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!
Iowa’s war era echos and local disasters detailed
A partial survey of wartime Iowa notes the Newton and North Weat line wrecked and sold for junk after bond schemes failed, with Cohen Brothers profiting from scrap iron. It also lists Iowa nurses in World War I, flu deaths at Camp Dodge, and a Poweshiek county wagon and ranching history tied to Farwell brothers. Royal Batson’s reunion tale frames a broader panorama of early 20th century Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iBone Vente
Datert
Wancon
Newton& Northweat
Ropktrel
Cohen Brothers
Des Moines
Iowa
War Department
Camp Dodge
John V. Farwell
Chicago
G. B. Farwell
United States Senate
Moon Creek
Poweshiek County
Montezuma
Carbondale
Bateson Partad
France
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