User contributions for Randylyon

1 January 2009

• 04:4604:46, 1 January 2009 diff hist +2,050 N HUTT, Harry New page: Hutt, Harry. (New York, NY, Dubuque, IA, Apr. 27, 1978). Wrestling referee. In 1951, Hutt announced his retirement from a career which had made him a national sports personality for more ...
• 04:4504:45, 1 January 2009 diff hist +750 N HAGGERTY, Otto P. New page: Haggerty, Otto P. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 27, 1910--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 11, 1952). Barge operator. Haggerty operated the popular barge from which thousands have fished across the [[MISSISSIPPI R...
• 04:4304:43, 1 January 2009 diff hist +2,710 N GRAND EXCURSION New page: left|thumb|250px|The Anson Northrup was one of many boats involved in the Grand Excursion of 2004.GRAND EXCURSION. Major events in the history of the [[MISSISS...

31 December 2008

• 22:1222:12, 31 December 2008 diff hist +133 N HAMMEL & HENKER COMPANY New page: Hammel & Henker Comany. Miller. left|thumb|350px|1910 advertisement. Photo courtesy: William Hammel
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• 21:1721:17, 31 December 2008 diff hist +11,882 N HAMMEL, August New page: Hammel, August. (Kingdom of Wutttemberg, Germany,Dec. 22, 1837-- ). Merchant. Hammel, the son of Johann and Susanna Hammel, was reared and educated in his native country. In 1853, he left...
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• 04:2804:28, 31 December 2008 diff hist +51 N FIRES New page: FIRES. SEE: MILL FIRES Category: Events
• 03:5203:52, 31 December 2008 diff hist +327 N CONLON, Odilo M. New page: CONLON, Odilo M. (Cuba City,WI-Dubuque,IA, Jan. 7, 1974). Contractor. Associated with Conlon Construction Company, Conlon was a director of the DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB and a member of the S...
• 03:5103:51, 31 December 2008 diff hist +1,188 N CONLIN, Thomas J. New page: Conlin, Thomas J. (Washington Township, June 5, 1859--Dubuque, IA, July 30, 1940). County sheriff. In 1899, Conlin was elected county sheriff when he defeated incumbent [[HAUDENSHIELD, Jac...
• 03:4903:49, 31 December 2008 diff hist +599 N CLOTHIERS New page: Clothiers. Among the companies which gained fame for providing fine clothing are those listed below. In addition, researchers should investigate separate entries including [[STAMPFER DEPAR...
• 03:4803:48, 31 December 2008 diff hist +1,261 N CLEMENS, Andrew New page: left|thumb|150px| CLEMENS, Andrew. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 29, 1857—McGregor, IA, May 12, 1894). Artist. Using sand found locally, Clemens created portrait-quality pictu...
• 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 ...