Historic Sites Should Do More than be Monuments to Glory
The Nottoway plantation house burned down this week. It was built in 1858 for John Hampden Randolph, who by 1860 … Continue reading Historic Sites Should Do More than be Monuments to Glory
Category: History
Celebration, Convocation, and Memorials: A Pictorial Review of Gatherings on the Pentacrest
I’ve pulled together some images of various events, both formal and improvised that have taken place on the Pentacrest since 1839. Enjoy looking at them! Continue reading Celebration, Convocation, and Memorials: A Pictorial Review of Gatherings on the Pentacrest
Robert Owen and Social Enterprise
Early experiments in Social Enterprise Continue reading Robert Owen and Social Enterprise
Old Brick and the Origins of the Historic Preservation Movement of Iowa City
This is the story of Old Brick and a grass-roots organization led the effort to save the building. The effort started the Iowa City’s historic preservation movement. Continue reading Old Brick and the Origins of the Historic Preservation Movement of Iowa City
Problems in Mapping Iowa’s Native Nations
A New Map of Iowa: Accompanied with Notes by W. Barrows. Cincinnati: Engraved & published by Doolittle & Munson, 1845 … Continue reading Problems in Mapping Iowa’s Native Nations
I O W A. : An Unconventional Convention— Using a full stop at the end of a building inscription
Why is there a period or dot after the inscription on the Old Capitol reading IOWA. ? Continue reading I O W A. : An Unconventional Convention— Using a full stop at the end of a building inscription
When Ingelheim am Rhein was in France
My High School French instructor, Mr. Bechtel, had a lot of stories for his class but one he told us … Continue reading When Ingelheim am Rhein was in France
Iowa State University, Iowa City, Iowa
Building on a previous article on this topic that was featured in Old Gold, this post gives a brief history and a lot of images on the topic of Iowa State University when it was an alternate name for the University of Iowa. Continue reading Iowa State University, Iowa City, Iowa
The University Water Closet—A Modern Answer to An Urgent Need
I recently completed a blog post about the UI WC for the University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums. We usually don’t … Continue reading The University Water Closet—A Modern Answer to An Urgent Need
Our Liberties We Prize
A Historical Gazetteer of Places Named Liberty in Iowa Iowa has a lot of place names that invoke the values … Continue reading Our Liberties We Prize
On Diverse Arts and Sciences 