🎉 Celebrate Iowa’s Legacy! 🌽
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#IowaHistory #StatehoodDay #Iowa1846 #StateFlagsStamp #BookPairing #MidwestPride
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#IowaHistory #StatehoodDay #Iowa1846 #StateFlagsStamp #BookPairing #MidwestPride
December 28, 2024 at 1:31 PM
🎉 Celebrate Iowa’s Legacy! 🌽
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#IowaHistory #StatehoodDay #Iowa1846 #StateFlagsStamp #BookPairing #MidwestPride
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#IowaHistory #StatehoodDay #Iowa1846 #StateFlagsStamp #BookPairing #MidwestPride
For the answer to today's puzzle, click on link in profile and visit Substack. #tangletowns #geography #quiz #geographyquiz #history #travel #word #puzzle #wordpuzzle #game #games #wordgame #wordgames #iowa #iowapuzzle #iowahistory #iowatravel #visitiowa
July 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
For the answer to today's puzzle, click on link in profile and visit Substack. #tangletowns #geography #quiz #geographyquiz #history #travel #word #puzzle #wordpuzzle #game #games #wordgame #wordgames #iowa #iowapuzzle #iowahistory #iowatravel #visitiowa
Just finished writing this keynote! See you on the 22nd, #DesMoines.
Free thanks to #IowaHistory but registration required history.iowa.gov/events/dsm-b...
Free thanks to #IowaHistory but registration required history.iowa.gov/events/dsm-b...
DSM Book Festival Keynote with Alexis Coe
In partnership with the DSM Book Festival, join the State Historical Society of Iowa for a keynote presentation featuring nationally acclaimed author Alexis Coe
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March 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Just finished writing this keynote! See you on the 22nd, #DesMoines.
Free thanks to #IowaHistory but registration required history.iowa.gov/events/dsm-b...
Free thanks to #IowaHistory but registration required history.iowa.gov/events/dsm-b...
Explore the story of Sue Lyon—a memorable Hollywood presence who rose to fame at a young age.
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#SueLyon #ClassicHollywood #OldHollywood #FilmHistory #HollywoodHistory #IowaHistory
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#SueLyon #ClassicHollywood #OldHollywood #FilmHistory #HollywoodHistory #IowaHistory
April 7, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Explore the story of Sue Lyon—a memorable Hollywood presence who rose to fame at a young age.
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#SueLyon #ClassicHollywood #OldHollywood #FilmHistory #HollywoodHistory #IowaHistory
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#SueLyon #ClassicHollywood #OldHollywood #FilmHistory #HollywoodHistory #IowaHistory
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Grant Wood is famous for American Gothic, but his 1928 Veterans Memorial Window in CR was a turning point. Barbara Feller uncovers how this gem shaped his realism.
‘Memorial Masterpiece’
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#GrantWood #AmericanArt #IowaHistory #Regionalism
Grant Wood is famous for American Gothic, but his 1928 Veterans Memorial Window in CR was a turning point. Barbara Feller uncovers how this gem shaped his realism.
‘Memorial Masterpiece’
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#GrantWood #AmericanArt #IowaHistory #Regionalism
‘Memorial Masterpiece’ sheds light on Grant Wood window
AUTHOR PROFILE | BARBARA FELLERStained-glass window created for Vetera
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December 15, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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Grant Wood is famous for American Gothic, but his 1928 Veterans Memorial Window in CR was a turning point. Barbara Feller uncovers how this gem shaped his realism.
‘Memorial Masterpiece’
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#GrantWood #AmericanArt #IowaHistory #Regionalism
Grant Wood is famous for American Gothic, but his 1928 Veterans Memorial Window in CR was a turning point. Barbara Feller uncovers how this gem shaped his realism.
‘Memorial Masterpiece’
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#GrantWood #AmericanArt #IowaHistory #Regionalism
👉 Read the review in the Journal of Iowa Archaeology Society on the book A New History of Iowa by Jeff Bremer, and learn more about the book here: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700635566/
#Iowa #IowaHistory #BookReview #IowaArcheology #UPKansas
#Iowa #IowaHistory #BookReview #IowaArcheology #UPKansas
May 27, 2026 at 9:43 PM
👉 Read the review in the Journal of Iowa Archaeology Society on the book A New History of Iowa by Jeff Bremer, and learn more about the book here: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700635566/
#Iowa #IowaHistory #BookReview #IowaArcheology #UPKansas
#Iowa #IowaHistory #BookReview #IowaArcheology #UPKansas
Des Moines marks 175th birthday as city grows from Fort Des Moines to Iowa capital
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#News #USNews #Iowa #IowaNews #DesMoines #DesMoinesIA #History #USHistory #AmericanHistory #IowaHistory
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#News #USNews #Iowa #IowaNews #DesMoines #DesMoinesIA #History #USHistory #AmericanHistory #IowaHistory
Des Moines marks 175th birthday as city grows from Fort Des Moines to Iowa capital
From frontier to flourishing city, Des Moines is celebrating its 175th birthday.
