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Month: April 2019

April 29, 2019September 12, 2019joynealkidney

Martin Christian Blohm (1824-1883)

April 26, 2019March 23, 2024joynealkidney

Grace Ransom Tea Room 1933

April 24, 2019March 20, 2026joynealkidney

Joe Dew: A Glorious Life

April 22, 2019June 28, 2019joynealkidney

Detlef Anton Ohrt (1837-1922)

April 19, 2019March 19, 2023joynealkidney

Guthrie Center, Iowa–Union Cemetery

April 19, 2019January 2, 2025joynealkidney

1933 – The Depression Years

April 17, 2019February 20, 2023joynealkidney

The Andersens of Eden: The Story of an Iowa Family During World War II

April 15, 2019April 15, 2023joynealkidney

Sears Roebuck & Co. 1920s and the Depression Years

April 12, 2019March 16, 2022joynealkidney

The Paving of White Pole Road in Dexter

April 8, 2019January 15, 2022joynealkidney

A Trip to Key West–Minnesota

April 5, 2019February 13, 2021joynealkidney

Service and Medals of the Dallas County, Iowa, Wilson Brothers

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