PRINCETON — The Bureau County Fair Queen Pageant is looking for photos of former queens.
“Someone else actually gave me the idea,” said Director Tracy Diehl. “They were looking for other photos, and I thought what a fun idea. Let’s see if we can’t get a photo of all of the county queens dating all the way back to 1939. So far I have put a dent in the list, but I still have quite a way to go.”
If you have a photo of a former Bureau County Fair Queen, it is requested that you send a scanned photo to bureaucofairqueenpageant@gmail.com or send a photo via Facebook to Tracy VanWynsberghe-Diehl. The group is still looking for photos of the following queens:
1939 — Mildred Stroud.
1940 — Viola Fundell.
1955 — Carolyn Williams.
1957 — Colleen Evans.
1958 — Ruth Horton.
1959 — Bonnie Evans.
1960 — Sheila Evans.
1961 — Treva Buzard.
1962 — Barbara Hildebrand.
1963 — Linda Martin.
1964 — Cleo Driscoll.
1965 — Judy Verbout.
1966 — Lynn Scheider.
1967 — Nadine Wilt.
1968 — Nora Evans.
1969 — Donna Hildebrand.
1970 — Linda Schultz.
1971 — Rita Olson.
1972 — Betty Hildebrand.
1973 — Patty Cain.
1974 — Patty Jo May.
1975 — Elaine Grossman.
1976 — Tammy Fischer.
1977 — Linda Sullivan.
1978 — Ellen Gorman.
1979 — Karen Foster.
1980 — Trisha Oloffson.
1982 — Anita Wright.
1983 — Kami Nash.
1984 — Jeanette Bogott.
1985 — Adine Becker.
1986 — Pam Ernat.
1987 — Jacqui Pattelli.
1988 — Chelese Guthrie.
1989 — Julie Madison.
1991 — Joy Roggy.
1992 — Julie Croisant.
1993 — Jennifer Noel.
1997 — Kelly Baldenegro.
1998 — Kristen Anderson.
2000 — Holly Willstead.
2002 — Jill VonHolten.
2003 — Meredith Anderson.
2004 — Brittany Scott.
2005 — Amanda Murray.
2007 — Abigail Buysse.
“As you can see, we have our work cut out for us. So we are hoping if you can get in touch with someone who is related or friends with one of these women, you can get them in touch with me. It has been really fun interacting with the ladies I have gotten a photo of so far. I really look forward to getting as many photos as possible,” said Diehl.
You can also call Diehl at 309-507-2956 for additional information.