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Post # 22 Gus Norlin Research Material

DM wrote 1 month ago:         Today is March 31 2008.  It’s been raining off and on all day….thought … more »

Tags: Lyman Dillon, Dillon's furrow, old military road, Iowa History, Jones County Iowa, monticello Iowa, Hansen and Briggs, cascade, Edinburg

Post # 21- Oral History Interview Number 5 And Another Book For The Monk Collection

DM wrote 2 months ago:            Saturday February 16th 2008 I headed to Mt Vernon Iowa with L. and K. P. to i … more »

Tags: Lyman Dillon, Dillon's furrow, old military road, Iowa History, Jones County Iowa, monticello Iowa, Scotch Grove Iowa

Post # 19 A Prairie Almanac 1839-1919 and Poem About Lyman Dillon

DM wrote 3 months ago:            Several good things have been happening the past two weeks as far as research.  … more »

Tags: Lyman Dillon, Dillon's furrow, old military road, Dubuque, field trips, Langworthy Iowa, Iowa City, Tim Fanning, Iowa History

Post # 18 The Blizzard of 1856

DM wrote 3 months ago:      Below is an excerpt from the Jones County Historical Review Volume 7 #1 1981.  On a previo … more »

Tags: Lyman Dillon, Dillon's furrow, old military road, History, Langworthy Iowa, Encouragement, Iowa History, Jones County Iowa, monticello Iowa

Post # 17 1879 Maps and Cross Stitch Project1 comment

DM wrote 4 months ago:        It’s been a while since I posted anything.      This Fall, I acquired 4 origin … more »

Tags: Lyman Dillon, Dillon's furrow, old military road, History, Langworthy Iowa, Iowa History, Jones County Iowa, monticello Iowa

Post # 9 Our First Oral History Interview1 comment

DM wrote 8 months ago:  (Photo of a threshing crew @ work)        Saturday August 25th we sat down with MH  and his … more »

Tags: History, Journal, field trips

Post #8 Old Books/ A Wealth Of Lost History1 comment

DM wrote 8 months ago:                Saturday August 18th found us heading to the Marion HY VEE coffee area to … more »

Tags: Lyman Dillon, Dillon's furrow, old military road, History, Journal, field trips, Langworthy Iowa, del.icio.us / tag / lyman-dillon popular | recent

Post # 6 Alfred Denson From Bowens Praire Age 6 Get's lost on the Open Prairie 1839

DM wrote 9 months ago:   Alison Kraus sings a haunting song on her new album A Hundred Miles from Home  titled “Ja … more »

Tags: Lyman Dillon, Dillon's furrow, old military road, History, field trips

Post #2 Field trip to Dubuque/Tim Fanning's Log Tavern1 comment

DM wrote 9 months ago: Originally posted 7/1/07 on my blog “I also Live on a farm”      I’m going to … more »

Tags: Lyman Dillon, Dillon's furrow, old military road, History, Journal, Dubuque, field trips


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