Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

McGuire Brothers Take Bullets Somewhere In France: Iowa History

One of three sons of Mr. and Mrs. A.O. McGuire, Jesse McGuire gave a detailed account of the battle that sent him to an American Red Cross Hospital “somewhere in France.”

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 13 May 2017

McGuire Brothers Take Bullets Somewhere In France: Iowa History

“Aunt Becky” Young Disregards Authority for Her Boys

“I never had a rude word from a soldier in my life. I’ve met rebuffs from steamboat captains and paymasters and that kind of fish, but never from one of the boys!” Aunt Becky Young told a reporter with the Chicago Tribune in 1888.

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 6 May 2017

“Aunt Becky” Young Disregards Authority for Her Boys

Clayton Folkerts: Iowa's Amazing Airplane Designer and Builder Wins National Honors

A good percentage of the 293 people living in Bristow, Iowa, in 1936 gathered at the Opera House on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The Mason City Globe Gazette covered the event honoring a hometown native son. Clayton Folkerts had just returned from several national air races where his plane, “Folkerts’ Special

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 29 Apr 2017

Clayton Folkerts: Iowa's Amazing Airplane Designer and Builder Wins National Honors

Former Iowa Governor Grabs Headlines With His Horse In Washington

When former Iowa governor Leslie Shaw was chosen by President Theodore Roosevelt as his secretary of the treasury in 1902, Iowans were prepared to see his name in the national headlines. He grabbed headlines, but not always because of his actions as the treasury department head.

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 22 Apr 2017

Former Iowa Governor Grabs Headlines With His Horse In Washington

Iowans Lost At Sea In 1875 Disaster

Survivors described the cries and shrieks of dying passengers as “heart-rending.” And one recalled the last voice he heard was that of a “little child in a cabin.”

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 15 Apr 2017

Early 20th Century Railroad Promoter Disappoints Northeast Iowans

Railroad man S.G. Durant once said the conveniences at a Georgia prison “outdo services at many good hotels” in the country. He knew that first-hand. He had been a prisoner there. His story:

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 8 Apr 2017

Early 20th Century Railroad Promoter Disappoints Northeast Iowans

No Hitching Posts, No Business: Iowa History

Farmers in the Charles City area threatened to take their business to neighboring towns if the Improvement Association removed the hitching posts in the city park. But the 45 women

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 1 Apr 2017

No Hitching Posts, No Business: Iowa History

An Iowa Civil War Soldier’s Baptism of Fire

In May 1862 a group of 12 men from Clear Lake traveled to Cedar Falls to enlist in the Union army. Among the group who were willing to join the fight to preserve the Union during the Civil War were two brothers, Winslow Casady (W.C.) Tompkins and Caleb Tompkins.

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 25 Mar 2017

An Iowa Civil War Soldier’s Baptism of Fire

Wartime Rumors Swept Through Iowa's Camp Dodge in 1917

No, the Red Cross would never solicit donations through chain letters. And the public should immediately destroy any of those bogus letters they received in the mail. Conditions at Camp

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 18 Mar 2017

Wartime Rumors Swept Through Iowa's Camp Dodge in 1917

Rowdy Audiences Toss Eggs Old Enough To Vote: Story Of Cherry Sisters' Lives

“They are simply awful. They left farm life to go on the stage and are raising larger crops than when tilling the soil. Beans, peas, turnips, carrots, eggs and cabbage

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 11 Mar 2017

Rowdy Audiences Toss Eggs Old Enough To Vote: Story Of Cherry Sisters' Lives

Mysterious Soldier Served With Civil War Iowa Volunteers

The Twelfth Iowa Volunteer Infantry had made a name for themselves in the Civil War. Formed in Dubuque in 1861, the company left Iowa in November to spend two months

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 4 Mar 2017

Mysterious Soldier Served With Civil War Iowa Volunteers

Poor Drainage Criticism Dates to Mid-1800s But For Different Reason In Iowa

It was rumored that a wagon and team of oxen had disappeared from sight as its driver attempted to cross Purgatory Slough. They were never seen again. And the Marshalltown

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 25 Feb 2017

McGuire Brothers Take Bullets Somewhere In France: Iowa History

“Aunt Becky” Young Disregards Authority for Her Boys

Clayton Folkerts: Iowa's Amazing Airplane Designer and Builder Wins National Honors

Former Iowa Governor Grabs Headlines With His Horse In Washington

Iowans Lost At Sea In 1875 Disaster

Early 20th Century Railroad Promoter Disappoints Northeast Iowans

No Hitching Posts, No Business: Iowa History

An Iowa Civil War Soldier’s Baptism of Fire

Wartime Rumors Swept Through Iowa's Camp Dodge in 1917

Rowdy Audiences Toss Eggs Old Enough To Vote: Story Of Cherry Sisters' Lives

Mysterious Soldier Served With Civil War Iowa Volunteers

Poor Drainage Criticism Dates to Mid-1800s But For Different Reason In Iowa

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