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I Want A Pig
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down. Pigs treat us as equals.” Winston Churchill Winston Churchill had a love for pigs in later life. I’ve heard… more »
I Also Live On A Farm
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 »
I Want A Pig
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DM wrote 1 month ago: “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down. Pigs treat us as equals.” … more »
Wanted: Baseball/Stamp Collector
DM wrote 1 month ago: Do you have any baseball fans or stamp collectors in your life who you have a hard time findi … more »
Iowa Winters
DM wrote 2 months ago: Today we’re in the middle of another Winter storm. At 6 AM this morning it … more »
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 »
Post # 20 Life In Iowa 1838
DM wrote 3 months ago: This account comes from the History Of Johnson County page 305 “Early … more »
"Iowa Apples The Best"
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DM wrote 3 months ago: I’m working on a local history project. Friday I was in the library looki … more »
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 »
Bigger and Better Is Picking Up Steam
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DM wrote 3 months ago: That my friends is a 5 dollar Gold piece…When I get that coin (not if … more »
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 »
Post # 17 1879 Maps and Cross Stitch Project
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DM wrote 4 months ago: It’s been a while since I posted anything. This Fall, I acquired 4 origin … more »
Post # 16 Old Newpaper Clipping
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DM wrote 4 months ago: Earlier this week a friend Larry P. dropped of this newspaper clipping from about 1937. As you c … more »
Post # 15 Langworthy Iowa Roots
DM wrote 5 months ago: Langworthy Iowa. Situated on the original route of Old Military Road. I grew up 2 m … more »
Post # 14 Field Trip to Dubuque/ More about Tim Fanning
DM wrote 5 months ago: Saturday November 10th found us heading Northward, back to the Dubuque area as I continue to expl … more »
Why I Write
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DM wrote 6 months ago: A paper trail. I’m leaving a paper trail for my children. Chances are most of w … more »
Post #13 Reading / Research Continues
DM wrote 6 months ago: I wanted to post a brief update in case you are one of the few people who have been reading/ checkin … more »
Bigger and Better Anyone?
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DM wrote 7 months ago: September 15th 2007 I walked from Old Capital in Iowa City to Solon Iowa via Hwy 1 in prepa … more »
Road Trip'n To Harlan Iowa
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DM wrote 8 months ago: Early on, Chuck H. told me, “You can spend your money on a marriage counselor … more »
Tell Me Why You Love History (If You Do)
DM wrote 9 months ago: “Though the old building did good service for the county for some eighteen years, yet … more »
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