Rosie and Jim Brislawn opened a roller skating rink in Prairieburg in the early 1950s. It was built on the …
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Total solar eclipses happen almost every year, but the shadows often fall on the ocean or less populated areas of …
Jane Boyd, a ‘modern saint” who left her mark on Cedar Rapids and on the lives of countless women and …
Tomas G. Masaryk – the first president of Czechoslovakia – and his family had a long, personal connection to Cedar …
A widely traveled business man in 1887 described Cedar Rapids this way: ‘There is a freshness, a vivacity, a newness …
Stories swirl around the Black Angel in Iowa City’s Oakland Cemetery, most of them based more in fantasy than fact. …
Margaret Lucile Granger was the middle child in the home of Earl and Dora Granger of Marion. Her father indulged …
John J. Mead was distribution superintendent for the Cedar Rapids Gas Light Co. in 1913 when he decided to build …
Iowa’s early settlers often celebrated Independence Day with fireworks. Marion’s 1865 festivities included a picnic, speakers, war dances by local …
Bits of information about famous people were as popular in the 1890s as they are now. An item about Antonin …
The tiny building at 416 Third St. SE in downtown Cedar Rapids has survived the urban renewal and development that …
The story of Cedar Rapids’ connection to a gold mine in Keystone, S.D., begins with two people: Dr. Charles F. …
Editor’s note: This is a continuing series of Eastern Iowa sports history ‘Time Machine’ articles. Mark Dukes worked at The …
The palatial mansion of George Washington Matsell overlooked the Wapsipinicon River for more than a century. Matsell, a large, amiable …
‘Pageantry, music, color and beauty will blend into a harmonious backdrop for the formal launching of the new municipal swimming …
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