The official painting of the State Historical Society of Iowa's Historic Sites Bureau!
Notes on Iowa@notesoniowa
American Gothic: On October 30, 1930, Grant Wood’s iconic Iowa painting “American Gothic” went on display for the first time.
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Michael J. Plummer
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Michael J. Plummer
@HistoricSitesIA
Historic Sites Manager, State Historical Society of Iowa. Coordinator, Iowa Local History Network. Podcast-listener. Convenience store gourmand.
West Des Moines, IA Katılım Mart 2020
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Grave of Colonel James Redfield, KIA October 5, 1864. Founder of yonder town. (Redfield, IA)
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Springdale, Iowa was a Quaker community w/strong abolitionist ties. Stopped there last week on a John Brown project & found this unrelated but intriguing grave site. Obit from Muscatine Journal (Dec 1902) via @StateCuratorIA
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@RobSandIA On the way back from Arnolds Park and a meeting at one of our state historic sites, my lunch was a slice of pepperoni and a slice of jalapeño popper. Outstanding.
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Seth Boyes with @DickinsonCoNews has written a great 5-part series about a wayward artifact that, after many years, has returned to one of our historic sites.
Here's part 1. Links at the bottom for parts 2-5. Read 'em all!
dickinsoncountynews.com/news/stolen-hi…
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Happy Juneteenth!
Historical markers are often encountered spontaneously while traveling, creating unexpected and real connections with a place and its history.
For information on the State Historical Society of Iowa's roadside historical markers, go to iowaculture.gov/history/sites/…
Michael Beschloss@BeschlossDC
Texas historical marker on Juneteenth, as of 2014:
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@notesoniowa @KevinMasonCity It’s great! The community did such a good job.
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@HistoricSitesIA @KevinMasonCity The pleasures were ours. That marker setup is a dream.
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Fun day exploring local history with a great group of students. Algona, Emmetsburg, Spencer, and Spirit Lake hosted our wonderful wandering Waldorf Warrior History Club!
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Come be our colleague! This position does important work in a good environment and there are, occasionally, potlucks.
governmentjobs.com/careers/iowa/j…
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@StateCuratorIA @rebeccaallen @Rushthewriter Kinnick, you say? Well even an east coaster like me recognizes that name!
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@rebeccaallen @HistoricSitesIA @Rushthewriter Milburn Electric, 1919, owned by Arletta and George Clarke of Adel, Dallas County, Iowa. Arletta used it into the early 1940s. They had a grandson named Nile Kinnick.
Co. from Toledo, OH. Ad from Hartford Courant, 12/19/1915
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A year ago today I made everyone over age 30 turn to dust.
Ty Rushing@Rushthewriter
Millennials, if you want to feel old, this is an actual exhibit item at the State of Iowa Historical Building.
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In addition to being an interesting place to visit, the Camp Algona POW museum did a great job in making this a true community effort! Lots of people lent their time and resources to give the marker a good home.
Leo E. Landis@StateCuratorIA
A really great historical marker at the Algona, IA airport, site of original camp. Good contextual panels adjacent to it. How is this, @johngmarks? @MwHWG @IowaMuseum @IowaCulture @notesoniowa @WhoToTheWhatNow
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Help us improve the visitor experience at the Abbie Gardner Cabin Site in Arnolds Park, Iowa, by taking this survey: bit.ly/3eWYazY. #IowaCulture #AbbieGardner @UI_History @IAStateHistory @UNIHistoryClub @IAHistoryCenter #Iowa #IowaTourism #TravelIowa
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A good day to be at the shop! Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop, 9/30/22.
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Happy to be in Mason City for the 2022 Preserve Iowa Summit!
Great keynote by @ArchUW’s Kathryn Rogers Merlino. Looking forward to talking and thinking about the built environment.
Also, the food.
#IowaHistory #IowaCulture
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Hey, I know those guys!!!
Congratulations, well deserved!
Midwestern History Association@MwHWG
Congratulations to the winners of the Alice Smith Prize in #PublicHistory, @IowaMuseum for the Iowa Statehood 175 Commemoration Project! @StateCuratorIA and @aklumpp were here to accept. Congratulations! #Iowa175 #iowahistory #MidwestHistory2022 midwesternhistory.com/alice-smith-pr…
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