User contributions for Randylyon

28 July 2008

• 15:0315:03, 28 July 2008 diff hist +346 N MEYER, Edward New page: MEYER, Edward. (Holy Cross, IA-Dubuque, IA, May 5, 1982). President, Higley-Meyer. Meyer, a member of the DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and the 330 Club of the DUBUQUE SHOOTING SOCI...
• 04:5704:57, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1 MEYER, Cletus No edit summary
• 04:5604:56, 28 July 2008 diff hist +788 N MEYER, Cletus New page: MEYER, Cletus. (Dubuque, IA- ). Executive Director of the DUBUQUE BOYS CLUB. Meyer began his long association with the Boys Club in 1957 as a coach and supervisor of the games room. He...
• 04:5604:56, 28 July 2008 diff hist +403 N MEUSER-SEIPPEL LUMBER COMPANY New page: MEUSER-SEIPPEL LUMBER COMPANY. Local business founded in 1888 by Peter J. SEIPPEL and Joseph A. MEUSER. Former employees of the [[C. W. ROBINSON...
• 04:5404:54, 28 July 2008 diff hist +4 MEUSER, Joseph A. No edit summary
• 04:5204:52, 28 July 2008 diff hist +581 N MEUSER BEER COMPANY New page: MEUSER BEER COMPANY. Local brewery founded by William Meuser, a CIVIL WAR veteran. Meuser died at the age of forty-eight leaving two sons who were too young to operate the business. Th...
• 04:5004:50, 28 July 2008 diff hist +465 N MEUSER, William H. New page: MEUSER, William H. (Mineral Point, WI--Dubuque, I, Nov. 28, 1944). MAYOR. A founder of the MAIZEWOOD Insulation Company, Meuser was also an important lumberman in Dubuque. Mayor of Dub...
• 04:4904:49, 28 July 2008 diff hist −4 MEUSER, Joseph A. No edit summary
• 04:4804:48, 28 July 2008 diff hist +455 N MEUSER, Leo New page: MEUSER, Leo. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 20,1976). Dubuque County Treasurer. Meuser, first elected county treasurer in 1938, never faced another political opponent until his retirement ...
• 04:4704:47, 28 July 2008 diff hist +872 N MEUSER, Joseph A. New page: MEUSER, Joseph A. (Warren, IL, Aug. 16, 1865--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 1, 1954). Lumberman. Meuser moved with his family to Dubuque in 1875. In 1887, in association with [[SEIPPEL, Peter J.|Peter...
• 04:4604:46, 28 July 2008 diff hist +676 N METZ, John D. New page: METZ, John D. (Holland, Mar. 5, 1822-Dubuque, IA, July 2, 1918). Book printer and manufacturer. In 1875 Metz received the American Institute of New York's only award for blank books. The f...
• 04:4404:44, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,095 N MERRITT, Jacqueline New page: MERRITT, Jacqueline. (Dubuque, IA- ). Recipient, FIRST CITIZEN AWARD in 1978. Merritt, the first woman to receive the First Citizen Award, joined with others in 1970 to form the Five F...
• 04:4304:43, 28 July 2008 diff hist −1 MERIWETHER, J. Bruce No edit summary
• 04:4204:42, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,670 N MERIWETHER, J. Bruce New page: MERIWETHER, J. Bruce. (Taylorville, IL,- ). President, FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE. Meriwether was annually ranked among the most influential people in the City of Dubuque. His pers...
• 04:3804:38, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,561 N MERCER, Michael New page: MERCER, Michael. (Dubuque, IA- ). Professional athlete. The son of "Moco" and Helen MERCER, Michael graduated from DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in 1953, the year he was...
• 04:3504:35, 28 July 2008 diff hist +2,022 N MERCER, Kenneth E. New page: MERCER, Kenneth E. (Albia, IA--Dubuque, IA, 1970). Coach. In 1960 Mercer, acclaimed coach at the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE, was inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate A...
• 04:3404:34, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,853 N MERCER, Helen New page: MERCER, Helen. (Ringold Co, IA- ). President, DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Mercer came to Dubuque in 1939 with her husband, Kenneth MERCER. She retired in 19...
