{"id":743,"date":"2017-04-13T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T10:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/?p=743"},"modified":"2017-04-10T16:38:46","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T16:38:46","slug":"telling-stories-of-eastern-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/telling-stories-of-eastern-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Telling Stories of Eastern Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Three cultural history sites only a short drive from Iowa City<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">If you have a car and a little extra time, there are many great things to see nearby Iowa City.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Herbert Hoover National Historic Site<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> in West Branch, Iowa (less than 15 miles east of Iowa City, about 20 minutes by car)<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_744\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/herbert-hoover-birthplace.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-744\" class=\"wp-image-744\" src=\"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/herbert-hoover-birthplace-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/herbert-hoover-birthplace.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/herbert-hoover-birthplace-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/herbert-hoover-birthplace-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/herbert-hoover-birthplace-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Birthplace of President Herbert Hoover, West Branch, Iowa (photo by Willjay, CC-BY-3.0, from Wikimedia Commons: https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Herbert_Hoover_Birthplace.jpg)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"Herbert Hoover National Historical Site\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/heho\/index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">The Herbert Hoover National Historic Site<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> in West Branch includes the both the birthplace and burial spot of the 31<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri;font-size: small\">st<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> President of the United States, a working blacksmith shop, a tallgrass prairie, and the <\/span><a title=\"Hoover Presidential Library &amp; Museum\" href=\"https:\/\/hoover.archives.gov\/\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">.\u00a0 The museum features a permanent exhibit on Hoover\u2019s life, family, and presidency, as well as a temporary gallery which will be hosting C-SPAN&#8217;S \u201cAmerican Presidents: Life Portraits\u201d exhibit in June. The Library holds collections of Hoover papers, as well as the papers of <\/span><a title=\"Rose Wilder Lane\" href=\"https:\/\/hoover.archives.gov\/research\/collections\/lanecollection.html\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">Rose Wilder Lane<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">, author and daughter of <\/span><a title=\"Laura Ingalls Wilder\" href=\"https:\/\/hoover.archives.gov\/LIW\/\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">Laura Ingalls Wilder<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Amish and Mennonite culture and businesses <\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">in and near Kalona, Iowa<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> (about 20 miles south of Iowa City, about 30 minutes by car)<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_745\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/kalona-iowa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745\" class=\"wp-image-745\" src=\"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/kalona-iowa-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/kalona-iowa-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/kalona-iowa-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/kalona-iowa-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/kalona-iowa.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horse &#8216;n&#8217; buggy, Kalona, IA. (photo by Drew Lietzow, public domain, from Wikimedia Commons: https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Amish_horse_%27n%27_buggy.JPG)<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">The area around <\/span><a title=\"Kalona, Iowa\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kalonaiowa.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">Kalona, Iowa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">, is home to many <\/span><a title=\"The Amish\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kalonaiowa.org\/Amish.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">Amish<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> and <\/span><a title=\"Mennonites\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kalonaiowa.org\/mennonite.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">Mennonite<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> families and is known for quilts, countryside businesses, and antiques. You will see quilt squares on <\/span><a title=\"Barn Quilts of Washington County\" href=\"http:\/\/www.barnquiltsiowa.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">area barns<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">, on the <\/span><a title=\"Quilt Block Walking Tour\" href=\"http:\/\/kalonachamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/QuiltBlock_WalkTour.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">sidewalks of downtown Kalona<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">, and at the <\/span><a title=\"Kalona Quilt &amp; Textile Museum\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kalonaiowa.org\/KQTM.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">Kalona Quilt &amp; Textile Museum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">. A few <\/span><a title=\"Countryside Businesses\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kalonaiowa.org\/CountryBusiness.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">off-the-main-road must-visits<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Stringtown-Grocery\/186163138095622\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">Stringtown Grocery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">, an Amish produce and bulk foods store; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Golden-Delight-Bakery\/202003323171870\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">Golden Delight Bakery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">, which features amazing donuts; and <\/span><a title=\"Sisters' Garden &amp; Bloom\" href=\"http:\/\/sistersgardeniowa.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">Sisters\u2019 Garden and Bloom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">, which sell a variety of antique, vintage, new, and botanicals in two old houses. Use caution when <\/span><a title=\"Etiquette with the Amish\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kalonaiowa.org\/Etiquette.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">driving in the area<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">, for while main roads have a wide shoulder for horse-drawn buggies, secondary road do not.\u00a0 Some businesses are Amish and won\u2019t have electricity or ATMs, so remember to bring cash.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Amana Colonies <\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">(about 25 miles northwest of Iowa City, about 35 minutes by car) <\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_746\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/amana-colonies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-746\" class=\"wp-image-746\" src=\"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/amana-colonies-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/amana-colonies-1024x724.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/amana-colonies-300x212.jpg 300w, http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/amana-colonies-768x543.jpg 768w, http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/amana-colonies.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Street in the Amana Colonies, Iowa (by Kepper66 at en.wikipedia, public domain, from Wikipedia Commons: https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Amana_Colonies.JPG)<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Amana Colonies\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amanacolonies.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">The Amana Colonies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> are seven villages settled by German Pietists, who lived a communal life in Iowa from 1855 until the mid-1930s.\u00a0 The colonies have been listed as a <\/span><a title=\"National Register of Historic Places\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/nr\/travel\/amana\/sitelist.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">National Historic Landmark<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> since 1965.\u00a0 The Amanas now draw travelers to their many antique shops, crafting businesses, and restaurants.\u00a0 There are many interesting things to see and do, so here are a few highlights. The <\/span><a title=\"Amana Heritage Museum\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amanaheritage.org\/museums.html\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">Amana Heritage Museum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> and the <\/span><a title=\"Amana Colonies Visitors Center\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amanacolonies.com\/city\/amana-colonies\/listing\/amana-colonies-visitors-center\/\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">Amana Colonies Visitors Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> are great places to start your visit. At the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/nr\/travel\/amana\/awm.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">Amana Woolen Mill<\/span><\/a><u><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">,<\/span><\/u><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> the oldest business in the Amana colonies, you can still see the looms working and purchase quality textiles. <\/span><a title=\"Millstream Brewing Co.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.millstreambrewing.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">Millstream Brewing Co.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> produces a variety of beers, as well as some very fine <\/span><a title=\"root beer\/cream soda\" href=\"http:\/\/www.millstreambrewing.com\/sodas-1.html\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">root beer and cream soda<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">, and has recently opened the <\/span><a title=\"Millstream Brau Haus\" href=\"http:\/\/www.millstreambrewing.com\/millstream-brau-haus.html\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">Millstream Brau Haus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> restaurant serving German-style pub food and Millstream brews.\u00a0 <\/span><a title=\"Ox Yoke Inn\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oxyokeinn.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;font-family: Calibri\">The Ox Yoke Inn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> is one of the Amana restaurants serving traditional German and American meals \u201cfamily style.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Please click the links for more information, including addresses and maps.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Jennifer Bradshaw<br \/>\nMetadata Production Coordinator &amp; Rare Materials Cataloger<br \/>\nUniversity of Iowa Libraries<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three cultural history sites only a short drive from Iowa City If you have a car and a little extra time, there are many great things to see nearby Iowa City. Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa (less than 15 miles east of Iowa City, about 20 minutes by car) The Herbert&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/telling-stories-of-eastern-iowa\/\" class=\"gdlr-info-font excerpt-read-more\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-arrangements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=743"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":751,"href":"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/743\/revisions\/751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/conference.rbms.info\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}