Sioux City History
Your link to the past.
Holman Waitt and the Cattle Business
The legacy of the Waitt family's impact on Siouxland began when George Waitt (shown here) started his livestock commission business in the stockyards in 1887. He was part of the reorganization of the Union Stock Yards Co. into the Sioux City Stockyards Co. in 1887. This 1977 interview with his son, Sioux City cattleman Holman Waitt chronicles the family's involvement in the local cattle industry.
Mrs. Margaret (Ralph) Crary
An oral interview with Sioux City writer Margaret Crary, who authored nine novels for young people during her lifetime.
Bertha Kaled
The daughter of Lebanese immigrants, Bertha Kaled of the Ye Olde Tavern shares her memories of Sioux City.
Rabbi Hyman Rabinowitz
Just over a week after arriving in Sioux City, Lithuanian-born Hyman Rabinowitz was elected as the first rabbi of Shaare Zion congregation on June 2, 1925. Within two years $100,000 was raised for a synagogue on Douglas and 16th Street opening in 1927.