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31 December 2008
- 03:4603:46, 31 December 2008 diff hist +663 N CHURCH ART New page: Church Art. Manufactured articles used in churches including altars, candle sticks, confessional stalls, communion rails, and statues. Among the companies enjoying wide recognition for t...
- 03:4403:44, 31 December 2008 diff hist +318 N CITY HAT FACTORY New page: City Hat Factory. The business was located in a two story wood frame building east of the old DUBUQUE CUSTOM HOUSE AND POST OFFICE (later torn down for the construction of the home off...
- 03:4403:44, 31 December 2008 diff hist +1,060 N CHAPMAN, John S. New page: Chapman, John S. (Los Angeles, CA-- ). Physician. In 1992, Chapman was named "Internist of the Year" by the Iowa Clinical Society of Internal Medicine. Chapman came to Dubuque as a medi...
- 03:4103:41, 31 December 2008 diff hist +1 CONNOLLY CARRIAGE MANUFACTORY No edit summary
- 03:4103:41, 31 December 2008 diff hist +95 N CONNOLLY CARRIAGE MANUFACTORY New page: CONNOLLY CARRIAGE MANUFACTORY. See: Thomas CONNOLLY {CATEGORY: Company]]
- 03:4003:40, 31 December 2008 diff hist +308 N CORRELL, John New page: CORRELL, John. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 29, 1918--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 7, 1997). Furrier. A third generation furrier with nearly fifty years experience in the business, Correll was a member of t...
- 03:3803:38, 31 December 2008 diff hist +1,707 N CRONIN, Robert F. New page: CRONIN, Robert F. (Brockton, MA, Sept. 30, 1939--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 10, 2001). Educator. In twenty-three years in the speech communication department of LORAS COLLEGE, Cronin served as ...
- 03:3703:37, 31 December 2008 diff hist +310 N CUTLER BUSINESS SCHOOL New page: Cutler Business School. Established by I.M. Cutler, the business was located on the southeast corner of Ninth and Main Street. [[Image:imp970.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Supplies receipt from th...
- 03:3603:36, 31 December 2008 diff hist +1,097 N CHALMERS, Rose New page: Chalmers, Rose (Mrs. John G.) (Goshen, IN, Mar. 1, 1878--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 4, 1962). Musician. Mrs. Chalmers, then Rose Nusbaum, with her sister and two brothers, sang at the Indiana exhi...
- 03:3503:35, 31 December 2008 diff hist +411 N CHALMERS, William G. New page: CHALMERS, William G. (Hamilton, OH- ). President, UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE. In June 1967, Chalmers, known for his inter-faith dialogue and interest in young people with emotional illness,...
- 03:3203:32, 31 December 2008 diff hist +272 N CHALMERS, John K. New page: CHALMERS, John K. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 20, 1904--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 8, 1993). MAYOR. Chalmers was a member of the Dubuque City Council from 1935 to 1936. When he served as mayor in 1937...
- 03:3003:30, 31 December 2008 diff hist +604 N CARVER, D. D. W. New page: CARVER, D. D. W. (Delaware Co., NY, May 12, 1834-Dubuque, IA, Nov. 16,1909). Newspaper publisher. Coming to Dubuque in 1862 after being appointed postmaster by President Buchanan, Carver w...
- 03:2803:28, 31 December 2008 diff hist +1,165 N CARR, Robert M. New page: CARR, Robert M. (Bernard, IA, May 9, 1937- ). State senator and Dubuque County Treasurer. On May 23, 1989, the Dubuque County Board of Supervisor~ selected Carr from a field of four candid...
- 03:2703:27, 31 December 2008 diff hist +520 N CARR, Kemberly Ann New page: Carr, Kemberly Ann. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 23, 1966-- ). Environmental activist. Carr was inspired by a Chicago hotel which established a recycling program to commence a world trip promoting ...
- 03:2603:26, 31 December 2008 diff hist +579 N CARPENTER, William New page: Carpenter, William. (Dubuque, IA-- ). Athlete. On April 27, 1997, Carpenter was crowned a world champion at the World Powerlifting Association Championships. He won the 220-pound weight cl...
- 03:2503:25, 31 December 2008 diff hist +1,161 N CARPENTER, James D. New page: Carpenter, James D. (Anderson, IN, Jan. 2, 1902--Apr. 1962). Radio pioneer of eastern Iowa. Carpenter was instrumental in bringing to Dubuque its first frequency-modulation (FM) station--...
- 03:2303:23, 31 December 2008 diff hist −4 CARNEY, Albert No edit summary
- 03:2303:23, 31 December 2008 diff hist +2,089 N CARNEY, Albert New page: CARNEY, Albert. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 9, 1893--Chicago IL, Jan. 13, 1931). Musician. A pioneer in radio broadcasting, Carney gained national recognition for his radio programs and mastery as...
