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24 July 2008

• 20:2020:20, 24 July 2008 diff hist +636 N O'ROURKE, Karen New page: O'ROURKE, Karen. (Dubuque, IA- ). Union organizer. O'Rourke helped organize the Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, AFL-CIO toward the end of the 1970s. She also authored Nurse ...
• 20:1920:19, 24 July 2008 diff hist +213 N ORMSBY, Frank E. New page: ORMSBY, Frank E. (Lewis Co., NY, Feb. 10, 1857--Unknown). Manufacturer. In the late 1800s Ormsby operated the only steam laundry in Dubuque. He was also in the business of manufacturing sh...
• 20:1920:19, 24 July 2008 diff hist +775 N OPERATION FRIENDSHIP New page: OPERATION FRIENDSHIP. Local program developed to bring minority children from Chicago to Dubuque for one week during the summer. Started in 1961, the program first welcomed six children wh...
• 20:1620:16, 24 July 2008 diff hist +535 N O'NEAL, Hazel New page: O'NEAL, Hazel. (Chicago, IL- ). Civil rights activist. O'Neal, co-chair of the Education Committee of the Dubuque Chapter of the [[NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPL...
• 20:1520:15, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1 OLYMPIC GAMES No edit summary
• 20:1420:14, 24 July 2008 diff hist +11 OLYMPIC GAMES No edit summary
• 20:1320:13, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1,095 N OLYMPIC GAMES New page: OLYMPIC GAMES. Extremely popular amateur athletics competition held every four years with the Summer Games and the Winter Games. In 1984 for the Summer Games held in Los Angeles, Californi...
• 20:1020:10, 24 July 2008 diff hist +3,167 N OLSEN, Gary New page: OLSEN, Gary. (Oak Park, IL- ). Artist, media producer, documentary film-maker. Recognized locally as one of the area's finest artists, Olsen has been regularly featured in the [[TELEGRAPH ...
• 20:0520:05, 24 July 2008 diff hist +977 N OLESON, Clifton P. New page: OLESON, Clifton P. (Oley). (McGregor, IA--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 13, 1969). Dubuque's first municipal AIRPORT manager. Oleson, at fourteen, was the world's youngest pilot when he soloed a C...
• 19:3719:37, 24 July 2008 diff hist +815 N OKY DOKY New page: OKY DOKY. Local chain of popular convenience stores. The first Oky Doky was opened by Jack Thompson in 1964 at 22nd Street and Central Avenue. This was the first of twelve convenience food...
• 19:3619:36, 24 July 2008 diff hist +652 N OIL New page: OIL (used). A major contributor to groundwater and river pollution, used oil contains traces of LEAD and ZINC. The first used oil collection center in the Dubuque area was establis...
• 19:3219:32, 24 July 2008 diff hist +345 N O'DONNELL, Frederick New page: O'DONNELL, Frederick. (Unknown-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 9, 1925). MAYOR. O'Donnell came to Dubuque shortly after the end of the CIVIL WAR. He served as mayor in 1883 and was elected to t...
• 19:3119:31, 24 July 2008 diff hist +420 N ODEON THEATER New page: ODEON THEATER. Short-lived German theater in Dubuque. The theater was located in the TOWN CLOCK building erected in 1845 by H. S. Hetherington as a Congregational church. When a new Co...
• 19:2919:29, 24 July 2008 diff hist +905 N O'CONNOR, Patrick New page: O'CONNOR, Patrick. (County of Cork, Ireland, 1797--Dubuque, IA, June 20, 1834). First white man hung in Iowa. In a drunken quarrel, O'Connor shot and killed his partner, George O'Kief. Oth...
• 19:2819:28, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1,465 N O'CONNOR, Frank Aloysius New page: O'CONNOR, Frank Aloysius. (Independence, IA, Aug. 2, 1875-Dubuque, IA, June 21, 1954). Attorney. The senior partner in the firm of O'Connor, Thomas, McDermott and Wright, O'Connor was a le...
