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A Mexican-American mother and child, living in migrant workers' housing,
during the 1970s. (Photo courtesy State Historical Society of Iowa
-- Iowa City)
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A broadside advertisement of the American Emigrant Company, which
supplied immigrant workers to American employers for the fee of a
dollar a head. The company claimed to have access to large numbers
of workers from northern Europe and offered to broker labor contracts
or redemptioners. Such immigrant contract labor was outlawed in 1885.
(Illustration courtesy State Historical Society of Iowa -- Iowa City)
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The 1844 naturalization certificate of Thomas Banbury, an ...
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STATE HISTORICAL BUILDING WILL CLOSE ON JUNE 21-22 FOR 2008 HY-VEE...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
May 30, 2008 ;
171 words
......of Cultural Affairs said today the State Historical Building will close to the public...30 p.m. Monday, June 23, 2008. The State Historical Building houses the Iowa Department...divisions, the Iowa Arts Council and the State Historical Society of Iowa, which includes the...
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Bill would allow for restoration of historic barns Thompson signature...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
April 26, 2000 ;
327 words
......Senate and Assembly authorizes the State Historical Society to award grants for the preservation...according to Alicia Goehring of the State Historical Society. "It's a fact -- we are rapidly...from state organizations such as the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Wisconsin ...
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GOV. BLUNT, FIRST LADY VISIT STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY GALLERY
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
October 3, 2007 ;
467 words
......state's rich history and toured the State Historical Society Gallery. "Historic preservation...5 million to support the Missouri State Historical Society. This includes a half million...Gary Kremer, Executive Director, The State Historical Society of Missouri. The State ...
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ST. VINCENT'S INFIRMARY STATE HISTORICAL MARKER TO BE DEDICATED IN...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
June 9, 2008 ;
363 words
......dedication ceremony for an Indiana state historical marker is scheduled for June 16, 2008. The state historical marker recognizing St. Vincent...this dedication ceremony for a state historical marker that commemorates the history...
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STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY CELEBRATES SESQUICENTENNIAL IN SIOUX CITY
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
October 29, 2007 ;
223 words
......issued the following press release: The State Historical Society of Iowa will observe and celebrate...where the Iowa Legislature created the State Historical Society as the organization to preserve...history through exhibitions at the State Historical Museum and at eight historic ...
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DOYLE SIGNS BILL TO BOLSTER STATE HISTORICAL SITES.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);
December 4, 2003 ;
125 words
...Byline: Tom Sheehan State historical sites could set up non-profit fund-raising corporations...legislation will help strengthen a Wisconsin treasure, the State Historical Society, which plays a vital role in protecting and preserving...
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State Historical Society gives OK to Lincoln Drive plan But attorney says...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
June 23, 1999 ;
TOM HELD;
505 words
......has become easier to defend with the State Historical Society's confirmation that the project...have.' " The affirmation from the State Historical Society, however, will not help the...National Register of Historic Places. The State Historical Society found, however, that Lincoln...
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STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ISSUES CALL FOR BOARD NOMINATIONS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
March 13, 2008 ;
134 words
......Cultural Affairs issued the following press release: The State Historical Society of Iowa Board of Trustees has issued a call for...term begins July 1, 2008. Nominees must be members of the State Historical Society of Iowa, willing to attend six meetings per year...
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STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IOWA CANCELS NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
June 12, 2008 ;
86 words
......Cultural Affairs issued the following press release: The State Historical Society of Iowa has canceled today's Consultant's Round...rescheduled this summer. For more information, contact the State Historical Society of Iowa at 515-281-5111.Contact: Jeff Morgan, 515...
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INDEPENDENCE MINE STATE HISTORICAL PARK OPENS ON JUNE 14
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
June 6, 2008 ;
125 words
......that on Saturday, June 14th, 2008, the Independence Mine State Historical Park will officially be open to the public. Operating hours...Mat-Su area headquarters at 745-3975 or the Independence Mine State Historical Park at 745-2827.
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INDEPENDENCE MINE STATE HISTORICAL PARK OPENS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
June 16, 2008 ;
125 words
......that on Saturday, June 14th, 2008, the Independence Mine State Historical Park will officially be open to the public. Operating hours...Mat-Su area headquarters at 745-3975 or the Independence Mine State Historical Park at 745-2827.
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Kansas State Historical Society continues Sept. 11 collecting effort
The Topeka Capital-Journal;
January 10, 2002 ;
Capital-Journal;
418 words
......Kansas. As part of the Kansas State Historical Society's effort to collect...kshs.org or write her at Kansas State Historical Society, 6425 S.W. 6th, Topeka, Kan. 66615. The Kansas State Historical Society doesn't discriminate...
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State Historical Society archivists would preserve W-2 records for...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
March 12, 1999 ;
STEVEN WALTERS;
388 words
...The director of the State Historical Society plans to spend $129,000 a year to hire three full-ti...biggest legislative critic, said she is willing to give the State Historical Society the 100 amendments she offered trying to kill or...
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State historical society begins battle to save flags; Restoration: Civil...
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);
January 27, 2002 ;
MARY RAE BRAGG;
688 words
......rotunda ever since. On Wednesday, State Historical Society of Iowa curators and a renowned...flags and transporting them to the State Historical Building, where the flags' restoration...Jerome Thompson, museum director at the State Historical Building. "The flags have never been...
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CULTURAL ADVOCACY DAY FEB. 18 AT STATE HISTORICAL BUILDING
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
February 11, 2008 ;
397 words
......release: Iowans will gather at the State Historical Building in Des Moines next week to...Coalition - begins at 9 a.m. at the State Historical Building, 600 E. Locust Street in...be provided from the hotel to the State Historical Building. Visit www.iowaculturalcoalition...
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