Side Trails

• Geoarchaeology in Iowa

  Research conducted at the interface of archaeology and the earth sciences is referred to as geoarchaeology.

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

  http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/geo/geo.htm

• Geoarchaeology Methods

  What archaeology methods of discovery would a geoarchaeologist in Iowa use?

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

  http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/geo/methods.htm

• Geodes, a Look at Iowa's State Rock

  Iowa geodes' sparkling interiors contain some of the most beautiful crystals found in the Midwest.

  Source: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

  http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/Browse/geodes/geodes.htm

• Geologic Sources of Historic Stone Architecture in Iowa

  Iowa's rich variety of rock resources used for construction is well displayed in early architecture in our state.

  Source: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

  http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/Browse/buildngs/buildngs.htm

• Geology of Iowa, Iowa's Earth History Shaped by Natural Forces

  In the geologic history of Iowa, the state's earth history has been shaped by ice, wind, rivers, and ancient seas.

  Source: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

  http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/Browse/geoiowa/geoiowa.htm

• George Battle, Battle's Bar-B-Q

  George Battle, originally from Texas, makes some of the best barbecue in Iowa.

  Source: Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Roots

  http://www.iowaartscouncil.org/programs/folk-and-traditional-arts/iowa-roots/season-two/george-battle.shtml

• George Washington Carver

  Who was George Washington Carver and what was his legacy?

  Source: Iowa State University, George Washington Carver All-University Celebration

  http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/gwc/bio.html

• George Washington Carver National Monument

  Explore the official homepage of the George Washington Carver National Monument.

  Source: National Park Service

  http://www.nps.gov/gwca/expanded/index.htm

• George Washington Carver, Scientist 1864?-1943

  George Washington Carver, the child of slaves, wasn't born in Iowa, but it was Iowa's educational climate that allowed him to bloom.

  Source: Des Moines Register Extras, Famous Iowans

  http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/FAMOUSIOWANS/41217009

• German American Heritage Center

  The German American Heritage Center in Davenport preserves the heritage of German-speaking ancestors.

  Source: German American Heritage Center in Davenport

  http://gahc.org/

• German Immigrants

  Millions of Germans emigrated to Amerika and many settled in Iowa.

  Source: Traces.org

  http://www.traces.org/germanimmigrants.html

• German-American Immigrant Experience in 1880s

  Mrs. Spies, a German-American, tells of her experience as an immigrant in the 1880s.

  Source: Emmetsburg Democrat, Thursday, October 5, 1944, Palo Alto Co, Iowa USGenWeb Project

  http://www.celticcousins.net/paloalto/immigrantview.htm

• Girls intramural

  There have always been girls with the love for sports. Check out these girls playing intramural sports.

  Source: ISU Special Collections

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/isuspecialcollections/2274599787/in/set-72157603937376089/

• Glacial Age Floods

  Between 20,000 and 9,500 years ago, the Mississippi River valley experienced glacial meltwater, outwash sediment, and giant floods.

  Source: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

  http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/Browse/glacflds/glacflds.htm

• Glacial Boulders in Iowa

  Glacial boulders are stones or boulders that have been carried by a glacier and then left stranded by melting ice.

  Source: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

  http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/Browse/boulders/boulders.htm

• Glacial Landmarks Trail, Iowa's Heritage of Ice

  Landforms of glacial origin in Iowa are found in the lake district, in the northwestern part of the state.

  Source: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

  http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/Browse/glatrail/glatrail.htm

• Glenwood People

  The Glenwood people lived along the Missouri River.

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

  http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/learn/prehistoric/glenwood.htm

• Glenwood Pottery Timeline

  This timeline shows change through time in Glenwood ceramics.

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

  http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/learn/prehistoric/glenwoodtimeline.htm

• Good Farming, Clear Thinking, Right Living by Laura Sayre

  Laura Sayre wrote, The Wallaces of Iowa may have done more than any other single family to shape the nature of agriculture in the United States.

  Source: New Farm

  http://www.newfarm.org/features/0904/wallacecenter/bio.shtml

• Gordon Kellenberger, Amana Arts Guild

  Gordon Kellenberger has devoted himself to the preservation of the Amana Colonies’ cultural heritage.

