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22 July 2008

• 02:5502:55, 22 July 2008 diff hist +691 N HOUTZ, James New page: HOUTZ, James. (Sioux City, IA-- ). Founder CYCARE SYSTEMS, INC. In August 1967, Houtz founded Computer Consulting Services in Dubuque. With the goal of establishing Dubuque County’...
• 02:5402:54, 22 July 2008 diff hist +4 HOULIHAN, Dennis No edit summary
• 02:5202:52, 22 July 2008 diff hist 0 HOULIHAN, Dennis No edit summary
• 02:5202:52, 22 July 2008 diff hist +21 HOULIHAN, Dennis No edit summary
• 02:5202:52, 22 July 2008 diff hist +1,265 N HOULIHAN, Dennis New page: HOULIHAN, Dennis. (Harper's Ferry, IA- ). Investment counselor. Houlihan served in local political leadership positions and chaired the Airport Commission. Coming to Dubuque in 1968 to att...

21 July 2008

• 23:3323:33, 21 July 2008 diff hist +2,537 N HOTELS (early) New page: HOTELS (early). A LOG CABIN near SAINT RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL was Dubuque's first hotel. The owner rented several rooms to guests. Early Dubuque was the site of many of the 'West's" f...
• 23:3123:31, 21 July 2008 diff hist +556 N HOTDOGS New page: HOTDOGS. A national taste-treat, fifty million hotdogs are eaten in the United States daily. One of the nation's major producers of hotdogs was FDL FOODS, INC. in Dubuque. The company ...
• 23:2823:28, 21 July 2008 diff hist +457 N HORSESHOE BLUFF New page: HORSESHOE BLUFF. First bluff south of the JULIEN DUBUQUE MONUMENT. The climactic battle between the SAUK and FOX against the DAKOTA for possession of lands west of the MISS...
• 23:2623:26, 21 July 2008 diff hist +1,644 N HORSE RACING New page: HORSE RACING. Exciting sport enjoyed year round in Dubuque. On Christmas Day 1846, a horse race with four-horse sleighs was reported to have occurred across the ice on the [[MISSISSIPPI RI...
• 23:2523:25, 21 July 2008 diff hist +34 N WEATHER FORECASTING New page: WEATHER FORECASTING. See: Asa Horr
• 23:2423:24, 21 July 2008 diff hist +1,207 N HORR, Asa New page: HORR, Asa. (Worthington, OH, Sept. 2, 1817--Dubuque, IA, June 2,1896). Dubuque's first weatherman. In 1847 Horr settled in Dubuque where he developed the Iowa Institute of Science and Arts...
• 23:2223:22, 21 July 2008 diff hist +314 N HOPPE, Fred New page: HOPPE, Fred. (Burscheidt, Germany, Mar. 3, 1836--Unknown). Director, Iowa Conservatory of Music. Following the CIVIL WAR, Hoppe taught music in Dubuque and founded the Iowa Conservator...
• 23:2123:21, 21 July 2008 diff hist +668 N HOPKINS, William New page: HOPKINS, William. (Glasgow, Scotland--Dubuque, IA, 1902). Master ship builder. Hopkins, perhaps more than any other person, led Dubuque to become the premier BOAT BUILDING center on th...
• 23:2023:20, 21 July 2008 diff hist +663 N HOPE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH New page: HOPE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH. Members of the Dubuque congregation began meeting together in 1979 to write their constitution, elect a body to govern, and find a place to worship. The gym...
• 23:1923:19, 21 July 2008 diff hist +1,080 N HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL New page: HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Named in honor of Herbert Hoover, first President of the United States born west of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVE]R (West Branch, Iowa). At its dedication ceremony on No...
• 23:1523:15, 21 July 2008 diff hist +1,527 N HONEY WAR New page: HONEY WAR. Dispute arising from a 1839 boundary dispute between Iowa and Missouri. Arguments concerning the boundary line between the state of Missouri and Territory of Iowa led to flarin...
• 23:1323:13, 21 July 2008 diff hist +583 N HOME ELECTRIC COMPANY New page: HOME ELECTRIC COMPANY. Incorporated in 1899 to provide ELECTRIC POWER to Dubuque, the company purchased the franchise owned by the DUBUQUE LIGHT AND TRACTION COMPANY. The directors...
• 23:1123:11, 21 July 2008 diff hist +1,473 N HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH New page: HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH. Started in 1937 as a home mission of the Iowa District of the American Lutheran Church, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church held its first services in the home of it...
