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31 December 2008
- 01:3201:32, 31 December 2008 diff hist +1,248 N GAYMAN, L. Vaughn New page: Gayman, L. Vaughn. (West Union, OH, Aug. 7, 1908--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 21, 1996). Educator and radio director. In 1937, Gayman came the Dubuque as the news editor of WKBB (later WDBQ) and rem...
- 01:3101:31, 31 December 2008 diff hist +41 N GENERAL DRY BATTERIES New page: General Dry Batteries. See: BATTERIES
- 01:3001:30, 31 December 2008 diff hist +636 N GONNER, Lawrence M. New page: Gonner, Lawrence M. (Cape Girardeau, MO, Nov. 22, 1867--Dubuque, IA, June 30, 1913). Editor. Gonner was one of the publishers of the popular Catholic weeklies CATHOLIC TRIBUNE, [[LUXE...
- 01:2901:29, 31 December 2008 diff hist 0 WUNDERLICH, George W. No edit summary
- 01:2701:27, 31 December 2008 diff hist +328 N WUNDERLICH, George W. New page: George W. Wunderlich. Druggist. Around 1884 George W. Wunderlich opened his first drug store. It was located at 2181-2183 Couler Avenue. He sold this drug store to John Becker and 1894 a...
- 01:2301:23, 31 December 2008 diff hist +746 N GILLOON, Thomas J. New page: Gilloon, Thomas J. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 31, 1919--Dyersville, IA, Aug. 28, 1997). Attorney. Active in the Iowa Democratic Party and many civic and service organizations, Gilloon served as a...
- 01:2101:21, 31 December 2008 diff hist +407 N GINDORFF, Nicholas C. New page: Gindorff, Nicholas C. (Luxembourg--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 13, 1942). Humanitarian. Gindorff, one of the midwestern leaders of the Luxembourg Americans, was knighted by King Albert of Belgium f...
- 01:2001:20, 31 December 2008 diff hist +200 N GISEL, Henry New page: Gisel, Henry. (Dubuque, IA, Feb. 15, 1878--Sageville, IA, Oct. 23, 1931). Businessman. Gisel, a farmer and businessman, was instrumental in the incorporation of Sageville. [[Category: Ci...
- 00:4900:49, 31 December 2008 diff hist −1 GLYNN, John B. No edit summary
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- 00:4800:48, 31 December 2008 diff hist +205 N GLYNN, John B. New page: Glynn, John B. (circa 1812??---Dubuque, IA, Sept. 21, 1898). Pilot. Glynn is credited with piloting the first steamboat on the Upper Mississippi River. Category: Business Leaders [[C...
- 00:4700:47, 31 December 2008 diff hist +222 N GLYNN, Marty New page: Glynn, Marty. (Dubuque, IA-- ). Boxer. Glynn began his impressive history in boxing by winning the Iowa Golden Gloves and Iowa A.A.U. in 1973. He repeated his performance in 1974 and 197...
- 00:4600:46, 31 December 2008 diff hist 0 GALENA GLOVE AND MITTEN COMPANY No edit summary
- 00:4600:46, 31 December 2008 diff hist +1,350 N GALENA GLOVE AND MITTEN COMPANY New page: left|thumb|150px|Photo courtesy: Robert Klauer.Galena Glove and Mitten Company. Dubuque manufacturer of high quality work gloves. Recognized by its "Yankee Doodle" t...
- 00:4500:45, 31 December 2008 diff hist +600 N GOLD STAR AWARD New page: Gold Star Award. Honor for outstanding teachers. Developed in 1989 by the R.J. McElroy Trust and KWWL-TV in Waterloo, the award recognized and rewarded excellence in teaching. Started i...
- 00:4400:44, 31 December 2008 diff hist +465 N BAUMAN, John S. New page: BAUMAN, John S. (Columbus, OH, Feb. 15, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 7, 1929). Priest. Coming to Dubuque in 1882, Father Bauman was appointed pastor of SACRED HEART CHURCH. Under his direc...
- 00:4300:43, 31 December 2008 diff hist +434 N BATTRO, James Louis New page: BATTRO, James Louis. (Dubuque, IA--Watertown, MA, July 18, 1957). Inventor. A pioneer in radio communication, Battro patented several of his inventions including the "inside out magnetron,...
- 00:4200:42, 31 December 2008 diff hist +93 N BATTLE OF THE THIRTY-SECONDS New page: BATTLE OF THE THIRTY-SECONDS. See: George DeForest "Bud" ROSE
- 00:4000:40, 31 December 2008 diff hist +583 N BARNES, George A. New page: left|thumb|150px|George A. Barnes. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding.BARNES, George A. (Dubuque, IA, July 16, 1861--Dubuque, IA, Apr. 19, 1924). Attorney. Admitted to the ba...
- 00:3900:39, 31 December 2008 diff hist +690 N BAKER, David New page: BAKER, David. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 8, 1957-- ). President, Teamsters Union Local 421. In 1996, Baker had been president of the Teamsters Local for more than four years. Previously he had s...
