See close-ups inside the touchstones of Iowa history in “Historic Buildings of Iowa,” streaming online and on TV on Iowa PBS on Monday, Nov. 29.
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Elijah Decious History Nov. 26, 2021 8:29 pm
See close-ups inside the touchstones of Iowa history in “Historic Buildings of Iowa,” streaming online and on TV on Iowa PBS on Monday, Nov. 29.
By Tara Templeman, - The History Center History Nov. 23, 2021 6:00 am
Marion man delivered Massachusetts bird in 1949
By Joe Coffey, - The History Center History Nov. 23, 2021 6:00 am
Inventions changed how people lived, traveled, communicated
Michaela Ramm History Nov. 19, 2021 6:00 am
A nonprofit has formed to restore and preserve a two-story schoolhouse and auditorium built in 1899 in the unincorporated community of Sharon Center in southwest Johnson County.
Diane Fannon-Langton History Nov. 16, 2021 6:00 am
Two men — an immigrant and a dentist — provided 30 years of free Thanksgiving dinners in Cedar Rapids
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History Nov. 9, 2021 9:27 am
At a time when Blacks were not welcome in Midwest hotels, James Weldon Johnson was welcomed into the Van Vechten Shaffer home in Cedar Rapids.
Religion & Belief Nov. 7, 2021 10:58 am
Thanks to a $70,000 matching grant, the church will soon undergo a large-scale restoration project that will allow its food pantry to expand.
History Nov. 2, 2021 6:00 am
The owner of a Cedar Rapids office supply store saved a steam locomotive from the scrap yard and brought it to Cedar Rapids.
History Nov. 1, 2021 10:23 am
Twenty years after a fire destroyed the dome of the University of Iowa’s Old Capitol, the UI now is preparing to redo “failing” gilding on the dome at an estimated cost of $480,000.
By Joe Coffey - The History Center
History Oct. 26, 2021 6:00 am
Cedar Rapids furriers offered cold storage during the summer
History Oct. 19, 2021 6:00 am
Famous for his cloud paintings, he moved indoors
Crime and Courts Oct. 5, 2021 3:12 pm
The homicide case will be closed with no prosecution because suspect George Smith died in 2013 at the age of 94, police said.
History Oct. 12, 2021 1:33 pm
The Capitol Theater opened in 1928, but six months later the lettering on its sign was changed to Paramount.