• 04:3204:32, 28 July 2008 diff hist +720 N MENTZ, Artie New page: MENTZ, Artie. (Dubuque, IA, 1943- ). Entertainer. Mentz used his close physical resemblance to Elvis Presley to develop a highly popular nightclub routine seen nationwide. Given the nickna...
• 04:3004:30, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,531 N MENSTER, William J. New page: MENSTER, William J. (Rev.). (Cascade, IA, Feb. 10, 1913-Apr. 14, 2007). Catholic priest who was the first clergyman to visit Antarctica. In 1946 Menster, a U.S. Navy chaplain, was assigned...
• 03:0403:04, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,005 N MELOY, Harold P. New page: MELOY, Harold P. (Benton, WI- ). County Auditor. Meloy held the position of county auditor for twenty-six years, believed to be a record for anyone in that office. Meloy claimed to be amon...
• 03:0303:03, 28 July 2008 diff hist +1,216 N MELODY MILL New page: MELODY MILL. Well-known ballroom. Located along Highway 3 about one mile north of Dubuque, Melody Mill once featured the most popular big bands in the United States. Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey...

27 July 2008

• 22:3522:35, 27 July 2008 diff hist −1 MEAT PACKING No edit summary
• 22:3522:35, 27 July 2008 diff hist 0 MEAT PACKING No edit summary
• 22:3422:34, 27 July 2008 diff hist −1 MEAT PACKING No edit summary
• 22:3322:33, 27 July 2008 diff hist +10 MEAT PACKING No edit summary
• 22:3222:32, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1,762 N MEAT PACKING New page: MEAT PACKING. Credit for establishing Dubuque by the 1860s as an important meat-packing center is generally given to William RYAN. From November 1, 1875, through November...
• 22:3022:30, 27 July 2008 diff hist +687 N MCNEELY, Marian Hurd New page: MCNEELY, Marian Hurd. (Dubuque, IA, 1877--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 18,1930). Nationally recognized author of children's books. McNeely began her literary career writing a column for the [[TELEGRA...
• 22:2822:28, 27 July 2008 diff hist +792 N MCNAMARA, Francis Patrick New page: MCNAMARA, Francis Patrick. (Fitchburg, MA, Dec. 22, 1883- Dubuque, IA, July 2, 1944). Physician. McNamara, president of the medical staff at the FINLEY HOSPITAL in 1923 and 1924, publi...
• 22:2722:27, 27 July 2008 diff hist +222 N MCNAMARA, Earl New page: MCNAMARA, Earl. (Dubuque, IA, Mar. 19,1908--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 16, 1988). Grocer. McNamara, owner and operator of McNamara's Market for thirty-seven years, was a past president of the Iowa...
• 22:2622:26, 27 July 2008 diff hist +743 N MCKNIGHT, Thomas New page: MCKNIGHT, Thomas. (Unknown-Dubuque, IA, Dec., 1865). Postmaster of PERU. In 1833 McKnight, with Patrick J. QUIGLEY, surveyed the site north of Dubuque known as ...
• 22:2522:25, 27 July 2008 diff hist +869 N MCKAY, Richard Vincent New page: MCKAY, Richard Vincent. (Milton, MA, Oct. 17, 1884-Dubuque, IA, July 25, 1958). Secretary-Treasurer from 1922 to 1942, MCFADDEN COFFEE AND SPICE COMPANY. McKay became the director of t...
• 22:2422:24, 27 July 2008 diff hist +384 N MCGOVERN, Francis New page: MCGOVERN, Francis. (Dubuque County, IA, Nov. 16, 1916-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 18, 1989). Founder, McGovern Hardware. McGovern, a farmer in the Peosta, Iowa, area until 1954, founded and then op...
• 22:2322:23, 27 July 2008 diff hist 0 MCGEEHAN, William D. No edit summary
• 22:2322:23, 27 July 2008 diff hist +791 N MCGEEHAN, William D. New page: MCGEEHAN, William D. (Bayonne, NJ- ). President and director, AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK and AMTRUST, Inc. McGeehan became the president of American Trust in 1983 and the presiden...
