Time Frame Artifact Type Title Description
Mid 1800's Video Log Cabins

In the mid 1800s settlers in parts of Iowa where trees were found built log cabins.
2005 Photo Des Moines Skyline

Des Moines Skyline. Des Moines is Iowa's capital city. It is the center of Iowa government. It is an active business and cultural center.
Early to Mid 1900's Video Farm Women

Both men and women worked hard on the farm. Women cooked, canned, washed and tended animals.
2000 Video An Hispanic Voice

Lorenzo Sandavol talks to Iowans who are having an effect on Latinos in Iowa through the Hispanic media. This program aired in 2002.
1840's-present Video Dutch Immigrate to Iowa

Dutch immigrants came to Iowa from Holland for various reasons. Religious persecution was a major factor that contibuted to their migration.
1979 Video It Wasn’t Just Politics

Former Vice President Walter Mondale talks about helping refugees leave Southeast Asia for new lives in the United States after the Vietnam War in 1979.
1860's-present Video Davenport Germans Maintained Tradition

Many Germans who settled in the Davenport area attempted to maintain a close-knit German community with their own newspaper and social club.