• 23:1023:10, 21 July 2008 diff hist +1,490 N HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL New page: HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL. On December 5, 1910, eighty-three students of SACRED HEART SCHOOL transferred to the new Holy Trinity School. Classes were held on the first and second fl...
• 23:0523:05, 21 July 2008 diff hist +2,733 N HOLY GHOST SCHOOL New page: HOLY GHOST SCHOOL. During the early years of Holy Ghost parish, the first building constructed was a combination church, school and convent. Classes were first held on January 4, 1897, wit...
• 22:5522:55, 21 July 2008 diff hist +412 N HOLLAND, Mary Ann New page: HOLLAND, Mary Ann. (Dubuque, IA- ). Wife of Lee Holland, hostage of Iranian militants. Holland (Mary Ann Connolly) met her future husband while both worked at a local restaurant. He was a ...
• 20:4520:45, 21 July 2008 diff hist +494 N HOFFMANN, Mabel New page: HOFFMANN, Mabel (Mrs. Alois). (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, May 11, 1982). Charter member, Mary's Day Committee. Hoffmann, the former co-owner of Hoffmann-Tierney Mortuary, served as a member...
• 20:4420:44, 21 July 2008 diff hist +294 N HOFFMANN, Herbert New page: HOFFMANN, Herbert. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 2, 1893--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 24, 1956). Attorney. Hoffmann was a senior member of Kenline, Roedell and Hoffmann, one of lowa' s oldest law firms. He ser...
• 20:4320:43, 21 July 2008 diff hist +717 N HOFFMANN, Alois New page: HOFFMANN, Alois. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, July 21,1982). Founder, Federal Discount Corporation. Hoffmann, owner of the Hoffmann Mortuary for over fifty-six years prior to his retirement, ...
• 20:4120:41, 21 July 2008 diff hist +609 N HOERR, Peter New page: HOERR, Peter. (Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, Mar. 13, 1839-Dubuque, IA, Nov. 27, 1930). Vice-president, Wieneke-Hoerr Company. Hoerr came to Dubuque in August 1865, and was employed twenty yea...
• 20:3920:39, 21 July 2008 diff hist +832 N HOERNER, Joseph New page: HOERNER, Joseph. (Dubuque, IA, 1936- Hermann, MO, Oct. 4, 1996). Charter member, the DUBUQUE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME. While a student at DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Hoerner's pitchin...
• 20:3720:37, 21 July 2008 diff hist +642 N HOELSCHER, Larry New page: HOELSCHER, Larry. (Iowa Falls, IA- ). Educator. An industrial arts teacher at STEPHEN HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL, Hoelscher compiled one of the longest records of service to the [[DUBUQUE E...
• 20:3420:34, 21 July 2008 diff hist +314 N HOAG, Emily New page: HOAG, Emily. (Canada-Waterloo, IA, Aug. 17, 1896). First white woman married in Dubuque. Hoag moved with her parents to Dubuque in 1832. Although it is not recorded when she married, Hoag ...
• 20:3320:33, 21 July 2008 diff hist +612 N HISTORY DAY New page: HISTORY DAY. National academic competition held annually for students from sixth grade through senior high. In 1982, Chris Moore, a sixth grader at KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, became Du...
• 20:3020:30, 21 July 2008 diff hist +2,122 N HILLCREST SERVICE LEAGUE New page: HILLCREST SERVICE LEAGUE. Volunteer organization established to serve HILLCREST FAMILY SERVICES. The Hillcrest Service League began in 1965 when Hillcrest Family Services was faced wit...
• 20:2820:28, 21 July 2008 diff hist +5,813 N HILLCREST FAMILY SERVICES New page: HILLCREST FAMILY SERVICES. Non-profit agency dedicated to the full development of individuals, children and families. Hillcrest was founded in 1914 because of the concern for unwed mothers...
• 20:2420:24, 21 July 2008 diff hist +1,220 N HILLCREST BABY FOLD New page: HILLCREST BABY FOLD. Predecessor of the modern HILLCREST FAMILY SERVICES. The Baby Fold, essentially an orphanage, was founded in 1896 as the industrial Training School by the Women's ...
