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(newest | oldest) View (newer 50 | older 50) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)- 02:58, 4 November 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page GUILFORD, W. H. (Created page with "GUILFORD, W. H. (Dubuque, IA, (Oct. 16, 1839--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 12, 1927) In the period of about 1840 until 1915, Guilford was a nurseryman and fruit grower in Dubuque County. Between 1884 to about 1906 he was active in the promotion of horticulture in Dubuque County. He helped organize and served as the first president of the DUBUQUE COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY and in 1885 and for twenty-five years maintained a local experimental testing station for horticultural...")
- 02:29, 4 November 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page HALTENHOFF, Karl (Created page with "HALTENHOFF, Karl. (Hanover, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 13, 1972) After arriving from Germany, Haltenhoff lived in Florida. He was interested in the commercial production of citrus fruits and won a four-year scholarship to the Henry Shaw School of Gardening, Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis, Missouri. He developed an interest in the native foods of birds and became an associate of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He then did landscape...")
- 19:36, 1 November 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page RECEIVING VAULT (Created page with "RECEIVING VAULT. The receiving vault was a building constructed at a cemetery for the storage of bodies when the ground was too frozen to dig graves with the limited equipment available in pioneer days. Some families chose to hold the funeral services in the vault. At the time of the funeral service, it was fortunate that many coffins had a pane of glass over the face of the deceased. This made it possible to confirm the identity of the deceased. A wooden panel then cov...")
- 19:24, 1 November 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page PAUPERS' FIELD (Created page with "PAUPERS' FIELD. Found in most cemeteries was a section of land reserved for the poor who generally did not have the money to purchase a plot or even a casket. Single graves were referred to as "potter's graves", a term which began in biblical times. The high priests of Jerusalem purchased land for the burial of strangers or strangers, criminals, and the poor. This land had generally been mined for its potters' clay leaving it unusable for farming. --- Source:")
- 19:12, 1 November 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page MODERN WOODSMEN OF AMERICA (Created page with "left|thumb|250px|Many citizens of Dubuque have been members of Woodmen of America. This marker in Linwood Cemetery locates the burial site of many former members.MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA. On June 6, 1890 the organization was started by Joseph Cullen Root who was said to have been inspired by a pastor in Lyons (Clinton), Iowa who spoke of the virtues of the "woodmen" who cut down trees to build communities. Symbols of the organization were the axe,...")
- 19:11, 1 November 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page MODERN WOODMEN OF THE WORLD (content was: "left|thumb|250px|Many citizens of Dubuque have been members of Woodmen of the World. This marker in Linwood Cemetery locates the burial site of many former members.MODERN WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. On June 6, 1890 the organization was founded in Omaha, Nebraska, by Joseph Cullen Root. In 2010 it was believed to be the largest fraternal benefit society wi...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 15:50, 1 November 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:WTM.jpg
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- 15:46, 1 November 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page MILLER, William T. (Created page with "MILLER, William T. (Dubuque, IA, Jan. 18, 1941--Dubuque, IA Oct. 26, 2024). Bill was the son of Theodore and Genevieve (Carroll) Miller. He attended St. Patrick’s grade school, WASHINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL and DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOl graduating in 1958. Bill’s first job was at CarAdCo as a mail clerk, then he worked at the DUBUQUE PACKING COMPANY. He worked at the NATIONAL BUTTER COMPANY before and after completing training for the National Gua...")
- 15:28, 1 November 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page MURDOCK, LaMetra (Created page with "MURDOCK, LaMetra. (Chicago, IL-- ). Coming to Dubuque in 2016, as a single mother, Murdock found needed help at the MULTICULTURAL FAMILY CENTER with its after school programs. In October, 2024 as the new director of the Center, she planned on the Center becoming "the hub of the community" as a provider of programs and activities. In an interview with staff of the ''Telegraph Herald'', she said she would like for the Center to offer regularly recurring programming...")
- 03:38, 1 November 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Mystic.jpg
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- 03:36, 1 November 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:L960.jpg
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- 03:32, 1 November 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:S-l960.jpg
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- 03:16, 1 November 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page SWEENEY'S SUPPER CLUB (content was: "left|thumb|250px|SWEENEY'S SUPPER CLUB. See: LEISER'S SUPPER CLUB / SWEENEY'S SUPPER CLUB Category: Supper Club Category: Restaurant", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 03:12, 1 November 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page SWISS VALLEY CHALET / SPIELMAN'S SUPPER CLUB / BALLY CLOUGH (Created page with "left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: https://www.facebook.com/ykyguidiiyr/ 250px|thumb|left|Photo courtesy: https://www.facebook.com/pages/You-know-you-grew-up-in-Dubuque-Iowa-if-you-remember/130170407077838 left|thumb|200px| left|thumb|250px|SWISS VALLEY CHALET / Spielman's Supper Club / Bally Clough Inn. Located four miles south of Dubuque on the MILITARY ROAD, the Swiss Valley Chal...")
