On Monday, January 27th, at the annual meeting of the Garretson Area Historical Society, the board of directors elected and entrusted me, Jakob Etrheim, to be their next President. Thank you to outgoing President Bruce Brown for his years of leadership and thank you for him continuing to serve on the board.
Though I am no stranger to the historical society and Garretson, it has been several years since I’ve lived in town, and I thought I should introduce myself. I was raised in Garretson, the son of Keith Etrheim and Mary (Engebretson) and Todd Tilberg, and a 2011 GHS graduate. I’m a proud third-generation GHS graduate! I attribute my love of history to two sources: Mr. Bob Bennett, my middle school history teacher, and my grandfather Dean Engebretson. I also have to give an honorable mention to Mr. Kevin Steckler, who helped expand my love of history in high school. Despite the fact that he always said he didn’t like history, I used to love asking and talking to my Grandpa Dean about Garretson from his life. He was born, raised, worked, retired, and passed away in Garretson his entire 94-year life (though technically, the Engebretson farm address was Sherman), outside of time in the military during World War II.
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UPDATE 2/7/25: Updated misspelling of Jakob Etrheim's name.