- 00:3800:38, 31 December 2008 diff hist +1,075 N BATHTUB MADONNA New page: left|thumb|150px|This symbol of faith was once common in Dubuque.BATHTUB MADONNA. Residential symbol of piety. Once a common sight in heavily Catholic Dubuque, the gr...
- 00:3500:35, 31 December 2008 diff hist +427 N BURNS, Robert William New page: Burns, Robert William. (Dubuque, IA, Mar. 23, 1926--Iowa City, IA, Dec. 20, 1983). County attorney. Burns served two terms as county attorney from January 1, 1963, to December 31, 1966. ...
- 00:3300:33, 31 December 2008 diff hist +884 N BAILEY, Harold L. New page: BAILEY, Harold L. (Hills, MN, Apr. 28, 1895--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 11, 1953). Entertainer. Bailey became well known in Dubuque for his performances as a clown during celebrations and parades....
- 00:2900:29, 31 December 2008 diff hist +471 N BYRNE, William J. New page: BYRNE, William J. (Dubuque, IA, Feb. 4, 1921--Dubuque, IA, Oct. 12, 1987). Engineer. Byrne, owner and operator of the Bartels and Byrne Engineering Company, was Dubuque County Engineer for...
- 00:2700:27, 31 December 2008 diff hist +753 N BAHL, Ida New page: BAHL, Ida. (Dubuque County, IA, Oct. 31, 1898--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 13, 1994). Nurse. Soon after graduation from the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Dubuque, Bahl entered the U.S. Indian...
- 00:1400:14, 31 December 2008 diff hist +233 N ARNO PHARMACY New page: ARNO PHARMACY. Business. The Arno Pharmacy was opened by Edward C. Arno in 1904. The business was located at 157 Ninth. T.G. Grueckner became a partner of Mr. Arno by 1909. The business wa...
- 00:1100:11, 31 December 2008 diff hist +773 N ANDERSON-WEBER New page: ANDERSON-WEBER LINCOLN-MERCURY-TOYOTA. Automobile dealership. In 1997, Anderson-Weber was the oldest Toyota dealership in Iowa. Established by Bob Anderson and Les Weber in 1948, the compa...
- 00:0900:09, 31 December 2008 diff hist +614 N ANASAZI EXCLUSIVE SALON PRODUCTS, INC. New page: ANASAZI EXCLUSIVE SALON PRODUCTS, INC. Beauty products manufacturer. Established in Dubuque in 1992 by Sue Krukonis and several professionals in the beauty products industry, the company ...
30 December 2008
- 22:3222:32, 30 December 2008 diff hist +245 N ALTMAN, Peter G. New page: ALTMAN, Peter G. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 18,1865--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 21, 1902). Proprietor of the Altman House, 678 Clay Street. Altman, a well-known hotel operator, was also leader of the Luxem...
- 22:3022:30, 30 December 2008 diff hist +527 N AKZO NOBEL SALT INC. New page: Akzo Nobel Salt Inc. Salt packing company. Located in Dubuque beginning in 1968, the company moved to new headquarters along Kerper Blvd. in 1993. Serving customers within a three-hundre...
- 22:2522:25, 30 December 2008 diff hist +61 ABELN, Anthony P. New page: ABELN, Anthony P. (Steinfield, Germany, Nov. 2, 1866-Dubuque, IA, Oct. 12, 1935). Dean of Dubuque's abstractors. Abeln was recognized locally as an expert on real estate laws and titles. H...
- 22:2422:24, 30 December 2008 diff hist +288 N AHLERS, William New page: AHLERS, William. (Unknown-Dubuque, IA, Jan. 23, 1958). Veterinarian. A well-known breeder and raiser of fox hounds, Ahlers was an employee for several years of the Federal Bureau of Anima...
- 22:2022:20, 30 December 2008 diff hist +675 N ADVERTISING New page: Advertising. Companies in Dubuque have used unique forms of advertising to remind people of their businesses. In addition to match books which can be found under their own heading, the fol...
- 22:1622:16, 30 December 2008 diff hist +4 ABOUT ENCYCLOPEDIA DUBUQUE No edit summary
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- 22:1422:14, 30 December 2008 diff hist +3,495 N ABOUT ENCYCLOPEDIA DUBUQUE New page: Welcome to the history of Dubuque, Iowa--Iowa's oldest city! Dedicated to the history of this "Masterpiece on the Mississippi," this website is believed to be the oldest community of histo...
- 22:0322:03, 30 December 2008 diff hist 0 WAHLERT, Robert C. No edit summary
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- 03:3403:34, 30 December 2008 diff hist +91 GLASS, Betty "Betty Thomas" No edit summary
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- 03:3003:30, 30 December 2008 diff hist +617 N GLASS, Theodore New page: Glass, Theodore. (Oldenburg, Germany, Mar. 22, 1914--Rochester, MN, July 23, 1994). Civic leader. An employee of Iowa Engineering Company in Dubuque from 1942 until his retirement in 1977,...
- 03:2903:29, 30 December 2008 diff hist +1,514 N GLASS, Betty "Betty Thomas" New page: GLASS, Betty "Betty Thomas" (Dubuque, IA- ). RADIO personality. Glass became one of Dubuque's favorite radio call-in hosts with over twenty years of broadcast experience and thousands ...
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