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- Renowned fiddler. He also owned and operated the kiddie rides, including a small train and merry-go-round, in City Park starting in 1952.
The following article published in the Daily Iowa State Press (Iowa City, Iowa) newspaper on 23 June 1971 gives a lengthy description of the history behind the Drollinger amusement park and mentions various family members including several photos:
http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=7491&iid=NEWS-IA-DA_IO_ST_PR.1971_06_23_0006&rc=597,2387,796,2433;697,2433,924,2479;3363,2112,3564,2158;1116,3446,1317,3492;881,3492,956,3538;795,3766,991,3816;1570,3779,1760,3825;2030,3971,2244,4017;2567,3962,2760,4008;4222,3958,4432,4004;1624,4246,1819,4292&pid=509303814&ssrc=&fn=&ln=drollinger&st=g
http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:yoniAnbWDlwJ:zeus.ia.net/~mayhem/FOTM/about.htm+drollinger&hl=en
A Brief History of the IOWA Friends of Old-Time Music:
Overview
The Iowa Friends of Old-Time music began as an informal group of musicians and their friends over thirty years ago at a gathering called the FIDDLER'S PICNIC. The organization has gone though a lot of changes and expansion since that time, always focused on the preservation and enjoyment of traditional music. The Iowa Friends of Old-Time music is currently a recognized Iowa non-profit agency, chartered in 2001. See our By-Laws
The Fiddler's Picnic
The first FIDDLER'S PICNIC was organized in 1970. Key members of this event were AL MURPHY, TOM GUILLESPE, HARRY OSTER, ART ROSENBAUM, and KEITH DEMPSTER. The location of the early picnics varied. In the early '70's the University of Iowa's Friends of Old Time Music was organized under the direction of HARRY OSTER and ART ROSENBAUM. This group became responsible for the picnic and set it's annual date and moved it to it's current location, the Johnson County Fairgrounds, in 1973. Since the early 80's DENNS ROSEMAN has been the priciple organizer. DAVE HICKS has also be instumental with his help (even when his is not playing one of his instruments!)
This event quickly became a favorite showcase for many local and regional musicians, including such notable old-time musicians as LEO MURPHY, BUZZ FOUNTAIN, CHARLIE DROLLINGER, PETE DELANEY, GLEN KLYN, and JOHN KASPER.
Many "younger" players also made (and continue to make) regular appearances at the picnic before becoming nationally recognized performers including AL MURPHY, BOB BLACK, GUY DROLLINGER, GREG BROWN, DAVE MOORE, CATFISH KEITH, HOLLY O'DELL NATHAN BELL, SUSAN SHORE.
A third generation of players is now coming of age and capitalizing on the promise that was shown while many were still in elementary school, performing with parents and family at the picnic such as HANNAH and MEGAN DROLLINGER.
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Charles Lee Drollinger
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital status: Single
Birth Date: 4 Apr 1892
Birth Place: Iowa, USA
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Union County, Iowa, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Tall
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Charles Lee Drollinger
Gender: Male
Registration Age: 50
Birth Date: Apr 1892
Birth Place: Ringgold, Iowa, USA
Residence Place: Kalona, Iowa, USA
Registration Date: abt 1942
Military Draft Date: 1942
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Height: 5 11
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Weight: 210
Complexion: Light Brown
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Charles L Drollinger
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 4 Apr 1892
Death Date: 29 Sep 1983
SSN: 482093716
Enlistment Date: 21 Jul 1918
Discharge Date: 1 May 1919
Page number: 1
U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939
Name: Charles L. Drollinger
Departure Date: 21 Apr 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France
Arrival Date: 10 Apr 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Residence Place: Afton, Iowa
Mother: Levia Drollinger
Ship: CHARLESTON
Military Unit: INFANTRY CANDIDATES SCHOOL BATTALION
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3, 800, 946
Notes: LEMANS CASUAL COMPANY NO. 1249 (STATE OF IOWA)
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1892 - 1983 (91 years)
