Photo courtesy of Bob Esposito

This year the Hobo Museum will be Celebrating 20 Years. And to Honor this event the
Hobo Foundation will be serving ice cream treats and free tours of the museum on
Sunday August 2 from 3p.m. to 4p.m.

  As everyone knows the Hobo Foundation was started by, Feather River John, Hood
River Blackie and Steamtrain Maury. These three men started something that was
grown over the years. The Hobo Museum has grown from a small box of artifacts to a
beautiful museum. Many people had a part in this over the years such as, Bob
Horstman, Ted and Dorothy Runyan, Marion Malek, Adman, Rod Sykora, Willie Kline,
Greg Tangeman, Roger Ewing, Gary Laabs and Gypsy Moon. Present day, Denny Brumm,
Adman, Rod Sykora, Mary Jo Hughes, Cindy Noble, Ct. Shorty, Frank Kelley and
myself are still working to keep the museum going and with the help of some very
special people from ISU the artifacts are being scanned and dispalyed in the
proper way. So hats off to the Hobo Museum for a Grand 20 Years and to Everyone
who helped thru the years.

The convention is held the second weekend every August in Britt, Iowa!

National Hobo Convention
August 6th -  9th  2008

Hobo Jungle open to public throughout Convention
Hobos visit and entertain at local nursing homes throughout Thursday