The Grave of Chief Keokuk

Amidst rumors that the United States Army was coming to destroy the Native American Village of Peoria, along the…

Iowa’s Battleship Legacy

USS Iowa BB-61 was one of four battleships in the Iowa Class, the finest class of battleship ever built. The Iowa class battleships had an unmatched combination of firepower, armor and speed.

The History of Hotel Tallcorn

To serve faithfully, to provide comfort, conducive to contentment, to fulfill a niche in the civic, social and business life of the community — this is the ideal of HOTEL…

The Story Behind the Jacket

A Short History of Veterans Day

10 Things You Can Find in Chronicling America

Do you ever wonder what it might have been like to live in Iowa a century earlier? What you would have done for fun on a Friday night or what kind of music you could have listened to? What kind of clothes were in fashion and what you might have found…

Something for Everyone: the 46th Annual Covered Bridge Festival

Written by Jared McDonald, Manager…

A Record of Service

On Monday, December 14, 2015, on his 7,642 day in office, Governor Terry Branstad became the longest serving Governor in…

Behind the Scenes: First in the Nation

By Kay Coats, State Historical Museum of Iowa Collections Coordinator