In Memory of:

Lillian (Wetric) Aldrich

Thanks to Lillian (Wetric) Aldrich, a 1925 graduate of Dexter High School, the Roundhouse Board had enough matching money to be awarded a $100,000 grant from the State Historical Society of Iowa. 

After her death, Lillian's estate was auctioned, and as she requested, a portion of the proceeds were bequethed to the Roundhouse for restoration.

Lillian participated in a play on the Roundhouse stage during her junior year in highschool and made headlines in the Des Moines Sunday Register on May 20 ,1923, when she and Leone Couldter wore knickers to highschool.  The whole city of Dexter was in an uproar when the girls were ordered home to don their skirts.

The city of Dexter wishes to express their gratitude to her family and friends for Lillian's generosity and committment to the community.

When Harold Jobst, 1938 Dexter High School graduate and longtime Dexter resident  passed away in April of 2008, his family donated memorials to the Roundhouse to help with renovations and upkeep of the building.

In appreciation of the gift, the Roundhouse Boards voted to purchase a brick in Mr. Jobst's name to be donated in his memory.

Thank you to the Harold Jobst family for remembering the Roundhouse with your generous gift.

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In Memory of:

Harold Jobst