Articles Tagged: Time Machine

In 1950, Boy Scouts Commissioner Jack Whitaker from Kansas City, Mo., came up with the idea of creating miniature Statues …

OXFORD – A party more than 150 years in the making is coming to Oxford this week. On July 4-6, …

One of the oldest houses in Iowa is in Fayette in northeast Iowa, where it was home to the Kent …

  Visitors to the Iowa Masonic Library and Museums at 813 First Ave. SE walk between two large marble lions …

Although Rock Island passenger trains first came through Oelwein in 1877, the company that earned Oelwein its nickname as the …

Seventy-five years ago today, on June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, …

Did anyone know that David Belgum was a socialist when he was mayor of University Heights, a city of about …

  As we approach the 100th anniversary of the deadly explosion at the Douglas Starch Works in Cedar Rapids, we …

Four men roamed the Midwest in the late 1890s, thieving in Stanwood and Cedar Rapids, changing their names as often …

When we think of steamboats sailing on Iowa rivers, we automatically think of the Mississippi, the Des Moines, the Big …

For those who like round numbers, this fact is comforting: Iowa once had 100 counties. Actually, twice. But only briefly. …

The 125-year-old building at 313 Third Ave. SE was the favored gathering spot for Cedar Rapids artists and performers in …

Linn County Deputy Sheriff William Serbousek had no idea what he was getting into when he pulled over a car …

The new west-side fire station that opened in January 1909 was the first permanent building to be built and owned …

More than 100 years ago, the biggest show in Cedar Rapids was a baseball series between the city’s best Irish …