- 03:2003:20, 31 December 2008 diff hist +473 N CALLAHAN, Cyril A. New page: CALLAHAN, Cy. (Bernard, IA- ). "Mayor." In 1932 Callahan came to Dubuque where he operated a filling station and Callahan's Dry ICE. In 1981 Callahan was installed as the first officia...
- 02:5102:51, 31 December 2008 diff hist +730 N BROWN, John J. New page: BROWN, John J. (Amboy, IL, May 25, 1883--Dubuque,IA, June 20, 1951). Union official. Brown served fourteen years as secretary-treasurer of the Iowa Federation of Labor. He was also a mem...
- 02:5002:50, 31 December 2008 diff hist +827 N BULLOCK, Jeffrey New page: left|thumb|250px|Jeffrey BullockBULLOCK, Jeffrey. (Ames, Iowa-- ). College president. In 1988, Bullock was named president of the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE. At th...
- 02:4902:49, 31 December 2008 diff hist +774 N BURCH, James Merrill New page: BURCH, James Merrill. (Necedah, WI, Jan. 18, 1861-Dubuque, IA, June 30, 1927). President, FARLEY AND LOETSCHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Burch, the son of [[BURCH, George Benjamin|George...
- 02:4802:48, 31 December 2008 diff hist +671 N BROELL, John C. New page: Broell, John C. (Insbruck, Austria, Mar. 9, 1879-- ). Senior partner, Dubuque Statuary and Ornamental Company. Emigrating to the United States in 1896, Broell came to Dubuque where he wo...
- 02:4502:45, 31 December 2008 diff hist −442 BROWNSON, Orestes Augustus New page: Brownson, Orestes Augustus. (Ithaca, NY, Mar. 18, 1828--Rockdale, IA, Mar. 28, 1892). Educator, editor. Brownson was the principal of Dubuque's First Ward School from 1863 to 1878. He is...
- 02:4102:41, 31 December 2008 diff hist +524 N BREITBACH, Dianne M. New page: BREITBACH, Dianne M. (Dubuque, IA-- ). Executive Director. Beginning in 1986, Breitbach was the Executive Director of Albrecht Acres. A member of the board of the Dubuque County Associa...
- 02:3902:39, 31 December 2008 diff hist +684 N BRIGGS, Wayne New page: BRIGGS, Wayne. (Dubuque,IA-- ). Businessman. In 1996 Briggs and Eric Lucy began Platinum Services, Inc., an insurance company. Among his many real estate projects have been Tiffany Ridge ...
- 02:3802:38, 31 December 2008 diff hist +958 N BRITT, Paul L. New page: BRITT, Paul L. (Minneapolis, MN--June 24, 1928--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 27, 1992). Industrialist. Britt's career with Dubuque Stamping and Manufacturing grew from a part-time trainee with the co...
- 02:3802:38, 31 December 2008 diff hist +366 N BOWERS, Darlene Cottingham New page: BOWERS, Darlene Cottingham. (Dubuque, IA, June 10, 1949-- ). Organization leader. Bowers served as president of Kids for Dubuque, Inc. from 1984 to 1991. She also served on the board of [[...
- 02:3502:35, 31 December 2008 diff hist +519 N BRAHM, Earl E. New page: BRAHM, Earl E. (Dubuque, IA, Feb. 24, 1896--Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1981). Mail carrier. A rural mail carrier from North Buena Vista and Holy Cross for forty-four years before he retired in 1... current
- 02:3302:33, 31 December 2008 diff hist +669 N BORLEY, John C. New page: BORLEY, John C. (Dubuque, IA, Sept. 8, 1919--Sierra Vista, AZ, May 23, 1997). Priest. A graduate of LORAS COLLEGE in 1941, Borley entered the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) in 1...
- 02:3202:32, 31 December 2008 diff hist +487 N BOTTOMS, Willard C. New page: BOTTOMS, Willard C. (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Nov. 25, 1974). Personnel Manager, Inland Molasses Co. Bottoms, employed many years by the FARLEY AND LOETSCHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, ser...
- 02:3102:31, 31 December 2008 diff hist +338 N BOWEN, Edward E. New page: BOWEN, Edward E. (Dubuque, IA, June 16, 1869---Dubuque, IA, Dec. 23, 1942). Attorney. A member of the local bar for over fifty years, Bowen served as county attorney from January 1, 1889 t...
- 02:3002:30, 31 December 2008 diff hist +382 N BLOSCH, Paul New page: BLOSCH, Paul. (Dubuque, IA, 1945-- ). Mayor. Blosch served as the mayor of Peosta, Iowa from 1976 to 1980. Interesting in promoting community cooperation, he led efforts which established...