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September 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Des Moines marks 175th birthday as city grows from Fort Des Moines to Iowa capital
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#News #USNews #Iowa #IowaNews #DesMoines #DesMoinesIA #History #USHistory #AmericanHistory #IowaHistory
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Just finished writing this keynote! See you on the 22nd, #DesMoines.
Free thanks to #IowaHistory but registration required 👇
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Free thanks to #IowaHistory but registration required 👇
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DSM Book Festival Keynote with Alexis Coe
In partnership with the DSM Book Festival, join the State Historical Society of Iowa for a keynote presentation featuring nationally acclaimed author Alexis Coe
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March 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Just finished writing this keynote! See you on the 22nd, #DesMoines.
Free thanks to #IowaHistory but registration required 👇
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Free thanks to #IowaHistory but registration required 👇
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Thursday, Jan. 9, noon CT: catch me in the #IowaHistory 101 series!
"Tom Harkin, Jesse Jackson, and Iowa's Left Wing Politics of the 1980s": how the grassroots, economic populism, and a strong Democratic Party won elections.
Free, just pre-register:
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"Tom Harkin, Jesse Jackson, and Iowa's Left Wing Politics of the 1980s": how the grassroots, economic populism, and a strong Democratic Party won elections.
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Iowa History 101: Tom Harkin, Jesse Jackson, and Iowa's Left Wing Politics of the 1980s
Rediscover Iowa's grassroots organizing and economic populism, from the Farm Crisis to plant closures, and a bygone era of Democratic Party success in the state
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December 31, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Thursday, Jan. 9, noon CT: catch me in the #IowaHistory 101 series!
"Tom Harkin, Jesse Jackson, and Iowa's Left Wing Politics of the 1980s": how the grassroots, economic populism, and a strong Democratic Party won elections.
Free, just pre-register:
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"Tom Harkin, Jesse Jackson, and Iowa's Left Wing Politics of the 1980s": how the grassroots, economic populism, and a strong Democratic Party won elections.
Free, just pre-register:
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If you don't have the right ingredient they would have used, it won't taste the same. #familyrecipes #iowahistory #iowarecipes 3/end
January 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
If you don't have the right ingredient they would have used, it won't taste the same. #familyrecipes #iowahistory #iowarecipes 3/end
My great-grandmother's journals continue to fascinate me. It's July 1940 in Lake City, Iowa; life on the farm is full of family, canning, and sewing. Meanwhile, there's a presidential election on.
#familyhistory #iowahistory #journaling #farmlife
#familyhistory #iowahistory #journaling #farmlife
Emma #161: July 1940
A whole bunch of family in town, lots of canning, Bobbie's baptism
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January 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
My great-grandmother's journals continue to fascinate me. It's July 1940 in Lake City, Iowa; life on the farm is full of family, canning, and sewing. Meanwhile, there's a presidential election on.
#familyhistory #iowahistory #journaling #farmlife
#familyhistory #iowahistory #journaling #farmlife
All my #Iowahistory people: where can I find bankruptcy records from the 1980s? Looking at Johnson County or Cedar county most likely #genealogy #familyhistory #1980sfarmcrisis
December 12, 2024 at 7:48 PM
All my #Iowahistory people: where can I find bankruptcy records from the 1980s? Looking at Johnson County or Cedar county most likely #genealogy #familyhistory #1980sfarmcrisis
For example, when I was growing up the term "sausage" meant pork sausage, not Italian sausage, not polish sausage. It was pork sausage. #familyrecipes #iowahistory #iowarecipes 2/
January 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
For example, when I was growing up the term "sausage" meant pork sausage, not Italian sausage, not polish sausage. It was pork sausage. #familyrecipes #iowahistory #iowarecipes 2/
In my great-grandmother's world it's September 1940, the world is at war, my grandparents are visiting with my 18-month-old mom, and they're all keeping a close eye on the weather in hopes of a good corn crop.
#familyhistory #iowahistory #journaling #substack
#familyhistory #iowahistory #journaling #substack
Emma #163: September 1940
Corn, weather, evangelists, and the Reader's Digest
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February 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
In my great-grandmother's world it's September 1940, the world is at war, my grandparents are visiting with my 18-month-old mom, and they're all keeping a close eye on the weather in hopes of a good corn crop.
#familyhistory #iowahistory #journaling #substack
#familyhistory #iowahistory #journaling #substack
In this week's installment of my great-grandmother's journals, it's April 1941. She's raising chickens, shopping for wallpaper, and making fancy Jello salads. And my grandfather is giving a graduation recital!
#journaling #familyhistory #womenshistory #iowahistory #genealogy #jello #curtisinstitute
#journaling #familyhistory #womenshistory #iowahistory #genealogy #jello #curtisinstitute
Emma #171: April 1941
Wallpaper, Easter, candy, Jello salad, Bob's recital and birthday
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April 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
In this week's installment of my great-grandmother's journals, it's April 1941. She's raising chickens, shopping for wallpaper, and making fancy Jello salads. And my grandfather is giving a graduation recital!
