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!
The Little Lady of Bohemia and Arctic Trek Echoes
The piece blends historical travel notes of Stefansson and companions facing Arctic hardships with portraits of Sophie Chotek and the 1914 Sarajevo tragedy. It weaves in reflections on women’s influence, wartime politics, and a local plea to protect birds as crops face pests, ending with Iowa agricultural voices promoting deeper soil care and higher corn yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWissen
Heaviey
Venus
Mars
Helen of Troy
Bohemia
Sophie Chotek
Isabella
Vienna
Franz Ferdinand
Land
Ferdinand
Berlin
Hohenburg
Sarajevo
Sophie
Austria
John Downie
Iowa
Downie
Scotland
Towa
C. C. Pugh