• 20:2320:23, 21 July 2008 diff hist +66 N STEAM DUMMY New page: STEAM DUMMY.See:HILL STREET AND WEST DUBUQUE STEAM RAILWAY COMPANY
• 20:2220:22, 21 July 2008 diff hist +1,388 N HILL STREET AND WEST DUBUQUE STEAM RAILWAY COMPANY New page: HILL STREET AND WEST DUBUQUE STEAM RAILWAY COMPANY. Short-lived transportation system begun in 1877. The promoter of the idea, Julius K. GRAVES, joined with [[LANGWOR...
• 20:1920:19, 21 July 2008 diff hist +474 N HILL PRAIRIES New page: HILL PRAIRIES. Open areas, ranging from small patches to acres in size, found on forest-covered slopes within the city limits of Dubuque and throughout eastern Iowa. Looking first like man...
• 20:1820:18, 21 July 2008 diff hist +1,842 N HILL, Nancy New page: HILL, Nancy. (West Cambridge, MA, Nov. 19, 1833-Dubuque, IA, Jan. 8, 1919). Physician. Dr. Hill, the first woman doctor to serve Dubuque, was president of the Woman Suffrage Association of...
• 20:1620:16, 21 July 2008 diff hist +410 N HIGLEY, John New page: HIGLEY, John. (Dubuque, IA, Dubuque, IA, Oct. 23, 1986). Businessman. Higley co-owned Higley-Meyer Electric Company for thirty-one years. A member of the airport commission that he chaired...
• 20:1420:14, 21 July 2008 diff hist +1,835 N HIGHLAND STOCK FARM New page: HIGHLAND STOCK FARM. Home of NUTWOOD. In 1894 Henry L. STOUT purchased the five hundred acre Carter and Cheney (Chaney) farm and developed the land as a stock farm. In 1895 the site wa...
• 20:1020:10, 21 July 2008 diff hist +1 HIGGINS' EYE CLAM No edit summary
• 20:0820:08, 21 July 2008 diff hist +1,320 N HIGGINS' EYE CLAM New page: HIGGINS' EYE CLAM. Possibly the tri-state's most infamous mollusk. The Higgins' Eye clam, a federally endangered specie since 1976, first gained community attention when its discovery temp...
• 20:0520:05, 21 July 2008 diff hist +1,393 N HICKEY, Mary New page: HICKEY, Mary. (Cuba City, WI- ). Recipient, FIRST CITIZEN AWARD. Hickey, a retired special education teacher at AUDUBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, was a member of the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY S...
• 20:0320:03, 21 July 2008 diff hist +359 N HICKEY, Frank New page: HICKEY, Frank. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Apr. 5,1982). Realtor. Hickey, affiliated thirty-two years with Hickey Realty Company, was president of the Dubuque Board of Realtors and a charter...
• 20:0020:00, 21 July 2008 diff hist +752 N HEUSTIS, Bertha Lincoln New page: HEUSTIS, Bertha Lincoln. (Coldwater, MI, Mar. 5, 1870-Dubuque, IA, Jan. 21, 1944). Lecturer and writer. An accredited correspondent at the White House during the administration of Woodrow ...
• 19:5819:58, 21 July 2008 diff hist +792 N HERZBERGER, Magda New page: HERZBERGER, Magda. (Cluj, Transylvania (Romania)- ). Poet. Herzberger survived the horrible Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz. and Bergen-Belsen during World War II and became one of t...
• 19:5519:55, 21 July 2008 diff hist +347 N HERRMANN, William Jacob New page: HERRMANN, William Jacob. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 24, 1915-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 2,1988). Former president, Dubuque Audubon Society. Hermann served as president of the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SO...
• 19:5119:51, 21 July 2008 diff hist +4 DUBUQUE, Julien No edit summary
• 19:4219:42, 21 July 2008 diff hist −1 HERRMANN, Henry No edit summary
• 19:4219:42, 21 July 2008 diff hist +601 N HERRMANN, Henry New page: HERRMANN, Henry. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 20, 1978). Author. Herrmann donated his interest in the museum assembled by his father, Richard HERRMANN, to the [[DUBU...
• 19:4019:40, 21 July 2008 diff hist +727 N HERRIG, Eldon New page: HERRIG, Eldon. (St. Donatus, IA,- ). Dubuque County supervisor. On November 20, 1987, Herrig was chosen to complete the term of the late Lloyd HAYES on the board of the Dubuque County Supe...
• 19:3919:39, 21 July 2008 diff hist +1,234 N HERRIG, Amy New page: HERRIG, Amy. (Dubuque, IA, June 16, 1977-- ). Athlete. One of Dubuque’s most outstanding athletes, Herrig as a student at DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL was named to the first team Para...