• 22:2022:20, 27 July 2008 diff hist +598 N MCFARLAND, John J. New page: MCFARLAND, John J. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, July 5, 1978). Superintendent of Mails. McFarland, employed at the Dubuque Post Office from 1936 until his retirement in 1972, held a variety o...
• 22:1822:18, 27 July 2008 diff hist +365 N MCFADDEN COFFEE AND SPICE COMPANY New page: MCFADDEN COFFEE AND SPICE COMPANY. Local spice mill. Established in 1886, the company was developed by the McFadden family in association with J. A. McKinley who took no active role in the...
• 22:1722:17, 27 July 2008 diff hist +4 MCDONALD, Robert Delos No edit summary
• 22:1722:17, 27 July 2008 diff hist +750 N MCDONOUGH, Leo F. New page: MCDONOUGH, Leo F. (Hazelton, IA-Dubuque, IA, Aug. 9, 1977). Educator. McDonough, professor at LORAS COLLEGE for twelve years, was the first principal of Jefferson Junior High School (n...
• 22:1422:14, 27 July 2008 diff hist −4 MCDONALD, Robert Delos No edit summary
• 22:1322:13, 27 July 2008 diff hist +652 N MCDONALD, Robert Delos New page: MCDONALD, Robert Delos. (Dubuque, IA, Jan 30, 1931- ). Chairman of the board and chief executive officer of A.Y. MCDONALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY. McDonald joined the internationally kno...
• 22:1222:12, 27 July 2008 diff hist +943 N MCDONALD, John M. New page: MCDONALD, John M. (Dubuque, IA-San Diego, CA, Dec. 31, 1976). Chairman of the Board, A. Y. MCDONALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Grandson of Andrew Young MCDONALD,...
• 22:1022:10, 27 July 2008 diff hist −10 MCDONALD, Dorothy Bessie No edit summary
• 22:1022:10, 27 July 2008 diff hist +314 N MCDONALD, Dorothy Bessie New page: MCDONALD, Dorothy Bessie. (Dubuque, IA, Feb. 27, 191O-Dubuque, IA, July 7, 1988). Director. McDonald, a charter organizer of Chapter KI of PEO, served as treasurer of the [[HILLCREST SERVI...
• 22:0922:09, 27 July 2008 diff hist +642 N MCDONALD, Delos Lyon New page: MCDONALD, Delos Lyon (Dubuque, IA, July 14, 1897-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1981). President, A. Y. MCDONALD MANUFACTURING COMPANY. President of the company from 1944 to 1959, McDonald serve...
• 22:0822:08, 27 July 2008 diff hist +32 N MONKEY WRENCH New page: MONKEY WRENCH. See: A.Y.MCDONALD
• 22:0722:07, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1,932 N MCDONALD, Andrew Young New page: MCDONALD, Andrew Young. (Glasgow, Scotland, Feb. 14, 1834--Dubuque, IA, 1891). Pump and plumbing supply manufacturer. McDonald came to Dubuque in 1856 two years after entering the United S...
• 22:0622:06, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1,303 N MCDERMOTT, Edward A. New page: MCDERMOTT, Edward A. (Dubuque, IA, June 28, 1920- ). Federal official. A listing of McDermott's accomplishments, published in the Who's Who in America, takes over three inches to recall. D...
• 22:0522:05, 27 July 2008 diff hist +391 N MCDERMOTT, Augustin Sylvester New page: MCDERMOTT, Augustin Sylvester. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 16, 1834-Dubuque, IA, July 6, 1906). First white male born in Dubuque. McDermott, as a child, moved with his parents to a farm. He return...
• 22:0422:04, 27 July 2008 diff hist +695 N MCDADE, Mary Theresa Francis New page: MCDADE, Mary Theresa Francis (Sister). (Chicago, IL-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 12, 1978). Educator. McDade, the former Helen McDade, gave thirty-five years of service as a faculty member of CLARKE ...
• 22:0322:03, 27 July 2008 diff hist +2,120 N MCCREADY, Mike New page: MCCREADY, Mike. (Dubuque, IA- ). Wrestler. McCready, a standout athlete at DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, enrolled at the University of Northern Iowa in the fall of 1968. As a heavyweight...