Stacey Gossling (left), president of the Winneshiek County Historical Society, and Ryan Gjerde, library director at Luther College, were influential in helping bring the Ossian Bee archived issues to a digital format. Gossling and Gjerde, along with Ossian Public Library director Kay Elsbernd, worked to acquire grants and donations to cover the cost of bringing issues of the Ossian Bee from 1984 through 2020 to an online database that will be available to individuals all over the world. (submitted photo)
Over 125 years Ossian Bee archives going digital
By Zakary Kriener
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com
In just a few short months, the entire historical archive of the Ossian Bee newspaper will be available online! Thanks to a $5,000 grant from the Winneshiek County Community Foundation, a $5,000 anonymous donation, and a $1,000 donation by the Ossian Public Library, every issue of the Ossian Bee from 1894 up until 2020 will be available online.