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Iowa History Journal, my connection

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Surviving Sue–a resilient survival story

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Meadowlark Songs: A Motherline Legacy – debut

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Song of Guthrie County by Chad Elliott, Iowa’s Renaissance Man

October 24, 2024August 12, 2025joynealkidney

An Heirloom with a Mystery: The Stuart Spoon

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September, a bittersweet month

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Rusty the Pet Squirrel is on the Cover of Leora’s Dexter Stories. What else?

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A Wisconsin State Microbe and an Iowa State Fossil? What will they think of next?

March 16, 2024March 13, 2024joynealkidney

John Busbee’s Culture Buzz Interviews with Grant Faulkner

January 16, 2024January 22, 2024joynealkidney

Because of Iowa History Journal: An Interview with John Busbee

September 23, 2023September 23, 2023joynealkidney

The Leora Books

April 3, 2023April 29, 2024joynealkidney

Rumble & Flash (poems) by C. A. Elliott, and So Much More

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023joynealkidney

Please join me at Beaverdale Books, in person or via their Facebook page

February 10, 2023March 5, 2024joynealkidney

Meet Author Diane T. Holmes

December 30, 2022January 3, 2023joynealkidney

The New “Leora Book” a topic on The Culture Buzz

December 9, 2022July 6, 2023joynealkidney

Debut Novel of Cherie Dargan’s “Grandmother’s Treasures” Series

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022joynealkidney

John Busbee of The Culture Buzz, Endorser for “Leora’s Early Years”

September 30, 2022October 13, 2022joynealkidney

Leora’s Early Years: Guthrie County Roots

January 26, 2022December 30, 2022joynealkidney

Iowa’s Six Littleton Brothers, All Lost as a Result of the Civil War

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021joynealkidney

John Busbee, Culture Buzz, Foreword for “Leora’s Dexter Stories”

August 2, 2021December 21, 2023joynealkidney

John Busbee, The Culture Buzz

June 21, 2021September 7, 2021joynealkidney

The Cheerleaders and Encouragers for “Leora’s Dexter Stories”

March 15, 2021June 5, 2021joynealkidney

“Leora’s Letters” Interview with John Busbee

December 21, 2019March 24, 2020joynealkidney

Leora’s Letters: Radio Interviews

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