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		<title>Randylyon at 17:58, 1 April 2026</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In many instances, photographs come to us that are in need of technical work so that they may be usable. In these instances, we have turned repeatedly to [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]] whose knowledge in &amp;quot;all things computer&amp;quot; is vast. We owe him our immense gratitude for allowing many priceless photographs to charm our pages.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In many instances, photographs come to us that are in need of technical work so that they may be usable. In these instances, we have turned repeatedly to [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]] whose knowledge in &amp;quot;all things computer&amp;quot; is vast. We owe him our immense gratitude for allowing many priceless photographs to charm our pages.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Special appreciation for contributions goes to [[REDING, Robert Joseph|Robert Joseph REDING]], former owner of Bob&#039;s Antiques and Collectibles of Dubuque; Ellen West; Amy Sunleaf and the Lawrence Van Hook chapter of the D.A.R., John Hansel; Pam Kauzlarich. Steve Repp; Tom Sigwarth; Gerda Preston Hartman; Josephine Shea--Library Company of Philadelphia; Kathy Bower, National Senior Vice President-National Woman&#039;s Relief Corps; [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]]; Dave Arnold; Dan Konig; Mike Brooke; Dan Mcallister; Dr. Sheila McGinn; Mike Miller; [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]]; David Vanderah; Taylor Kellogg; Pamela Brandt; Jim Winter; Janet Lobianco; Heidi Pettitt; Christine Happ &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Olson&lt;/del&gt;; Tricia Baum; Brigid Berger; Andrew M. Harvey; Mantea Schmid; Carl Ingwalson; David J. Pilmaier; Gary L. Gansemer; Mike Avitt; [[GRANT, Raphael (Ray)|Raphael (Ray) GRANT]]; Dr. Kristin Anderson-Bricker: Brice Nagelmaker: Rachel Harpham: Jeanne Kopf; Daniel Boland; Mac Kolar; David Ryan; James T. Yardley: Brother Xavier Werneth, S. C.; Earl Lester; Alex Wehrspann; Richard Vorwald; Michael Day; Kendall C. Day Family Collection; James Cox; Michelle Oberhoffer; Susan Bazelides; Dr. Brian Link; Susan Henricks, Director--Carnegie-Stout Public Library; Brad McGowan; Jeff Schroeder; Katherine Sullivan; Robert Willman; Gabrielle Martin; Robert Bonson; Dr. Darryl and Terry Mozena; [[HEMMER, Paul|Paul HEMMER]]; William Deibel; [[FRIEDMAN, Lawrence (Larry)|Lawrence (Larry) FRIEDMAN]]; Jim Massey; Bradley and Diane Chalmers; Joseph Jacobsmeier; Ken Kozak; Richard E. Dunbar; Ken Tully; Chee Wang Ng; Donald R. Kunz;  Kenneth J. Arthofer; Paul Lembke; Gerald C. Gordon; Nelson Klavitter; Lyn Klavitter Jungblut; Sandy Massey-Meyer; Timothy Ahlgrim; [[SCHARNAU, Ralph|Ralph SCHARNAU]]; John Hohnecker; William K. Hammel; Mike Larkin; Joe Schallan; Bob Johnsen; [[SHAFFER, James|James SHAFFER]]; Neal Sprenglemeyer; [[COOPER, Brian E.|Brian E. COOPER]]; [[GILLIGAN, Amy|Amy GILLIGAN]] and the &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald;&#039;&#039; Craig Nowack for videos; [[CENTER FOR DUBUQUE HISTORY]] at [[LORAS COLLEGE]]; and Paul Beck and the Murphy Library Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Special appreciation for contributions goes to [[REDING, Robert Joseph|Robert Joseph REDING]], former owner of Bob&#039;s Antiques and Collectibles of Dubuque; Ellen West; Amy Sunleaf and the Lawrence Van Hook chapter of the D.A.R., John Hansel; Pam Kauzlarich. Steve Repp; Tom Sigwarth; Gerda Preston Hartman; Josephine Shea--Library Company of Philadelphia; Kathy Bower, National Senior Vice President-National Woman&#039;s Relief Corps; [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]]; Dave Arnold; Dan Konig; Mike Brooke; Dan Mcallister; Dr. Sheila McGinn; Mike Miller; [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]]; David Vanderah; Taylor Kellogg; Pamela Brandt; Jim Winter; Janet Lobianco; Heidi Pettitt; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[OLSON, &lt;/ins&gt;Christine Happ&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|Christine Happ OLSON]]&lt;/ins&gt;; Tricia Baum; Brigid Berger; Andrew M. Harvey; Mantea Schmid; Carl Ingwalson; David J. Pilmaier; Gary L. Gansemer; Mike Avitt; [[GRANT, Raphael (Ray)|Raphael (Ray) GRANT]]; Dr. Kristin Anderson-Bricker: Brice Nagelmaker: Rachel Harpham: Jeanne Kopf; Daniel Boland; Mac Kolar; David Ryan; James T. Yardley: Brother Xavier Werneth, S. C.; Earl Lester; Alex Wehrspann; Richard Vorwald; Michael Day; Kendall C. Day Family