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(newest | oldest) View (newer 50 | older 50) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)- 20:55, 23 October 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page File:S-l1601.jpg
- 20:55, 23 October 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page File:ML2jpeg.jpeg
- 04:09, 23 October 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page MUYGENBURG, Diedrich (content was: "left|thumb|250pxMUEGGENBURG, Diedrich. (Germany, Jan. 1, 1823--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 12, 1903). Muygenburg emigrated to America in 1854 and settled in Dubuque in 1855. To learn the brick-making business, he began working in a brickyard. In 1876, he began his own brickyard and produced 700,000 annually. In 1863, he married Miss Frederika Muker, a native o...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 04:04, 21 October 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page PUSATERI'S FAMILY RESTAURANT (content was: "PUSATERI'S FAMILY RESTAURANT. See: PUSATERI'S Category: Restaurant", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 04:20, 20 October 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page HENRICKS, Richard Eugene (content was: "left|thumb|250px|HENRICKS, Richard (Gene) Eugene. (Rockford, IL, Oct. 5, 1942--Dubuque, IA, June 3, 2020) Yes, it is a surprise. Richard Eugene Henricks, age 77 of Dubuque, Iowa, died of natural causes on June 3, 2020, instead of the result of a mishap in one of his many adventures. His parents, Francis B. Henricks, and Virginia (Campobello) Henr...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 02:54, 19 October 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page File:FLHOME.jpg
- 02:20, 19 October 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page S & C MANUFACTURING COMPANY (content was: "S & C MANUFACTURING COMPANY. left|thumb|250px|Sad ironIn the nineteenth century, women undoubtedly used a "sad iron" to press their families' clothes. One meaning of "sad" at that time was "heavy." Although many of these irons were small, they were very heavy. When sad irons were heated near an open fire or on the stove, their handles became...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 02:19, 19 October 2025 Randylyon talk contribs restored page S & C MANUFACTURING COMPANY (16 revisions)
- 02:18, 19 October 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page S & C MANUFACTURING COMPANY (content was: "S & C MANUFACTURING COMPANY. left|thumb|250px|Sad ironIn the nineteenth century, women undoubtedly used a "sad iron" to press their families' clothes. One meaning of "sad" at that time was "heavy." Although many of these irons were small, they were very heavy. When sad irons were heated near an open fire or on the stove, their handles became...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 16:26, 11 October 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page BLUMENAUER, M. (content was: "BLUMENAUER, M. (Germany, Aug. 12, 1836--Unknown). Blumenauer came to America in 1842 and grew up in Frederick City, Maryland. He came to Dubuque in 1856 and worked for the brewery of Titus Schmid & Co. as superintendent. (1) Upon the death of the original partners, Blumenauer operated the brewery for the new owners until 1877 when William MEUSER, wi...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 04:16, 11 October 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page File:ANDREWMS2.jpg
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- 17:59, 25 September 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page DUBUQUE AREA METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY (content was: "DUBUQUE METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY. At the start of the 1970s, many residents of Dubuque were aware of the city's transportation problems. Among the major concerns were the poor connections between the regional highways and streets serving the city. The truck route through Dubuque required products of the JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS to be carried south along...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 04:06, 13 September 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page LILLOET GOLD MINING COMPANY (content was: "left|thumb|350px|Lillooet RiverLILLOOET GOLD MINING COMPANY. In 1857 gold was first discovered in the region on the Fraser River which led to a short lived gold rush. Due to the difficult access to the newly discovered gold placers and hostile Native Americans, an alternate access route to the Fraser River, the Douglas Road, was built in 1858 on t...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 17:05, 11 September 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page DUBUQUE BUSINESS HALL OF FAME (content was: "DUBUQUE BUSINESS HALL OF FAME. The Hall of Fame, begun in 1982, was an award presented to outstanding past and present contributors to Dubuque business. In addition to the recognition of local business leadership, a national business figure is honored along with the presentation of a $1,000 scholarship, sponsored by WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC., to a student enrolle...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 03:21, 11 September 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page JOHN ELLWANGER-1392 MAIN (content was: "left|thumb|250px|1392 Main. Photo in 2011.John Peter ELLWANGER HOME. Ellwanger lived in the house beginning around 1915. The home was constructed in 1880. --- Source: Dubuque City Directory Dubuque City Assessor Category: Homes", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 19:24, 10 September 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page JOHN T. HANCOCK (content was: "left|thumb|350px| 1105 Highland. Photo courtesy: Old House Enthusiasts' Club House Tour, 1991JOHN T. HANCOCK. Category: Homes", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 19:13, 10 September 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page HETHERINGTON, Henry S.-1209 Prairie (content was: "Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/105661864:60525?tid=&pid=&queryId=160088e1-e125-4810-91c2-4ee6efdbf7ef&_phsrc=MOd54&_phstart=successSource left|thumb|350px| 1209 Prairie. Photo courtesy: Old House Enthusiasts' Club House Tour, 2000HETHERINGTON, Henry S. (Millersburg, PA, Feb. 9, 1820--Dubuque County, IA, Jan. 15, 1898). [...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 17:25, 10 September 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page Category:Athlete-Equestrians (content before blanking was: "Horseback Riding")
