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Pioneer Fun in Iowa History Forges Community Games
The article recounts how Iowa settlers built social life around shared work and play. It describes barn dances, corn husking contests, horse racing, and singing games like Miller Boy and Weevily Wheat, plus spelling bees and singing schools, with details on dances and party games from before 1850.
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Allemande
Erawd
Trish
Fisher
Zin Coon
Tucker
My Mary
Johnnie
Pop
Charley
Jerusalem
Ruth
Jacob