A law giving every convicted criminal the opportunity to speak prior to sentencing increasingly is seen as merely a nice ...

He was told upon arrival at Camp McClellan in Davenport that all blacks were ... According to a 1980 article in the Iowa Historical Society publication, the Palimpsest, the bootleggers' barrooms ...

At its heart, Pride is both a party and a protest. Here's a look at the event's roots and this year's events and themes.

An amateur Lincoln scholar, Jed Magee of Jefferson, will talk about President Abraham Lincoln and his dealings with Iowa at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 8, at the Greene County Historical ...

The holiday is a somber one for many Americans as they pay tribute to fallen soldiers. For others, it marks the unofficial start to summer.

She was born on June 11, 1948 in Iowa City to Joseph William and Elizabeth Anne (Utterback) Chudacek. She grew up with her younger brother Bill in a red brick house on Davenport Street.

Children in eastern Iowa and Western Illinois were entertained by WOC-TV of Davenport’s “Uncle ... co-sponsored by the Marshall County Historical Society, Humanities Iowa and the State ...

The National Humanities Alliance, an umbrella organization that supports the humanities, says it’s heard directly from all three of Iowa’s public universities and the State Historical Society ...

The state historic preservation society generally recommends that ... for changes to Davenport’s historical preservation commission code to focus more on education and provide clearer guidelines.

Others are lesser-known, such as Davenport resident Marion Crandell ... This essay was written on behalf of the State Historical Society of Iowa Board of Trustees. For more information, visit ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — In Iowa, Davenport has the largest ... Deines is working to convert it back to a single family home. "The historical aspects of the home, the clean lines, the Queen Anne ...

The Iowa Senate Education Committee passed ... which would focus on “the historical ideas, traditions and texts that have shaped the American constitutional order and society,” according to the bill, ...