Articles Tagged: History Happenings

But Pat Mason’s 1950 high school graduation threw her a curve ball

History Center programs convene at restaurants, serving up history of the area with the food.

Iowa BIG students create virtual tours

Woman and Home was printed from 1888 to 1947 in Norwegian, Danish, Swedish.

2 Cedar Rapids women took stands for policy changes

They stopped in neighborhoods from 1952 to 1983

Longtime educator said hearing a Wagner concert on the radio set his life’s course

Effort to build flood protection along the Cedar led to legal fight in early 1900s

Author Peter D. Looney described the pool at the city’s first YMCA, at First Avenue and First Street: “The marble swimming pool was beautiful, but the water temperature was notoriously frigid due to its source -- the Cedar River flowing past its back door.”

Oak Hill Cemetery in Cedar Rapids tells our shared stories.

History Happenings: Father Kallistratos Glavas was aboard a sinking ship in the Atlantic in 1915 and gained widespread acclain for calming and praying with panicked passengers as they awaited rescue.

When a theater is dark, a lone light is set on a stand downstage and left shining. Known as the …

History Happenings: A 200-pound howitzer brought home to Cedar Rapids by Union veterans after the Civil War has disappeared and reappeared over the years.

After months of debate, Cedar Rapidians voted to have the city buy and operate the privately owned waterworks company. The proposal followed complaints about water quality and water bills higher than in other Iowa cities.

Women’s clothing went through an interesting transition in the 1890s. Big changes took place in how the clothes were made, bought and worn.