• 19:2619:26, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1,202 N O'CONNOR, Francis J. New page: O'CONNOR, Francis J. (New Hampton, IA, Mar. 29,1916-Dubuque, IA, March 21, 1990). Attorney. O'Connor, legal counsel to the ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE for forty-seven years, also served as ...
• 19:2519:25, 24 July 2008 diff hist +711 N O'CONNOR, Charles E. New page: O'CONNOR, Charles E. (Dubuque, IA,-Dubuque, IA, Jan. 30, 1985). Attorney. Following World War II, O'Connor served as legal counsel to the War Crimes Commission in Dachau, Munich, and Frank...
• 19:2419:24, 24 July 2008 diff hist −6 O'BRIEN, Robert No edit summary
• 19:2319:23, 24 July 2008 diff hist +513 N O'BRIEN, Robert New page: O'BRIEN, Robert. (Dubuque, IA- ). Chief of Police. O'Brien, successor to Percy N. LUCAS, was named chief of police in July 1970. O'Brien joined the police force on Dece...
• 19:2219:22, 24 July 2008 diff hist +221 N O'BRIEN, Howard Francis New page: O'BRIEN, Howard Francis. (Dubuque, IA-Independence, IA, Oct. 2, 1973). Highway patrolman. O'Brien, originally an employee of General Dry Battery Industries of Dubuque, became one of Iowa's...
• 19:2119:21, 24 July 2008 diff hist +397 N OBERFOELL, Victor New page: OBERFOELL, Victor. (Epworth, IA-Dubuque, IA, 1975). Beekeeper. Oberfoell, an employee of the St. Regis Container Division, served as president of the Dubuque County Beekeepers Association....
• 19:2019:20, 24 July 2008 diff hist +4 DUBUQUE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY No edit summary
• 04:2704:27, 24 July 2008 diff hist +2,749 N DUBUQUE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY New page: DUBUQUE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY. Bank awarded "superstar" status by ''Money'' magazine. Dubuque Bank and Trust received its state charter in April 1934. When it opened for business on July...
• 04:2204:22, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1 THOMS, Allan No edit summary
• 04:2104:21, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1,747 N THOMS, Allan New page: THOMS, Allan. (Dubuque, IA-). MAYOR. Thoms, a graduate of the University of Iowa law school, held the position of vice-president and trust officer of [[DUBUQUE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY ]...
• 04:2004:20, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1,329 N THOMPSON, Mary Virginia "Winnie" New page: THOMPSON, Mary Virginia "Winnie" (Youngstown, OH- ). Revived FARMER'S MARKET. Thompson's civic activities include helping to raise the $50,000 in private funds needed for the Main Stre...
• 04:1904:19, 24 July 2008 diff hist +785 N THOMPSON, John New page: THOMPSON, John. (Chautauqua Co., NY, Aug. 1, 1821-Dubuque, IA, Sept., 1901). MAYOR. L. D. Randall and Company, the partnership of Thompson and L.. D. Randall, grew to become the larges...
• 04:1704:17, 24 July 2008 diff hist +373 N THOMPSON, Frank W. New page: THOMPSON, Frank W. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 28, 1894-Dubuque, IA, 1957). MAYOR. Thompson began serving on the Dubuque City Council in 1938 and became mayor of the city in 1940. He had been e...
• 04:1604:16, 24 July 2008 diff hist +849 N THOMAS, E. Marshall New page: THOMAS, E. Marshall. (Fort Madison, IA, Mar. 17, 1907-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 25, 1989). Attorney. Thomas was named lawyer of the Year in 1976 by the Iowa Bar Association. A practicing attorney ...
• 04:1504:15, 24 July 2008 diff hist +4 THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH No edit summary
• 04:1404:14, 24 July 2008 diff hist +33 N THOMAS, Betty New page: THOMAS, Betty. See: GLASS, Betty.
• 04:1404:14, 24 July 2008 diff hist +4,335 N THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH New page: THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Officially organized on January 26, 1890. Third Presbyterian Church began fifteen years earlier than it was officially established. The Dubuque Daily Herald on J...
