Side Trails
Modern Conveniences for the Farm Home in 1906
Water, heating, plumbing and earth closets. The good old days?
Source: Iowa History Project
Modern Day Iowa DOT map
See how highways, interstates, roads, and railroads connect the cities of modern day Iowa
Source:
Money and Currency, The Cedar Falls Note
The $1 note of 1858 for the town of Cedar Falls, shows a young woman crossing a stream.
Source: Smithsonian National Museum of American History
http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/numismatics/survivin/108.htm
Monuments on the Statehouse Grounds
Many monuments decorate the Statehouse grounds.
Source: Iowa Official Register 1999-2000
http://publications.iowa.gov/archive/00000135/01/profile/8-5.html
Mormons, 1,400 Miles by Handcart from Iowa City
The Mecca at Salt Lake for converts to the Mormon Church brought over a thousand immigrants to the Iowa City train depot in 1856.
Source: Johnson County IAGenWeb Project, Saturday Postcards, Bob Hibbs
Motor Mill of Elkader, Iowa
This article explains the unique construction of the a mill built around 1855.
Source: Elkader Area Chamber of Commerce
Multiculturalism in Iowa, Part 1
Read Part 1 in of this article about how the issues of civility and multiculturalism are important in Iowa.
Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices of Humanities Iowa
Multiculturalism in Iowa, Part 2
Read Part 2 in of this article about how the issues of civility and multiculturalism are important in Iowa.
Source: Humanities Iowa, KUNI radio, KMA radio and KWIT radio, Voices of Humanities Iowa
Municipal and County Government
Municipal and county government in Iowa’s 949 cities works to create policies, manage city monies, and many other things that serve the community.
Source: Iowa Official Register 1999-2000
http://publications.iowa.gov/archive/00000135/01/local/6-1.html
Muscatine History: The Pearl Button Industry
Read about the pearl button industry of Muscatine, including John Boepple, working in a button factory, and the difference between mussels and clams.
Source: Web site by Washington Elementary School 4th Grade, Jan Hartsock, Instructor, Muscatine, Iowa, 2001
http://www.muscatine.k12.ia.us/was/History/pearlbuttons/contents.htm
Museums of Iowa
Find a museum near your community and experience the cultural heritage of Iowa.
Source: Iowa Museum Association
Music and Mobility
Look around this online exhibition of sheet music with a transportation theme - In My Merry Oldsmobile, In My Flivver Just for Two, and Gasoline.
Source: Smithsonian Collection
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/themes/story_41_1.html
Musser Lumber Company
What is the inside of an 1871 lumber mill like?
Source: Explorations in Iowa History Project, University of Northern Iowa
http://www.uni.edu/iowahist/Social_Economic/PDF_FILES/musser_Lumber_Co.pdf
National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, 1848-1921
Visit the Votes for Women selections from the NAWSA Collection.
Source: Library of Congress, American Memory
National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933
The 1933 National Industrial Recovery Act established fair trade codes and laborers the right to collective bargaining.
Source: OurDocuments.gov, a cooperative effort of National History Day, The National Archives and Records Administration, and USA Freedom Corps
Native Plants of Iowa
This plant database identifies plant species native to Iowa.
Source: Living Roadway Trust Fund of Iowa
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge and Prairie Learning Center
Over 5,000 acres of tallgrass prairie and native wildlife is located near Prairie City at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge and Prairie Learning Center.
Source: Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge and Prairie Learning Center
Nile Kinnick, Iowa's Legendary Football Player
Phi Beta Kappa law student Nile Kinnick of the University of Iowa ran, passed and kicked his way to the 1939 Heisman trophy.
Source: Johnson County IAGenWeb Project, Saturday Postcards, Bob Hibbs
NPR Grant Wood
Listen to audio recording of Grant Wood's sister describing her famous artist brother and the story behind American Gothic
Source: NPR
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/woi/local-woi-578523.mp3
NPR Karl King
Listen to an audio recording of Karl King and other discuss King's music and impact of his work and hear his most well known piece..
Source: NPR
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/woi/local-woi-621277.mp3
Ola Babcock Miller
Ola Babcock Miller is known as the ‘mother’ of the Iowa Highway Patrol.
Source: Iowa Official Register 1999-2000
http://publications.iowa.gov/archive/00000135/01/executive/1-9.html
Old Iowa Capitol History
Read more about the history of the Old Capitol in Iowa City.
Source: University of Iowa
Old Iowa Capitol Tour
Take a virtual tour of the Old Capitol building in Iowa City.
Source: University of Iowa
Old Iowa Capitol: Fire, Recovery, and Restoration
Find out about the recovery and rebuilding of the old Iowa Capitol building following the 2001 fire.
Source: University of Iowa
Old Lead Region Historical Society
The Old Lead Region Historical Society is all about the United States Lead Mines of the Upper Mississippi River.
Source: Old Lead Region Historical Society
Oleg Timofeyev, Russian Jewish Guitarist
Originally from Moscow, Oleg Timofeyev performs music on lute and guitar from his musical Jewish and Gypsy heritage.
Source: Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Roots
One-Room School House, Ida County
Ida County students and teachers take a step back in time when they experience the one-room country school.
Source: Ida County Historical Society
One-Room Schoolhouse Memories
What would it have been like to go to a one-room school? Read what people remember about their experiences!
Source: University of Northern Iowa Museums and Collections
One-Room Schoolhouse Museums in Iowa
Are there still one-room school houses in Iowa? Check to see if there is one in your area.
Source: University of Northern Iowa Museums and Collections
One-Room Schoolhouse, Marshall Center School
Find out more about the history of a one-room school house in Iowa, the Marshall Center School.
Source: UNI Museums and Collections
Opera House Program, Cedar Rapids
See Variety Stage Playbills and Programs of Greene's Opera House in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1890.
Source: Library of Congress, American Memory
Origin and Naming of Iowa Counties
How did your county get its name?
Source: Iowa Official Register 1999-2000
http://publications.iowa.gov/archive/00000135/01/history/7-5.pdf
Origins of the Amana Colonies
The Iowa Amana Colony was established by a religious group known as the Community of True Inspiration.
Source: Partnership of National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, Amana Colonies Convention and Visitors Bureau, Amana Heritage Society, Iowa State Historic Preservation Office, National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers
Origins of the Interstate Highway System
Find out about Iowa's role in the origins of the interstate highway system.
Source: US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
Orphan Train: An IAGenWeb Special Project
From 1853-1929 a mass migration of approximately 300,000 orphan children was in progress all across America.
Source: Orphan Train: An IAGenWeb Special Project
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