This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 2016
Page
7
Krystal Gladden of the African American Museum of Iowa leads a History on Tap session at Millstream Brewing Co in Amana. Free admission, beer available for purchase. Reservations requested at NCSML.org.
Karasisi and Ngendo, Congolese refugees and their two children, will receive keys to Hills Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity’s first home in Hills on Sept 7. About 300 volunteers helped build the house, dedicated in memory of Patrick Hughes, with renovations ongoing on five houses and two more projects this year.
Caleb Ngendo reports a memorial home funded by a major anonymous gift to honor Hughes, who joined Iowa Valley Habitat in 2008 via the Iowa City Carpenters Local 1260. Christy Shipley calls Hughes a teacher and friend, saying the house ensures his memory endures beyond death.
The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation opens applications Sept 14 with a Oct 14 deadline. Funds include Program, Organizational Development, and Linn County outside Cedar Rapids, plus competitive Donor Advised Grants from CAST International, GreatAmerica, Lil Drug Store, McGrath, and World Class Industries. Contact Elizabeth Cwik or Rochelle Naylor for more information.
A Johnson County Iowa fundraising drive titled Gift of One The Power of Community raised close to $20 000 with a Community Foundation of Johnson County match for six fund affiliates Coralville Iowa City Lone Tree North Liberty Swisher Tiffin and University Heights The Hills meeting on protecting water and environment gathers lawmakers Thursday at Eldon C Stutsman Inc with attendees including Senators Kinney Dvorsky Kapucian and Representatives Anderson Miller Stutsman Mascher Heaton.
The Hurstville Interpretive Center hosts Lunchtime With the Reptiles programs at 3 p.m. on Sundays Sept 4 18 Oct 2 16 30 Nov 13 and Dec 4 18. Participants feed and care for live turtles and snakes with a naturalist and learn about these creatures. The programs are free. call Jennifer Meyer at (563) 652-3783 for more information.
The Amana Arts Guild presents a photography exhibit by Mike Shoup and Lynn Reihman from September 8 to November 6 at 1210 G St High Amana. An opening open house runs 5 to 7 p.m. September 8 with September hours 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon and Wed through Sat and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.