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(newest | oldest) View (newer 50 | older 50) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)- 02:23, 31 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Dgunclub.png
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- 16:58, 23 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page HELLERT, Francis M. (Created page with "HELLERT, Francis M. (Oconto, WI, Jan. 10, 1918--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 8, 2002) A graduate of Oshkos State Teachers College with a bachelors degree in English in 1939, he received his master's degree from CLARKE COLLEGE in remedial reading in 1972. The owned and operated KLEIH'S HARDWARE in Dubuque for twenty-one years before returning to teaching secondary education for seventeen years. Fifteen of those years was at DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Hellert served on...")
- 15:13, 20 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page MEYER, Ella (Created page with "MEYER, Ella ( ) In 2024 Ella Meyer, student at DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, earned a prestigious award in a robotics world competition. She was one of twenty student named a recipient of the FIRST Dean's List at the FIRST Championship event in Houston, Texas. A member of the high school robotics team from the DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT including more than twenty students from Senior and Hempstead, the team was the second in district history to qualify for...")
- 20:46, 19 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR (Created page with "AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR. Although it is generally thought that territory that later became Iowa lay outside the field of combat in the Revolutionary War, English military were intently interested in controlling the MISSISSIPPI RIVER. It was after their capture of the mining camp at Dubuque, that Jean Marie CARDINAL made his epic voyage to St. Louis to warn the inhabitants. His actions enabled the residents to defeat the British, and thus p...")
- 03:48, 19 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Weeber.jpg
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- 03:41, 19 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page WEEBER, Michael J. (Created page with "WEEBER, Michael J. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 27, 1953--Dubuque, IA, May 2, 2024) Michael John Weeber was the son of Donita and Fred Weeber. He attended Nativity grade school, DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL and LORAS COLLEGE, where he received his BA in Education. He went on to become a well-known, successful salesman at Banworth and Udelhoven and The Floor Show Outlet. Michael, well known for his athletic abilities, achieved many awards and recognitions. He played on th...")
- 03:28, 19 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Vaassen.jpg
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- 03:26, 19 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Vaasseen.jpg
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- 03:21, 19 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page VAASSEN, Paul A. (Created page with "VAASSEN, Paul A. (Sinsinawa, WI, Aug. 22, 1934--Dubuque, IA, May 9, 2024) The son of John J. and Mary (Busch) Vaassen, Paul graduated from LORAS ACADEMY in 1952 and LORAS COLLEGE in 1957. he honorably served his country in the Iowa Army National Guard for nine years. He married Mary Ann, at St. Joseph’s Prairie Catholic Church on June 7, 1958, and together they had four children: Daniel, James, Paula, and Patrick. Paul taught high school at Sacred Heart in Wa...")
- 03:05, 19 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Mallie.jpg
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- 03:02, 19 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page MALLIE, Leo Marvin (Created page with "MALLIE, Leo Marvin. (Muscatine, IA, Feb. 20, 1938--Dubuque, IA May 12, 2024). The son of Marvin and Stella Mallie, Leo was born in Muscatine, IA and grew up on farms in New Boston, IL and Tipton, IA, the oldest of nine siblings. A 1960 Iowa State University agronomy graduate, Leo was one of the pioneers of the agricultural lending field in the tri-states. His first job was with the DUBUQUE COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE working mainly with the 4H program. In 1962, he be...")
- 02:42, 17 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:VE92.png
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- 02:40, 17 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:VE91.png
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- 17:04, 14 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page DUBUQUE POSTAL EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION (Created page with "DUBUQUE POSTAL EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION. Founded in 1927, the Dubuque Postal Employees Credit Union is the oldest credit union in Dubuque as well as one of the oldest in Iowa. In 2024 it served 310 members who had to be either postal workers or a postal worker's spouse, child, grandchild, stepchild or parent. In its history, the local union was housed in several basements, the Historic Federal Building, and finally at 115 Loras Boulevard--a former beauty salon. The union...")