- 16:43, 3 September 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page GRANDVIEW METHODIST CHURCH (content was: "GRANDVIEW METHODIST CHURCH. The Methodist faith came to Dubuque in 1833. The first service was held in a tavern near the river. Later services were conducted in a log cabin church, considered the first church building in Iowa, in WASHINGTON PARK. The need for a Sunday School in Dubuque's hill district led a group of ST. LUKE'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH laymen to...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 16:36, 3 September 2025 Randylyon talk contribs restored page GRANDVIEW AVENUE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (26 revisions)
- 01:47, 1 September 2025 Randylyon talk contribs restored page File:Trautwindow.JPG (1 revision and 1 file)
- 01:46, 1 September 2025 Randylyon talk contribs restored page JAEGER, Adam Francis Jr. (10 revisions)
- 03:28, 6 August 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page HETHERINGTON, Henry S. (content was: " Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/105661864:60525?tid=&pid=&queryId=160088e1-e125-4810-91c2-4ee6efdbf7ef&_phsrc=MOd54&_phstart=successSource left|thumb|350px| 1209 Prairie. Photo courtesy: Old House Enthusiasts' Club House Tour, 2000HETHERINGTON, Henry S. (Millersburg, PA, Feb. 9, 1820--Dubuque County, IA, Jan. 15, 1898)....", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 00:08, 6 August 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page T. BEN LOETSCHER (content was: "left|thumb|350px| 440 Loras. Photo courtesy: Old House Enthusiasts' Club House Tour, 2001T. BEN LOETSCHER. Category: Homes", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 00:04, 6 August 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page BUDA, Rocco (content was: "left|thumb|150px|Photo courtesy: David Kettering/Telegraph Herald left|thumb|350px| 422-434 Loras. Photo courtesy: Old House Enthusiasts' Club House Tour, 1999BUDA, Rocco. (Calabria, Italy-Dubuque, IA. 1997). Growing up in Italy within view of the Aspromonte Mountains, Buda was apprenticed by his mother to a tailor at the age of six. After months of practice with needle and thread, he was finally put to work. In 1938 when he was seventeen,...")
- 14:19, 5 August 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICTS (content was: "left|thumb|350px|Photo courtesy: City of DubuqueHISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICTS. A local historic district is a defined area containing architecturally and historically significant buildings and sites. There are 615 buildings located in five locally designated historic districts, shown on the map) administered by the Historic Preservation Commission....", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 17:55, 3 August 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page O'FERRALL, Francis K. (content was: "O'FERRALL, Francis K. (Unknown-Nevada City, CA, Dec, 5, 1851). MAYOR. In April, 1844, F. K. O'Ferrall, a well-known local lumberman, was elected mayor. During the first O'Ferrall administration, the city undertook many issues. The grocery (wet) license was fixed at $100. Town lots remaining unsold in Dubuque were listed. A general examination of the public improvements...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 17:51, 3 August 2025 Randylyon talk contribs restored page O'FERRALL, F. K. (12 revisions)
- 17:35, 3 August 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page O'FERRALL, F. K. (content was: "O'FERRALL, Francis K. (Unknown-Nevada City, CA, Dec, 5, 1851). MAYOR. In April, 1844, F. K. O'Ferrall, a well-known local lumberman, was elected mayor. During the first O'Ferrall administration, the city undertook many issues. The grocery (wet) license was fixed at $100. Town lots remaining unsold in Dubuque were listed. A general examination of the public improve...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 18:22, 30 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page DILLON, Patrick (content was: "DILLON, Patrick. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 23, 1939- ). President, United Auto Workers Local 94. Dillon began work at the JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS in 1960 as a machine operator and first ran for a union position in 1963. In 1967 Dillon was elected a trustee. He was elected vice-president of the local in 1969 and began his first term as president of Dubuque's largest union i...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 18:20, 30 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs restored page DILLON, Patrick (1 revision)
- 18:19, 30 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page DILLON, Patrick (content was: "DILLON, Patrick. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 23, 1939- ). President, United Auto Workers Local 94. Dillon began work at the JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS in 1960 as a machine operator and first ran for a union position in 1963. In 1967 Dillon was elected a trustee. He was elected vice-president of the local in 1969 and began his first term as president of Dubuque's largest union i...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 18:19, 30 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs restored page DILLON, Patrick (1 revision)