- 02:2902:29, 31 December 2008 diff hist +1,246 N BODNAR, Evelyn M. New page: Bodnar, Evelyn M. (Huron, SD, Aug. 5, 1927-- ). Educator. A part-time physical education teacher in the Dubuque parochial schools from 1951 to 1988, Bodnar served two years as vice-presi...
- 02:2802:28, 31 December 2008 diff hist +229 N BOGAS, George New page: BOGAS, George. (Greece, Dec. 26, 1922-- ). Director. Employed by the DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY for thirty-three years, Bogas by 1997 had compiled thirty-three years as a volunteer direc...
- 02:2702:27, 31 December 2008 diff hist +1,168 N BLOOD BANK New page: Blood Bank. An effective method of preserving and transfusing human blood and its components. In October, 1940 Mother Mary Ursula, the Mother Superior and superintendent of Mercy Hospital...
- 02:2702:27, 31 December 2008 diff hist +908 N BUENO, Delora New page: BUENO, Delora. (Dubuque, IA-- ). "Brazilian from Dubuque." Bueno, the featured singer at Washington DC.'s annual Cherry Blossom Festival in April 1951, was also a featured singer at a p...
- 02:2602:26, 31 December 2008 diff hist +840 N BLUE BOX KIDS New page: BLUE BOX KIDS. Contest sponsored by Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. In 2001 Michael Burbach and Casey Olmstead became two of twelve children from across the United States to win the contest. Th...
- 02:2502:25, 31 December 2008 diff hist +623 N BLASER, Frank J. Sr. New page: BLASER, Frank J. Sr. (Dubuque, IA--Des Moines, IA, Mar. 20, 1960). "Mr. Income Tax." Blaser, known for his almost encyclopedic memory of tax codes, was able to answer questions and quote ...
- 02:2302:23, 31 December 2008 diff hist +659 N BOCKHAUS, Mary Kay New page: Bockhaus, Mary Kay. (Cedar Rapids, IA, May 21, 1919-- ). Artist. Bockhaus won first place for her "Needle Point of Dubuque Landmarks" at the [[YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.W.C.A...
- 02:2202:22, 31 December 2008 diff hist +763 N BLINKS, Edwin D. New page: BLINKS, Edwin D. (Marion, IA, Mar. 20, 1934-- ). Administrator. A teacher in the DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (1957-1965), Blinks later served as a district administrator (1965-1...
- 02:2102:21, 31 December 2008 diff hist +751 N BLAKE, Edward C. New page: left|thumb|150px|Edward C. Blake. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding BLAKE, Edward C. (Dubuque, 1864-- ). City Engineer. Blake learned engineering as a rodman in the City Eng... current
- 02:2002:20, 31 December 2008 diff hist +427 N BLAIR, Ralph R. New page: BLAIR, Ralph R. (Hardin Co., IA, June 11, 1883--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 24, 1943). Executive Vice President, DUBUQUE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY. Blair, an examiner beginning in 1930 with the Sta...
- 02:1902:19, 31 December 2008 diff hist +1,158 N BRIGGS, Angela Sue New page: Briggs, Angela Sue. (Dubuque, IA-- ). Instructional technology and editor. Briggs, a graduate of STEPHEN HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL, attended the University of Iowa. She received her teac...
- 02:1702:17, 31 December 2008 diff hist +666 N BURBACH, Michele New page: Burbach, Michele. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 4, 1954-- ). Manager, Walker's Shoe Store. Burbach's civic leadership in Dubuque included serving as president of the Dubuque Downtown Association. A ...
- 02:1602:16, 31 December 2008 diff hist +551 N BISSELL, John New page: BISSELL, John. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 19, 1938-- ). Artist. In 1968 Bissel returned to Dubuque after working for 3M and the National Advertising Company. He donated many antiques to the [[DUB...
- 02:1402:14, 31 December 2008 diff hist +449 N BIGELOW, Isaac S. New page: BIGELOW, Isaac S. (Buncombe, IA, Jan. 27, 1859--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 11, 1927). Physician. Bigelow came to Dubuque in 1883 and opened a general medical practice. He served as president and s...
- 02:1202:12, 31 December 2008 diff hist +1 BILLIS, Gustav No edit summary
- 02:1102:11, 31 December 2008 diff hist +1 BILLIS, Gustav No edit summary
- 02:1102:11, 31 December 2008 diff hist +640 N BILLIS, Gustav New page: BILLIS, Gustav. (Unknown--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 4, 1952). War hero. During [[WORLD WAR I}, Billis, a member of the 113th infantry regiment, earned the nickname "the machine gun hound" because...