#journaling #familyhistory #womenshistory #iowahistory #genealogy #jello #curtisinstitute
#journaling #familyhistory #womenshistory #iowahistory #genealogy #jello #curtisinstitute
The latest installment in my great-grandmother's journals. It's June 1940, World War II is raging, and the presidential election is heating up. Meanwhile, back on the farm, life goes on. #familyhistory #iowahistory #journaling
Emma #160: June 1940
World War II rages on, lots of strawberries, and the 1940 Republican convention
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January 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The latest installment in my great-grandmother's journals. It's June 1940, World War II is raging, and the presidential election is heating up. Meanwhile, back on the farm, life goes on. #familyhistory #iowahistory #journaling
In this week's installment of my great-grandmother's journals, it's June 1941. A looming war, Charlie Chaplin, living with diabetes, raspberry pie, and the Bread Loaf School of English. #familyhistory #womenshistory #journaling #diabetes #breadloaf #iowahistory
Emma #173: June 1941
War, lots of strawberries, loads of chickens, Tell in pain, and K's summer school
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April 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
In this week's installment of my great-grandmother's journals, it's June 1941. A looming war, Charlie Chaplin, living with diabetes, raspberry pie, and the Bread Loaf School of English. #familyhistory #womenshistory #journaling #diabetes #breadloaf #iowahistory
In this week's installment of my great-grandmother's journals, it's May 1941. War is looming, my grandfather graduates from the Curtis Institute of Music, and I learned about planting popcorn and decorating with feed sacks.
#familyhistory #journaling #womenshistory #iowahistory #genealogy
#familyhistory #journaling #womenshistory #iowahistory #genealogy
Emma #172: May 1941
Bob's graduation, planting popcorn, sewing, and war speeches
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April 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
In this week's installment of my great-grandmother's journals, it's May 1941. War is looming, my grandfather graduates from the Curtis Institute of Music, and I learned about planting popcorn and decorating with feed sacks.
#familyhistory #journaling #womenshistory #iowahistory #genealogy
#familyhistory #journaling #womenshistory #iowahistory #genealogy
This week in #emmasjournal I learned about diabetes diagnosis and treatment à la 1939. My GGM's journals, from 1927 to 1959, are a fascinating insight into daily life. I publish weekly installments with annotations, links, images, and more. #familyhistory #journaling #iowahistory #substack
Emma #153: November 1939
The corn is in, and Emma is diagnosed with diabetes
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December 6, 2024 at 1:00 PM
This week in #emmasjournal I learned about diabetes diagnosis and treatment à la 1939. My GGM's journals, from 1927 to 1959, are a fascinating insight into daily life. I publish weekly installments with annotations, links, images, and more. #familyhistory #journaling #iowahistory #substack
The Hawkeye Who Saved the Iowa-Iowa State Rivalry
Trivia time! The surprising former Hawkeye who sponsored the bill that brought back the annual Iowa-Iowa State football rivalry.
#IowaHawkeyes #CyHawk #CollegeFootball #IowaHistory #HawkeyeHangover
Trivia time! The surprising former Hawkeye who sponsored the bill that brought back the annual Iowa-Iowa State football rivalry.
#IowaHawkeyes #CyHawk #CollegeFootball #IowaHistory #HawkeyeHangover
August 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The Hawkeye Who Saved the Iowa-Iowa State Rivalry
Trivia time! The surprising former Hawkeye who sponsored the bill that brought back the annual Iowa-Iowa State football rivalry.
#IowaHawkeyes #CyHawk #CollegeFootball #IowaHistory #HawkeyeHangover
Trivia time! The surprising former Hawkeye who sponsored the bill that brought back the annual Iowa-Iowa State football rivalry.
#IowaHawkeyes #CyHawk #CollegeFootball #IowaHistory #HawkeyeHangover
A little Iowa basketball history from 1967. 🏀
We recently transferred 16mm film from the Iowa State Tournament when girls played six-on-six: 3 forwards, 3 guards, and half-court basketball.
Six-on-six continued in Iowa through 1993.
#IowaHistory #SixOnSix #GirlsBasketball #FilmTransfer
We recently transferred 16mm film from the Iowa State Tournament when girls played six-on-six: 3 forwards, 3 guards, and half-court basketball.
Six-on-six continued in Iowa through 1993.
#IowaHistory #SixOnSix #GirlsBasketball #FilmTransfer
July 31, 2026 at 4:56 PM
A little Iowa basketball history from 1967. 🏀
We recently transferred 16mm film from the Iowa State Tournament when girls played six-on-six: 3 forwards, 3 guards, and half-court basketball.
Six-on-six continued in Iowa through 1993.
#IowaHistory #SixOnSix #GirlsBasketball #FilmTransfer
We recently transferred 16mm film from the Iowa State Tournament when girls played six-on-six: 3 forwards, 3 guards, and half-court basketball.
Six-on-six continued in Iowa through 1993.
#IowaHistory #SixOnSix #GirlsBasketball #FilmTransfer
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June 15, 2024 at 6:08 PM
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