Side Trails

• Orville and Wilbur Wright, Inventors (Orville Wright 1878-1948)

  A toy owned by two boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright, living in Cedar Rapids, led to an invention that changed the world.

  Source: Des Moines Register Extras, Famous Iowans

  http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/FAMOUSIOWANS/41217027

• Outstanding Iowa Women

  Many outstanding women have helped shape Iowa, and many strong female leaders continue to contribute their talents and skills to the state's growth.

  Source: Iowa Women's Hall of Fame

  http://publications.iowa.gov/archive/00000135/01/profile/8-17.html

• Park Inn Hotel, Frank Lloyd Wright

  Find out about the Park Inn Hotel in Mason City that was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

  Source: National Trust for Historic Preservation

  http://www.wrightiniowa.com

• Patricia Civitate, Italian Cultural Director

  Patricia Civitate is the director of the Italian Center, which was established in 1981 to foster pride in, and an awareness of Italian culture.

  Source: Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Roots

  http://www.iowaartscouncil.org/programs/folk-and-traditional-arts/iowa-roots/season-one/patricia-civitate.shtml

• Pearls of the Midwest

  Who was John Beopple? Find out how Muscatine became the Pearl Button Capital of the World.

  Source: The Field Museum, Chicago

  http://www.fieldmuseum.org/pearls/midwest.html

• Pella Opera House

  The Pella Opera House has been described as 'one of the most beautiful little opera house theaters in Iowa.'

  Source: Pella Opera House

  http://www.pellaoperahouse.org/about.asp?service=History+of+the+Pella+Opera+House

• Penny Postcards from Iowa

  Take a look at these old Penny Postcards that cost 1 cent to mail. Click on your county!

  Source: A USGenWeb Archives Web Site

  http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/ppcs-ia.html

• Phebe Sudlow Biography

  Read more about Phebe Sudlow, 'Iowa's First Lady of Education.'

  Source: Quad City Memory

  http://www.qcmemory.org/Default.aspx?PageId=238&nt=207&nt2=229

• Phebe Sudlow Sculpture

  Artist Chris Bennet created this sculpture in honor of Phebe Sudlow and is located at Sudlow Middle School in Davenport.

  Source: Public Works of Art in the Quad Cities

  http://www.wiu.edu/art/public_art/html/sudlow.html

• Phebe Sudlow, University of Iowa

  Find out more about how Phebe Sudlow influenced education at the University of Iowa.

  Source: University of Iowa Library

  http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/Bai/gerber.htm

• Pine Creek Grist Mill

  Not all mills saw lumber. The Pine Creek Grist Mill in southeast Iowa is another kind of mill.

  Source: Friends of Pine Creek Grist Mill, Wildcat Den State Park, Muscatine

  http://www.pinecreekgristmill.com

• Pioneer Clothing

  Read the memoirs of northwest Iowa pioneers about the clothing they wore.

  Source: The Irish in Iowa Web site, Pioneer Life in Palo Alto County, from the Iowa Journal of History and Politics Volume 46 Issue 2 April 1948

  http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/pioneerclothing.htm

• Pioneer Currency Problems

  Pioneers faced money problems from a lack of coins and paper money in circulation.

  Source: Johnson County IAGenWeb Project, Saturday Postcards, Bob Hibbs

  http://iagenweb.org/johnson/Postcard32.htm

• Pioneer Farming: Life in a Log Home

  Living in a log cabin, preparing meals, housekeeping, and farming made life busy for Iowa's pioneer farmers.

  Source: Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area, Photos used by permission from the State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City

  http://www.campsilos.org/mod2/teachers/r3.shtml

• Pioneer Field Trip Recipes

  Homemade soap, homemade ice cream, pioneer stew. Here are some authentic recipes for pioneer life.

  Source: Silos and Smokestacks, Country Heritage Community Field Trip Guide

  http://www.silosandsmokestacks.org/resources/FieldTripGuide/Clayton/pioneer_recipes.htm

• Pioneer Games by Jenny B.

  What kind of games did pioneer children play? Jenny B. from Illinois posted her report online to share with other students.

  Source: Prairie School, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Jenny B.

  http://www.prairie.district96.k12.il.us/Museum/games.html

• Pioneer Quest

  Tim and Deanna Treadway lived the life of 1875 by building a homestead just like our pioneer forefathers.

  Source: Pioneer Quest

  http://www.pioneerquest.ca

• Plum Grove

  Plum Grove is an historic farm from the 1800s that has been reconstructed.

  Source: Office of the State Archaeologist at the University of Iowa

  http://www.uiowa.edu/~plumgrov/

• Poem: A Sound in the Night

  Listen to Ted Kooser's poem, A Sound in the Night, about an electric fence. Read by KUNI's Michael Carey.

  Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices from the Prairie, Michael Carey reads a poem by an Iowa writer, http://www.kuniradio.org/kuvoicesprairie.html

  http://mm1.uni.edu:8080/ramgen/1/kunirm/vfp050507.rm

• Poem: Around Us

  Listen to Marvin Bell's poem, Around Us, about a need for nature conservation. Read by KUNI's Michael Carey.

  Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices from the Prairie, Michael Carey reads a poem by an Iowa writer, http://www.kuniradio.org/audio_vault.htm

  http://mm1.uni.edu:8080/ramgen/1/kunirm/vfp040904.rm

• Poem: Crickets

  Listen to KUNI's Michael Carey's poem, Crickets.

  Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices from the Prairie, Michael Carey reads a poem by an Iowa writer, http://www.kuniradio.org/audio_vault.htm

  http://mm1.uni.edu:8080/ramgen/1/kunirm/vfp041218.rm

• Poem: Each May They Wade Spirit Lake at Mini-Waken

  Listen to Robert Tremmel's poem, Each May They Wade Spirit Lake at Mini-Waken about fishing. Read by KUNI's Michael Carey.

  Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices from the Prairie, Michael Carey reads a poem by an Iowa writer, http://www.kuniradio.org/audio_vault.htm

  http://mm1.uni.edu:8080/ramgen/1/kunirm/vfp040515.rm

• Poem: First Frost

  Listen to a Jeanne Emmons poem, First Frost read by KUNI's Michael Carey.

  Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices from the Prairie, Michael Carey reads a poem by an Iowa writer, http://www.kuniradio.org/audio_vault.htm

  http://mm1.uni.edu:8080/ramgen/1/kunirm/vfp040529.rm

• Poem: Late Winter

  Listen to Carol Gilbertson's, Late Winter. Read by KUNI's Michael Carey.

  Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices from the Prairie, Michael Carey reads a poem by an Iowa writer, http://www.kuniradio.org/audio_vault.htm

  http://mm1.uni.edu:8080/ramgen/1/kunirm/vfp040717.rm

• Poem: Out Here

  Listen to Keith Ratzlaff's poem, Out Here, about living in rural Iowa. Read by KUNI's Michael Carey.

  Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices from the Prairie, Michael Carey reads a poem by an Iowa writer, http://www.kuniradio.org/audio_vault.htm

  http://mm1.uni.edu:8080/ramgen/1/kunirm/vfp041002.rm

• Poem: Snow

  Listen to the Carl Dennis poem, Snow. Read by KUNI's Michael Carey.

  Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices from the Prairie, Michael Carey reads a poem by an Iowa writer, http://www.kuniradio.org/kuvoicesprairie.html

  http://mm1.uni.edu:8080/ramgen/1/kunirm/vfp050402.rm

• Poem: Stinger

  Listen to Charlie Langton's poem, Stinger, about making apple cider. Read by KUNI's Michael Carey.

  Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices from the Prairie, Michael Carey reads a poem by an Iowa writer, http://www.kuniradio.org/audio_vault.htm

  http://mm1.uni.edu:8080/ramgen/1/kunirm/vfp040828.rm

• Poem: The Grain Elevator Explosion

  Listen to Keith Ratzlaff's, The Grain Elevator Explosion. Read by KUNI's Michael Carey.

  Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices from the Prairie, Michael Carey reads a poem by an Iowa writer, http://www.kuniradio.org/kuvoicesprairie.html

  http://mm1.uni.edu:8080/ramgen/1/kunirm/vfp050115.rm

• Poem: The Owl

  Listen to John Logan's poem, The Owl. Read by KUNI's Michael Carey.

  Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices from the Prairie, Michael Carey reads a poem by an Iowa writer, http://www.kuniradio.org/audio_vault.htm

  http://mm1.uni.edu:8080/ramgen/1/kunirm/vfp040918.rm

• Poem: This Is

  Listen to Jan Weissmiller's poem, This Is, about an owl perched near a window. Read by KUNI's Michael Carey.

  Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices from the Prairie, Michael Carey reads a poem by an Iowa writer, http://www.kuniradio.org/audio_vault.htm

  http://mm1.uni.edu:8080/ramgen/1/kunirm/vfp040925.rm

• Poem: Usual Magic

  Listen to Debra Marquart's poem, Usual Magic, about a rooster she knew. Read by KUNI's Michael Carey.

  Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices from the Prairie, Michael Carey reads a poem by an Iowa writer, http://www.kuniradio.org/kuvoicesprairie.html

  http://mm1.uni.edu:8080/ramgen/1/kunirm/VFP050716.rm

• Poem: Vietnam War Memorial, Night

  Listen to Robert Schultz's poem, Vietnam War Memorial, Night. Read by Michael Carey.

  Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices from the Prairie, Michael Carey reads a poem by an Iowa writer, http://www.kuniradio.org/kuvoicesprairie.html

  http://mm1.uni.edu:8080/ramgen/1/kunirm/vfp050122.rm

• Poem: Walking the Gull Point Nature Trail

  Listen to KUNI's Michael Carey as he reads his poem, Walking the Gull Point Nature Trail.

  Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices from the Prairie, Michael Carey reads a poem by an Iowa writer, http://www.kuniradio.org/audio_vault.htm

  http://mm1.uni.edu:8080/ramgen/1/kunirm/vfp041106.rm

• Poem: Where Did They Go & Choreman

  Listen to two poems by James Hearst, Where Did They Go and Choreman. Read by KUNI's Michael Carey.

  Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices from the Prairie, Michael Carey reads a poem by an Iowa writer, http://www.kuniradio.org/audio_vault.htm

  http://mm1.uni.edu:8080/ramgen/1/kunirm/vfp040703.rm

• Poetry of the Open Road

  Walt Whitman wrote, in Song of the Open Road, Oh public road...You express me better than I express myself.

  Source: US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration

  http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/summer96/p96su20.htm