• 04:1104:11, 24 July 2008 diff hist +859 N THIMMESCH, Nicholas New page: THIMMESCH, Nicholas. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 13, 1927-Chevy Chase, MD, July 11, 1985). Syndicated columnist. Thimmesch, a graduate of DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL and one-time newspaper carri...
• 04:0904:09, 24 July 2008 diff hist +818 N THEOBALD, John Adams New page: THEOBALD, John Adams (Rev.). (Meyer, IA, Aug. 25, 1888-Unknown). Professor, LORAS COLLEGE. Student groups led by Theobald studied Leonid meteor showers and made observations that were ...
• 04:0804:08, 24 July 2008 diff hist +4 THEDINGA, John H. No edit summary
• 04:0604:06, 24 July 2008 diff hist −4 THEDINGA, John H. No edit summary
• 04:0504:05, 24 July 2008 diff hist +592 N THEDINGA, John H. New page: THEDINGA, John H. (Kloster Thedinga, Ostfriesland, Hanover, 1813-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 13, 1876). MAYOR. Thedinga came to the United States from Germany in 1835 and moved to Dubuque in 183...
• 03:5703:57, 24 July 2008 diff hist +2,185 N GRAND OPERA HOUSE New page: GRAND OPERA HOUSE. The oldest surviving theater in the city of Dubuque. Built between 1889 and 1890 by the GRAND OPERA HOUSE, INC., at a cost estimated to be $65,000, the Grand Opera H...
• 03:5403:54, 24 July 2008 diff hist 0 THEATERS No edit summary
• 03:5303:53, 24 July 2008 diff hist 0 THEATERS No edit summary
• 03:5203:52, 24 July 2008 diff hist −12 THEATERS No edit summary
• 03:5103:51, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1,233 N THEATERS New page: THEATERS. Site of live acting on the stage and later, in some cases, film presentations. Dubuque residents did not wait long to enjoy theater entertainment. Between 1837 and 1900 Dubuque b...
• 03:4703:47, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1,191 N TETES DE MORTS New page: TETES DE MORTS. French name meaning "heads of death." Site of a creek and rugged bluffs south of Dubuque, the area was, in the early days, the home of a band of WINNEBAGO. A chief of t...
• 03:4503:45, 24 July 2008 diff hist +1,075 N TERRITORIES New page: TERRITORIES. Large tract of land under the jurisdiction of a nation and generally with its own legislature. Congress divided the vast LOUISIANA PURCHASE into the Territory of Orleans (...
• 03:4403:44, 24 July 2008 diff hist +6,149 N TELEVISION New page: TELEVISION. Continuously evolving source of at home entertainment. Dubuque's hilly terrain made it a prime candidate for cable television in the early years of the industry. In 1991 cable ...
• 03:4203:42, 24 July 2008 diff hist +3,514 N TELEPHONE SERVICE New page: TELEPHONE SERVICE. Revolutionary means of instant communication. Edward T. Keim brought telephone service to Dubuque as a result of his experience at the Philadelphia Exposition in 1876. A...
• 03:4003:40, 24 July 2008 diff hist +3,424 N TELEGRAPH HERALD New page: TELEGRAPH HERALD. The successor to Dubuque's many NEWSPAPERS. Dubuque's newspaper known as the ''Telegraph'' made its appearance on July 5, 1870, under the management of [[QUIGLEY, Pat...
• 03:3203:32, 24 July 2008 diff hist +473 N TEGELER, Edward B. New page: TEGELER, Edward B. (Dyersville, IA-Dubuque, IA, July 7, 1980). Founder, Tegeler's Incorporated. A member of the Asbury Town Council and former mayor of the city of Asbury, Tegeler was acti...
• 03:3203:32, 24 July 2008 diff hist +135 N TEACHER OF THE YEAR New page: TEACHER OF THE YEAR. The first person chosen as Teacher of the Year from the DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT was Frances Hedeman.
• 03:3103:31, 24 July 2008 diff hist +671 N TAYLOR, Zachary New page: TAYLOR, Zachary. (Monebello, Orange County, VA, Nov. 24, 1784-July 9, 1850). Twelfth president of the United States. Taylor was one of many military commanders to remove miners from lands ...