Margaret Lucile Granger was the middle child in the home of Earl and Dora Granger of Marion. Her father indulged …
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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 …
One of the premier arts venues in Marion started its 123-year-old life as a hardware store. It all started when …
The first commercial passenger airline service in Cedar Rapids began July 17, 1936. Along with the celebration of the service …
Maurice S. Sheehy – friend of presidents and football coaches, beloved parish priest and Vatican insider, best-selling author and world …
From 1950 to 1952, as the United States ramped up military spending for the Korean War and President Harry Truman …
When Army Col. George Frederick Ney Dailey was assigned to the University of Iowa’s Department of Military Science and Tactics …
In 1953, there were two places in the country where wooden bowling pins could be reconditioned and repaired. One was …
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