Kitchen Table Stories: Family Tales Hooking You Into History
There are many things that can hook us into many different facets of historical interest? Do you have one? If so, please share! I love to hear from you folks!
Help! The Need for Volunteers in Historical Organizations
A while back, I worked with an organization in Clinton, Iowa called the Catholic Historical Center. They are dedicated to the preservation of the remaining original Catholic Churches of Clinton, as well as the preservation of the history of Catholicism in Clinton County. At the first meeting that I attended, I met their …
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Unsung Heroes: Small-Town Museums and County Historical Associations
Very recently, I wrote a blog about an original section of the Lincoln Highway in Clinton County, Iowa. One of my readers had a question about it, so I told them that I would get in touch with the Lincoln Highway Association and get an answer. I wrote them an e-mail introducing myself …
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The Same War, But Different: The Civil War in the Dakota Territories
Mostly when we think about the American Civil War, we think about a man who lives in one of the Northern states marching south and fighting gigantic battles against a raging Confederate army. While this was the case for thousands of young soldiers, there were battles fought against other adversaries on different fronts, as …
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The American Civil War – A Conflict for the Ages
Recently, I was having a conversation about World War II with my children. As the discussion progressed, I told them that it was important for them to learn about that time in history, because those things should never be forgotten. I told them that they needed to remember and carry that knowledge forward into …
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Should the Old Bridge Go?
Should we keep the bridge or not? The Clinton County Lincoln Highway faces a tough choice in historical preservation.
Dark Winter’s Past: The Unfortunate End of Singleton Gardiner
This past weekend, the Midwest faced down Winter Storm Jupiter, what was promised to deliver a whole lot of nastiness. Thankfully, here in eastern Iowa it turned out to not be too awfully bad, but still bad enough to cause a lot of people to fall on icy sidewalks and streets and go to …
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History is Happening All Around Us
During the past week, I’ve had to spend a good amount of my time at the University of Iowa Hospital Complex. I’ve you’ve never been there, it’s quite the place. First off, it’s huge. The main building is eight stories tall, with the newly-constructed Stead Family Pediatric Hospital even taller than that. The complex …
Why Bad Events Can Lead to Good Things
. Hello, all. I wanted to write something really cool about the end of the year. Something all meaningful that will make you look back on 2016 and say, “Wow! I feel really good about life. I’m going to go out and wave the preservationist banner and save some stuff!” Unfortunately for me, 2016 …
Gone Forever – Our Disappearing History
Everyday our history erodes away a little more. What are you going to do about it?