- 22:45, 13 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page "DUBUQUE POTTS' (Created page with "left|thumb|250px|"Dubuque Potts" sad iron stand manufactured in the 1800s. Sad irons were heated on the stove and then used for ironing. Women often burned their fingers until detachable handles were invented.]] Known as the "Sad Iron", U. S. Patent 113,448, April 4, 1871 was granted to Mary Florence Potts of Ottumwa, Iowa. The invention was a detachable handle for pressing irons. This permitted a person to heat a number of iron bodies on a st...")
- 22:44, 13 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page DUBUQUE POTTS (content was: "left|thumb|250px|"Dubuque Potts" sad iron stand manufactured in the 1800s. Sad irons were heated on the stove and then used for ironing. Women often burned their fingers until detachable handles were invented.]] Known as the "Sad Iron", U. S. Patent 113,448, April 4, 1871 was granted to Mary Florence Potts of Ottumwa, Iowa. The invention was...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 22:18, 13 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page SHERIDAN, Frank J. (Created page with "SHERIDAN, Frank J. (Ireland--Unknown) Frank Sheridan became a naturalized citizen in 1876 while living in Dubuque. (1) He turned down an opportunity to run for political office on the Knights of Labor ticket in 1887. (2) He worked in Dubuque as the manager of the ediorial department of the Industrial Leader and held an equivalent position with the Dubuque Times. (3) Around 1894, Sheridan, a statistician, moved to Washington, D. C. to work for the Department of Labor. His...")
- 02:21, 10 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page BALLROOM BY JENNIFER (content was: "BALLROOM BY JENNIFER (2011). http://www.ballroombyjennifer.com/ Category: Schools of Dance", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 02:00, 10 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page HOFFMANN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER (Created page with "HOFFMANN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER. See: DUBUQUE AREA SHELTERED WORKSHOP Category: Social Service Agencies Category: Employment Agencies")
- 02:00, 10 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page HOFFMAN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER (content was: "HOFFMAN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER. See: DUBUQUE AREA SHELTERED WORKSHOP Category: Social Service Agencies Category: Employment Agencies", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 01:36, 10 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page ELLWANGER, William Edward, Sr. (Created page with "Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/2829702/person/-604557203/facts?_phsrc=cbC259&_phstart=successSource 200px|thumb|left|Photo courtesy: Telegraph HeraldELLWANGER, William Edward, Sr. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 30, 1875--Phoenix, AZ, May 10, 1944). John E. Ellwanger, the father of William, was instrumental in bringing about the construction of the DUBUQUE WAGON BRIDGE. In the years that followed, John gradually bought a controlling i...")
- 01:34, 10 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page ELLWANGER, William Edward Sr. (content was: "Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/2829702/person/-604557203/facts?_phsrc=cbC259&_phstart=successSource 200px|thumb|left|Photo courtesy: Telegraph HeraldELLWANGER, William Edward, Sr. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 30, 1875--Phoenix, AZ, May 10, 1944). John E. Ellwanger, the father of William, was instrumental in bringing about the construct...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 01:24, 10 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Caviar.png
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- 15:04, 1 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs restored page File:Caravan.png (2 revisions and 2 files)
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- 13:57, 1 May 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Demolition3.png
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- 21:31, 30 April 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page RYAN HOUSE BUILDING COMPANY (Created page with "RYAN HOUSE BUILDING COMPANY. A group of local businessmen who purchased the RYAN HOUSE, the investors included Wayne NORMAN, Sr., Loras Bleile, Suzanne Bainbridge, N. Thomas Bainbridge, and Frank BERTSCH. --- Source: 1. Bergstrom, Kathy, "Owners Donate Ryan House to Historical Society," Telegraph Herald, December 27, 1995, p. 3 Category: Business Leaders")
- 15:00, 29 April 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Snogox.jpeg
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- 14:48, 29 April 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Fmc.png
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- 03:35, 29 April 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page KLING, Gretta (Created page with "KLING, Gretta. (Howard, KS--Spartanburg, S.C., Apr. 19, 2024) Growing up on a farm near Howard, KS, with her parents and two sisters, Gretta loved drawing, reading, and riding horses. She attended Coffeyville College and taught in a small country school. Gretta married Verne L. Kling, also from Howard, in 1956. She earned a B.A. in elementary education from Southwestern College (KS). Gretta and Verne moved, with daughters Karen and Karlene, to Dubuque in 1971 when Vern...")
