American Cream Draft Horse
On Saturday, June 10, 2023, Barbara Knox Homrighaus gave a presentation at the Jewell Museum in Jewell, Iowa, as part of Celebrate National American Cream Draft Horse Day. Click the button below to read a manuscript version of this talk.
About the Presenters
Barbara Knox Homrighaus grew up attending the Hildal-Maland Reunion at Little Wall Lake, where about 200 Espe, Espeland, Hildal, Maland, and Knox relatives gathered for a picnic each June. She was born in Fort Dodge, went to grade school in the Mesabi Iron Ore Range in Minnesota, then North Polk at Sheldahl and Alleman in lowa, followed by high school at United Community west of Ames. She received a BA in History at Grinnell College, and has an MA in modern European History from Bloomsburg University in PA. Her most recent publication, Silver King: Charles Knox and the American Cream Draft Horse, 1925–1945, is about her grandfather farming with American Cream Draft Horses. Charles Knox was born and raised on the Knox home farm 1.5 miles east of Jewell, Section 35 (Currently the Cathy Jensen farm). Barbara resides in Green Bay, WI, and Madrid, IA.
Nancy Eich Kayser is a Hamilton County historian whose breadth of experience and knowledge of local history and resource materials completely informs our work together for this presentation today. Her contributions to local history include researching the history of the Hamilton County Fair, the history of horse and car racing in Webster City, the history of Highway 20 names, the Painted Ads (1915-1926) at the Hamilton County Fair, indexing the Hamilton County Map of 1883, preparing Hamilton County township maps from 1918 for online availability, creating and administering an American Cream Draft Horse Breeders survey, and developing a repository of Iowa articles on American Cream Draft Horses for the Ellsworth Museum. A longtime resident of Webster City, she has been a photographer, news reporter, Depot volunteer, theater costumer, 4-H leader, golfer, avid horsewoman, and Saddleclub member. Nancy currently resides in Lowden, Iowa.
Slideshow of the Erick Christian Presentation & Jewell Parade
