Men Working in Blacksmith Shop, 1955

Pathways

• Communal Groups
• Immigration in Iowa
• Iowa Peacemakers: The Mennonites and Quakers Example
• African-American Communities
• Early Temperance Activity in Iowa
• Iowa and the Underground Railroad
• It’s the Law—Speak English Only!
• Higher Education
• Planning Iowa's Towns
• Traditions Change Over Time
• Communities
• People
• Arts & Culture

Media Artifacts

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  Sunday Morning in the Amana Colonies
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  Spanish Meet Indians
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  Early French Explorers Visit Iowa
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  Explorers Meet Iowa Natives
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  Amana Colonies are Established
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  Change in the Amana Society
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  Life in the Amana Colonies
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  The Icarians
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  The Amish
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  Life as a Refugee
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  How Sundays Were Spent in Rural Iowa in the 1940s

Web Sites

• History and photos of Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend
• 1894 report detailing the experiences of Iowa preachers
• 1893 historical account of St. Anthony's Church in Davenport
• Historic and current photographs of people, places, and events relating to the history of the Amana Colonies
• Personal journal providing a view of Iowa Quakerism in 1850