- 03:10, 1 November 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page SWISS VALLEY CHALET (content was: "left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: https://www.facebook.com/ykyguidiiyr/ 250px|thumb|left|Photo courtesy: https://www.facebook.com/pages/You-know-you-grew-up-in-Dubuque-Iowa-if-you-remember/130170407077838 left|thumb|200px| left|thumb|250px|SWISS VALLEY CHALET. The 1951 and 1955 '''Du...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 03:01, 1 November 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page PUSATERI'S (content was: "left|thumb|350px|2560 Dodge. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald left|thumb|200px|Matchbook. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding right|thumb|200px|Matchbook. Photo courtesy: Mike AvittPUSATERI'S. It was claimed that getting sick from a poorly-made pizza put Mike and Gus Pusateri into the pizza business in 1958. In 1968 the c...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 17:29, 31 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page LEISER'S GARDEN (content was: "left|thumb|250px|1951 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding right|thumb|250px|Matchbook. Photo courtesy: Mike Avitt 250px|thumb|left| 250px|thumb|right|Photo courtesy: https://www.facebook.com/pages/You-know-you-grew-up-in-Dubuque-Iowa-if-you-remember/130170407077838 Image:leiserss...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 17:28, 31 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page LEISER'S SUPPER CLUB / SWEENEY'S SUPPER CLUB (Created page with "[Image:leisers.jpg|left|thumb|250px|1951 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]] right|thumb|250px|Matchbook. Photo courtesy: Mike Avitt 250px|thumb|left| 250px|thumb|right|Photo courtesy: https://www.facebook.com/pages/You-know-you-grew-up-in-Dubuque-Iowa-if-you-remember/130170407077838 left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Bob RedingLEISER'S SUPPER CLUB / SWEENEY'S SUPPER CLUB...")
- 17:23, 31 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs restored page LEISER'S GARDEN (9 revisions)
- 16:57, 31 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page LEISER'S GARDEN (content was: "left|thumb|250px|1951 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding right|thumb|250px|Matchbook. Photo courtesy: Mike Avitt 250px|thumb|left| 250px|thumb|right|Photo courtesy: https://www.facebook.com/pages/You-know-you-grew-up-in-Dubuque-Iowa-if-you-remember/130170407077838 Image:leiserss...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 20:40, 30 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Ve96.jpg
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- 20:33, 30 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:VE97.jpg
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- 16:57, 30 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page TOLLBRIDGE INN /ELIZABETH'S TOLLBRIDGE (Created page with "left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald left|thumb|300px| left|thumb|200px|Coaster from the Tollbridge Restaurant. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding TOLLBRIDGE INN / Elizabeth's Tollbridge. The Tollbridge Inn was a scenic restaurant below EAGLE POINT PARK and above the ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM. Sue Balsamo got the idea of building on the site of the old toll house in June 1984, two years after the to...")
- 16:57, 30 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page TOLLBRIDGE INN (THE) (content was: "left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald left|thumb|300px| left|thumb|200px|Coaster from the Tollbridge Restaurant. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding TOLLBRIDGE INN / Elizabeth's Tollbridge. The Tollbridge Inn was a scenic restaurant below EAGLE POINT PARK and above the ZEBULON PIKE LOCK AND DAM. Sue B...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 15:58, 30 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page OLD TIMER'S SUPPER CLUB (Created page with "OLD TIMER'S SUPPER CLUB.left|thumb|250px|Matchbook right|thumb|250px|Matches. Photo courtesy: Jim LangOLD TIMER'S SUPPER CLUB. Old Timer's Athletic and Country Club opened for business in 1948. As indicated by its name, sports were important. As the first business in Dubuque with a black-and-white television, it attracted sports fans including at once the entire Oakville Country School, 14 students and one teacher from across th...")
