Video Artifacts

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	Title	Year
	Frontier Education      Frontier education included simple reading, ...	1800's
	Interior of Settler Cabins      Harsh conditions in the pioneer cabin made ...	1800's
	Iowans Help Abolitionist John Brown      In the early to mid-1800s the famous abolitionist, ...	Early to Mid 1800's
	Iowan's Views of Slavery      In the 1800s Iowans did not favor slavery ...	1800's
	Pioneer Children      Life on the frontier in the 1800s was lonely ...	1800's
	Pioneer Women      The pioneer woman had many responsibilities ...	1800's
	Prairie Fires on the Frontier      In the 1800s prairie fires were common occurrences. ...	1800's
	Sickness and Death on the Frontier      A re-enactment of a mother reporting the ...	1800's
	Steamboat Accidents      Steamboat travel in the 1800s could be very ...	Early to Late 1800's
	Steamboats Carry Supplies      The cargo carried by steamboats or "steamers" ...	Early to Late 1800's
	Steamboats Travel Inland Rivers of Iowa      Before the railroad arrived, steamboats ...	Early to Late 1800's
	Massacre at Spirit Lake	1854
	Orphan Train      The story of the Orphan Train, a movement ...	1854-1929
	Steam Train      Travel by steam train in the mid- to late- ...	Mid to Late 1800's
	Amana Colonies are Established      In the 1850s the Inspirationists moved to ...	1855--present
	Life in the Amana Colonies      The Inspirationalists established six villages ...	1855--present
	Grenville Dodge Builds Railroads      Iowan Grenville Dodge helped railroads develop ...	1856
	Mesquakies Return to Iowa      Mesquakie Indians bought back some of their ...	1856
	Railroad Tracks Across Iowa      Railroad tracks were laid from Council Bluffs ...	1856
	Civil War Begins      The election of Abraham Lincoln, who promised ...	1860
	Davenport Germans Maintained Tradition      Many Germans who settled in the Davenport ...	1860's-present
	Log Cabins      In the mid 1800s settlers in parts of Iowa ...	Mid 1800's
	Sod Houses      In the mid 1800s settlers in parts of Iowa ...	Mid 1800's
	Steamboats      Steamboats were important forms of transportation ...	1800's
	The Amish      The Amish came to America in the 1700s. ...	1840-present