- 17:50, 30 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page DILLON, Patrick (content was: "DILLON, Patrick. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 23, 1939- ). President, United Auto Workers Local 94. Dillon began work at the JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS in 1960 as a machine operator and first ran for a union position in 1963. In 1967 Dillon was elected a trustee. He was elected vice-president of the local in 1969 and began his first term as president of Dubuque's largest union i...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 17:50, 30 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs restored page DILLON, Patrick (1 revision)
- 17:49, 30 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page DILLON, Patrick (content was: "DILLON, Patrick. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 23, 1939- ). President, United Auto Workers Local 94. Dillon began work at the JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS in 1960 as a machine operator and first ran for a union position in 1963. In 1967 Dillon was elected a trustee. He was elected vice-president of the local in 1969 and began his first term as president of Dubuque's largest union i...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 17:46, 30 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page DILLON, Pat (content was: "DILLON, Pat. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 23, 1939- ). Dillon began work at the JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS in 1960 as a machine operator and first ran for a union position in 1963. In 1967 Dillon was elected a trustee. He was elected vice-president of the local in 1969 and began his first term as president of Dubuque's largest union in 1971. In December 1992 Dillion announced th...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 22:33, 27 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page File:Imp8.png
- 22:32, 27 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page File:Hpd.png
- 21:04, 27 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page Category:Historical Preservation Districts (content was: "A local historic district is a defined area containing architecturally and historically significant buildings and sites. There are 615 buildings located in five locally designated historic districts, shown on the map) administered by the Historic Preservation Commission. See: https://www.cityofdubuque.org/387/Local-Historic-Districts", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 21:04, 27 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page Category:Historic Preservation Districts (content was: "A local historic district is a defined area containing architecturally and historically significant buildings and sites. There are 615 buildings located in five locally designated historic districts, shown on the map) administered by the Historic Preservation Commission.", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 20:57, 27 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page HISTORICAL PRESERVATION DISTRICTS (content was: "left|thumb|350px|Photo courtesy: City of DubuqueHISTORICAL PRESERVATION DISTRICTS. A local historic district is a defined area containing architecturally and historically significant buildings and sites. There are 615 buildings located in five locally designated historic districts, shown on the map) administered by the Historic Preservation Commission...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 19:08, 25 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page DUBUQUE BRIDGE CO. (content was: "DUBUQUE BRIDGE CO. The 1911-12 and the 1915 '''Dubuque City Directory''' gave this business address as 398 Main. The 1916-1917 '''White's Dubuque County Directory''' and the 1918 '''Dubuque and East Dubuque City Directory''' listed 251 Main. The 1929 through 1939 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 316 BANK AND INSURANCE BUILDING. Category: Bridge Company", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 17:53, 25 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs restored page NATIONAL ORDER OF THE LADIES OF THE GAR (GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC (7 revisions)
- 17:37, 25 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page BANWARTH, George H. (content was: "BANWARTH, George H. (Sherrill, IA, Jan. 7, 1929--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 19, 20. 2025) George was born on January 7, 1929 in Sherrill, Iowa the son of John and Clara (Jungblut) Banwarth. George worked at the former DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY before starting in the furniture business in 1956. He owned and operated BANWARTH AND UDELHOVEN FURNITURE WORLD for many years with...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 03:04, 23 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page SHEPPLEY, Edward (content was: "SHEPPLEY, Edward. (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 28, 2018). One of the pioneers of renovation in Dubuque, Sheppley was the son of William S. Sheppley and Geneva (Taylor) Sheppley. A graduate of the University of Iowa, he also studied at the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE and the University of Illinois. In 1971 Sheppley, at the age of thirty-five t...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 00:56, 16 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page MARITA BEAUTY SALON (content was: "MARITA BEAUTY SALON. The 1951 and 1955 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 1100 Main. Category: Beauty Parlors", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 19:51, 1 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page KATUNIN BROTHERS INC. (content was: "KATUNIN BROTHERS INC. See: KATUIN BROTHERS TRUCKING Category: Motor Freight", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 03:33, 1 July 2025 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page ODD FELLOWS (content was: "left|thumb|150px|Logo of the Odd Fellows right|thumb|250px|1908 ribbonODD FELLOWS. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), also known as the Three Link Fraternity, is an altruistic and benevolent fraternal organization copied from the similar British Oddfellows service organizations which came into being during the 18th cen...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))

