Pioneer Village seeks old structures for historic collection
Cedar Rapids Pioneer Village commission seeks late 1800s blacksmith shops post offices general stores and taverns for relocation to Seminole Valley park. The effort funds rely on volunteers and donations tax deductions offered. committee members include Ed Sauter Robert Gardner and Stan Reinis.
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Pioneer Village Commission
Cedar Rapids
Seminole Valley Park
Forty-second Street
Iowa
Ed Sauter
Commission
Sauter
Parks Department
City Hall
Robert Gardner
Duane Arnold, Jr
Peter Bezanson
Lawrence McGrath
Dale Brodt
Stan Reinis
Reinis
Native Talent pre registrations open for Cedar Rapids event
Eastern Iowa seniors may pre register by mail for the Operation Native Talent event on December 30 at the Town House Motor Inn. The Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber of Commerce committee urges early mail by Christmas, offering copies of placement forms to aid talks with employers.
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Eastern Iowa College
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Norton
Native Talent
Chamber of Commerce
Third Street
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Provincial congress arms three ships for Cape Fear New Bern Edenton
The provincial congress completed rapid action appointing agents to charter ships for arms and munitions. It voted funds for bayonets guns lead and flints and sent three armed vessels to Cape Fear New Bern and Edenton.
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Johnston County
N.C
UPI
Cape Fear
New Bern
Edenton
Patrick Henry Opposed Stamp Act in 1765 Speech
Patrick Henry, a Virginia lawyer and burgesses member, denounced Parliament’s stamp act in 1765. In seven resolutions, he asserted Virginia’s complete legislative autonomy. He closed with a provocative comparison to Caesar, Brutus, Cromwell, and George III, urging defiance if needed.
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Patrick Henry
Virginia House of Burgesses
Virginia
World Almanac
Caesar
Brutus
Charles the
Cromwell
George the Third
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Jane Fonda
Womens Shoe Sale
Famous Labels
Val
Ues
Pappagallo
Florsheim
Red Cross
Famolare
Sebago
Penalto
Hill & Dale
Bandeoline
Capezzio
Armstrong Boy's Store & HI Shop
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Kingsridge
Johnny Carson
Mancillas
Cricketeer
Armstrong Men's Clothing
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!