  Source: Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Roots

  http://www.iowaartscouncil.org/programs/folk-and-traditional-arts/iowa-roots/season-two/gordon-kellenberger.shtml

• Grant Wood , The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, 1931

  Grant Wood's The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere is part of the permanent collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art

  http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/viewOne.asp?dep=21&viewmode=0&item=50.117

• Great Oasis Culture

  The Great Oasis culture extended across southwestern Minnesota, northeastern Nebraska, southeast and central South Dakota and northwest and central Iowa.

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

  http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/learn/prehistoric/great.htm

• Great River Road of Northeastern Iowa

  Travel across northeastern Iowa on the Great River Road through Marquette: Effigy Mounds National Monument, McGregor, Guttenberg, Dubuque, St. Donatus, Bellevue, and Sabula.

  Source: Road Trip USA, an Avalon Travel Publishing series

  http://www.roadtripusa.com/routes/greatriver/iowa/iowa.html

• Grenville Dodge

  Grenville Dodge was a famous railroad builder who helped build over sixty thousand miles of railroad track.

  Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices of Humanities Iowa

  http://www.uiowa.edu/~humiowa/gdodge.html

• Grotto of the Redemption

  Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend has been placed on the National Register of Historical Places and has been described as a Miracle in Stone.

  Source: Grotto of the Redemption

  http://www.westbendgrotto.com/history.htm

• Growth of the Iowa Railroad Network: 1865 to 1895

  Here are five Iowa maps about the development of railroading in Iowa.

  Source: Explorations in Iowa History Project, University of Northern Iowa

  http://www.uni.edu/iowahist/Social_Economic/PDF_FILES/RailroadGrowth.pdf

• Growth of the Iowa Railroad Network: 1867 to 1895

  This article provides a general idea of the Iowa Railroad Network.

  Source: Explorations in Iowa History Project, University of Northern Iowa

  http://www.uni.edu/iowahist/Social_Economic/Growth_IARR/iowa_railroad_network.htm

• Guides for Welcoming New Iowans

  These guides help citizens and communities welcome new Iowans by building respect and tolerance for immigrant and refugee newcomers.

  Source: University of Northern Iowa, Iowa Center for Immigrant Leadership and Integration

  http://www.newiowans.com/

• Guy Drollinger, Fiddler

  Music making is a way of life and his whole life for Guy Drollinger, who grew up in Iowa City.

  Source: Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Roots

  http://www.iowaartscouncil.org/programs/folk-and-traditional-arts/iowa-roots/season-two/guy-drollinger.shtml

• H1N1 "Swine" Flu in the Headlines

  Watch a video timeline chronicling the 2009 H1N1 flu speading around the world.

  Source: Iowa Journal

  http://www.iptv.org/video/detail.cfm/3747/tij_20090507_226_clip

• Hamlin Garland, Writer, 1860-1940

  Farm boy Pulitzer Prize winner Hamlin Garland grew up to be the dean of American letters, telling the stories of prairie pioneers.

  Source: Des Moines Register Extras, Famous Iowans

  http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/FAMOUSIOWANS/41225006/1001/NEWS

• Hanni Sondheimer Vogelweid, Polish Jewish Refugee

  Listen to Hanni Sondheimer Vogelweid as she describes the circumstances that began her long journey from Lithuania to Comanche, Iowa.

  Source: United States National Holocaust Memorial Museum

  http://www.ushmm.org/lcmedia/viewer/wlc/testimony.php?RefId=HVF1058F

• Harley Refsal, Norwegian Wood Carver

  Harley Refsal is a wood carver who grew up on a farm settled by his Norwegian immigrant grandparents.

  Source: Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Roots

  http://www.iowaartscouncil.org/programs/folk-and-traditional-arts/iowa-roots/season-two/harley-refsal.shtml

• Harriet Robinson: Lowell Mill Girls

  In her autobiography, Harriet Hanson Robinson tells of her earlier life as factory worker (from the age of 10) in a textile mill.

  Source: Modern History Sourcebook

  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/robinson-lowell.html

• Harvesting Soybeans

  Get a close-up view of this combine as it harvests soybeans.

  Source: Virginia Cooperative Extension

  http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualfarm/wheat/wheat_vr.html