Visitors to the Iowa Masonic Library and Museums at 813 First Ave. SE walk between two large marble lions …
Articles Tagged: Time Machine
History Jun. 8, 2019 4:28 pm2330d ago
Although Rock Island passenger trains first came through Oelwein in 1877, the company that earned Oelwein its nickname as the …
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News Jun. 6, 2019 1:04 pm2332d ago
Seventy-five years ago today, on June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, …
Community Jun. 2, 2019 10:03 am2336d ago
Did anyone know that David Belgum was a socialist when he was mayor of University Heights, a city of about …
Living May. 18, 2019 11:41 am2351d ago
As we approach the 100th anniversary of the deadly explosion at the Douglas Starch Works in Cedar Rapids, we …
Living May. 11, 2019 9:29 am2358d ago
Four men roamed the Midwest in the late 1890s, thieving in Stanwood and Cedar Rapids, changing their names as often …
History May. 4, 2019 9:30 am2365d ago
When we think of steamboats sailing on Iowa rivers, we automatically think of the Mississippi, the Des Moines, the Big …
History Jan. 6, 2020 12:16 pm2118d ago
For those who like round numbers, this fact is comforting: Iowa once had 100 counties. Actually, twice. But only briefly. …
History Apr. 22, 2019 9:56 am2377d ago
The 125-year-old building at 313 Third Ave. SE was the favored gathering spot for Cedar Rapids artists and performers in …
News Apr. 22, 2019 10:15 am2377d ago
Linn County Deputy Sheriff William Serbousek had no idea what he was getting into when he pulled over a car …
History Apr. 22, 2019 10:25 am2377d ago
The new west-side fire station that opened in January 1909 was the first permanent building to be built and owned …
Community Mar. 16, 2019 10:39 pm2413d ago
More than 100 years ago, the biggest show in Cedar Rapids was a baseball series between the city’s best Irish …
History Mar. 10, 2019 2:15 pm2420d ago
Jacob Hardacre was a quiet, unassuming and well-liked man who amassed a fortune as a farmer and whose name, over …
History Mar. 6, 2019 2:42 pm2424d ago
The people who lived near Brush Creek in northeast Iowa knew it was a beautiful area, with a cold-water stream …
History Feb. 16, 2019 9:00 am2442d ago
Nina Gomer – who would grow up in Cedar Rapids and marry one of the most prominent black leaders of …

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