- 15:56, 30 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page OLD TIMERS SUPPER CLUB (content was: "left|thumb|250px|Matchbook right|thumb|250px|Matches. Photo courtesy: Jim LangOLD TIMER'S SUPPER CLUB. Old Timer's Athletic and Country Club opened for business in 1948. As indicated by its name, sports were important. As the first business in Dubuque with a black-and-white television, it attracted sports fans including at once...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 15:54, 30 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page Category:Supper Club (Created page with "SUPPER CLUB. A supper club, a traditional dining establishment, also functions as a social club. The term describes different establishments depending on the region, but generally, supper clubs present themselves as having a high-class image, even if the price is affordable to all. Generally found across the United States, supper clubs are concentrated Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, and Iowa. The first supper club in the United States was established in Beve...")
- 15:51, 29 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page GLASS RECYCLING (Created page with "GLASS RECYCLING. See: GARBAGE COLLECTION Category: Sustainability")
- 19:53, 28 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Woodman.JPG
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- 19:29, 28 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:Gasplant.JPG
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- 19:02, 23 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page KEY CLUB (Created page with "KEY CLUB. Selling liquor by the drink was illegal in Iowa prior to 1963. Taverns and restaurants attempted to regulate entry to their establishments by only admitting members who had their own labeled bottles of liquor on the premises. If police conducted raids, a "[hone tree" would be set in motion whereby each owner had a designated number of other owners to call and warn. Liquor was quickly removed until the police left the area. --- Source: "The Chateau Supper Clu...")
- 18:29, 23 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page OLD TIMERS ATHLETIC CLUB (content was: "left|thumb|300px|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding OLD TIMERS ATHLETIC CLUB. The 1955 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed Old Timer's Road for the Old Timer's Athletic & Country Club. Category: Restaurant left|thumb|300px|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding right|thumb|200px|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding Im...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 17:27, 23 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page CHATEAU SUPPER CLUB (Created page with "left|thumb|250px| right|thumb|250px|Matchbook. Photo courtesy: Mike Avitt left|thumb|200px|Matchbook. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding CHATEAU SUPPER CLUB. The history of the Chateau began in 1937 when Anton "Tony" Van Driel sold his share of the Van Driel & Link tavern at 1487 Central Avenue to his partner Leo Link. Taking the proceeds, Van Driel opened Chateau Antone just outside the Dubuque city limits on the...")
- 16:51, 23 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page CHATEAU (THE) (content was: "left|thumb|250px| right|thumb|250px|Matchbook. Photo courtesy: Mike Avitt left|thumb|200px|Matchbook. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding THE CHATEAU. The 1955 through 1989 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed the same address for the Chateau Supper Club. Category: Bar Category: Restaurant Category: Matc...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 00:51, 22 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page File:JHTHOMPSON.png
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- 03:35, 21 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page JUNGWIRTH, John A. Jr. (Created page with "left|thumb|250px|Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/46978046:60525 left|thumb|250px|JUNGWIRTH, John Jr. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 23, 1923--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 5, 1948). As a fighter pilot with the Ninth Air Force in France and Germany, Captain Jungwirth earned the coveted honor of "ace" during WORLD WAR II. He destroyed five Nazi aircraft in the air and three planes on the ground by strafing. His squ...")
- 03:29, 21 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page JUNGWIRTH, John Jr. (content was: "left|thumb|250px|Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/46978046:60525 left|thumb|250px|JUNGWIRTH, John Jr. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 23, 1923--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 5, 1948). As a fighter pilot with the Ninth Air Force in France and Germany, Captain Jungwirth earned the coveted honor of "ace" during WORLD WA...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 03:24, 21 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs deleted page JUNGWIRTH, John A. (content was: "JUNGWIRTH, John A. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 21, 1923--Dubuque, IA, December 5, 1948) Jungwirth was a war hero of WORLD WAR II. Qualifying as an "ace," he flew a P-51 Mustang on 103 missions and 149 sorties. (1) He was a member of the Pioneer Thunderbolt Group. (2) Ranked a captain, Jungwirth received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Silver Star and an Air Medal with 12...", and the only contributor was "Randylyon" (talk))
- 03:00, 21 October 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page JUNGWIRTH, John A. (Created page with "JUNGWIRTH, John A. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 21, 1923--Dubuque, IA, December 5, 1948) Jungwirth was a war hero of WORLD WAR II. Qualifying as an "ace," he flew a P-51 Mustang on 103 missions and 149 sorties. (1) As a member of the Pioneer Thunderbolt Group, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Silver Star and an Air Medal with 12 Oak Leaf clusters when he was discharged from service in 1945. Source: 1.")