Collection; James Cox; Michelle Oberhoffer; Susan Bazelides; Dr. Brian Link; Susan Henricks, Director--Carnegie-Stout Public Library; Brad McGowan; Jeff Schroeder; Katherine Sullivan; Robert Willman; Gabrielle Martin; Robert Bonson; Dr. Darryl and Terry Mozena; [[HEMMER, Paul|Paul HEMMER]]; William Deibel; [[FRIEDMAN, Lawrence (Larry)|Lawrence (Larry) FRIEDMAN]]; Jim Massey; Bradley and Diane Chalmers; Joseph Jacobsmeier; Ken Kozak; Richard E. Dunbar; Ken Tully; Chee Wang Ng; Donald R. Kunz;  Kenneth J. Arthofer; Paul Lembke; Gerald C. Gordon; Nelson Klavitter; Lyn Klavitter Jungblut; Sandy Massey-Meyer; Timothy Ahlgrim; [[SCHARNAU, Ralph|Ralph SCHARNAU]]; John Hohnecker; William K. Hammel; Mike Larkin; Joe Schallan; Bob Johnsen; [[SHAFFER, James|James SHAFFER]]; Neal Sprenglemeyer; [[COOPER, Brian E.|Brian E. COOPER]]; [[GILLIGAN, Amy|Amy GILLIGAN]] and the &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald;&#039;&#039; Craig Nowack for videos; [[CENTER FOR DUBUQUE HISTORY]] at [[LORAS COLLEGE]]; and Paul Beck and the Murphy Library Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Extensive research, material, and editing has been provided by Judith K. Schwartz, Tom Larson, Andrea Wallis Aven, Jeff Gruber, Carole and Paul Porter, Michael Spautz, Richard G. Bridges, Catherine Page, [[FISCHER, Katherine|Katherine FISCHER]], [[KLAUER, John P.|John P. KLAUER]], Diane Harris, Ryan Larson, [[PREGLER, John T.|John T. PREGLER]], and [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]].  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Extensive research, material, and editing has been provided by Judith K. Schwartz, Tom Larson, Andrea Wallis Aven, Jeff Gruber, Carole and Paul Porter, Michael Spautz, Richard G. Bridges, Catherine Page, [[FISCHER, Katherine|Katherine FISCHER]], [[KLAUER, John P.|John P. KLAUER]], Diane Harris, Ryan Larson, [[PREGLER, John T.|John T. PREGLER]], and [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]].  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Randylyon at 17:44, 6 March 2026</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Funding to provide this online resource came from a competitive award established by The City of Dubuque to encourage community-based groups participation in the city&amp;#039;s 175th anniversary. Submitting the encyclopedia as a proposal were Michael May and the staff of the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. This project was unanimously approved by the Dubuque City Council as one of 10 to receive funding. There were 46 grant applications received. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Encyclopedia Dubuque&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was continuously revised and updated by [[LYON, Randolph W.|Randolph W. LYON]], author of the reference book, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Dubuque: The Encyclopedia&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, the basis of this website. The one-millionth reference &amp;quot;hit&amp;quot; on the Encyclopedia was recorded in early October, 2024.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Funding to provide this online resource came from a competitive award established by The City of Dubuque to encourage community-based groups participation in the city&amp;#039;s 175th anniversary. Submitting the encyclopedia as a proposal were Michael May and the staff of the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. This project was unanimously approved by the Dubuque City Council as one of 10 to receive funding. There were 46 grant applications received. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Encyclopedia Dubuque&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was continuously revised and updated by [[LYON, Randolph W.|Randolph W. LYON]], author of the reference book, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Dubuque: The Encyclopedia&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, the basis of this website. The one-millionth reference &amp;quot;hit&amp;quot; on the Encyclopedia was recorded in early October, 2024.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In January, 2025 the title of editor / publisher of the &#039;&#039;&#039;Encyclopedia Dubuque&#039;&#039;&#039; was entrusted to Michael Day, one of the Tri-States&#039; premier historical researchers and authors. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Bringing thirty-eight years of newspaper writing to this unique publication&lt;/del&gt;, Day&#039;s qualifications include being the project editor for &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald&#039;&#039; books. This includes &#039;&#039;&#039;The &#039;50s&#039;&#039;&#039; Vol. 1 and 2. &#039;&#039;&#039;The &#039;60s&#039;&#039;&#039; Volume 1 received the prestigious Gold Addy Award from the American Advertising Federation Dubuque. Day served as the writer, photographer, and designer of such &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald&#039;&#039; magazines as &#039;&#039;&#039;The Tri-States&#039; One-Room Schools&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;The Tri-States&#039; Ballrooms &amp;amp; Bands.&#039;&#039;&#039; Each of these publications received the coveted Iowa Newspaper Association&#039;s 1st Place Award for Best Special Section and the State Historical Society of Iowa&#039;s George Mills &amp;amp; Louise Noun Popular History Award. Day&#039;s &quot;Drive-In Days&quot; received the Associated Press Managing Editors&#039; 3rd Place Award for General Feature Story. &quot;The Legend of Kimball Park&quot; received the Associated Press Managing Editors&#039; 1st Place Award for General Feature Story. Michael has contributed significantly to the Encyclopedia&#039;s photographic collection over many years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In January, 2025 the title of editor / publisher of the &#039;&#039;&#039;Encyclopedia Dubuque&#039;&#039;&#039; was entrusted to Michael Day, one of the Tri-States&#039; premier historical researchers and authors. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;A TH employee since 1987&lt;/ins&gt;, Day&#039;s qualifications include being the project editor for &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald&#039;&#039; books. This includes &#039;&#039;&#039;The &#039;50s&#039;&#039;&#039; Vol. 1 and 2. &#039;&#039;&#039;The &#039;60s&#039;&#039;&#039; Volume 1 received the prestigious Gold Addy Award from the American Advertising Federation Dubuque. Day served as the writer, photographer, and designer of such &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald&#039;&#039; magazines as &#039;&#039;&#039;The Tri-States&#039; One-Room Schools&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;The Tri-States&#039; Ballrooms &amp;amp; Bands.&#039;&#039;&#039; Each of these publications received the coveted Iowa Newspaper Association&#039;s 1st Place Award for Best Special Section and the State Historical Society of Iowa&#039;s George Mills &amp;amp; Louise Noun Popular History Award. Day&#039;s &quot;Drive-In Days&quot; received the Associated Press Managing Editors&#039; 3rd Place Award for General Feature Story. &quot;The Legend of Kimball Park&quot; received the Associated Press Managing Editors&#039; 1st Place Award for General Feature Story&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;. In 2026 Mike Day, senior editorial artist / designer, received the prestigious Ken Fuson Best Writing Award, given annually to the single best piece of writing across all of Iowa&#039;s newspapers&lt;/ins&gt;. Michael has contributed significantly to the Encyclopedia&#039;s photographic collection over many years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The research and writing would mean little if the website did not have expert attention from staff at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. For this our sincere appreciation goes to Michael May, Michael Kerth and the staff of the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The research and writing would mean little if the website did not have expert attention from staff at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. For this our sincere appreciation goes to Michael May, Michael Kerth and the staff of the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Randylyon at 15:20, 2 February 2026</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In many instances, photographs come to us that are in need of technical work so that they may be usable. In these instances, we have turned repeatedly to [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]] whose knowledge in &amp;quot;all things computer&amp;quot; is vast. We owe him our immense gratitude for allowing many priceless photographs to charm our pages.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In many instances, photographs come to us that are in need of technical work so that they may be usable. In these instances, we have turned repeatedly to [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]] whose knowledge in &amp;quot;all things computer&amp;quot; is vast. We owe him our immense gratitude for allowing many priceless photographs to charm our pages.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Special appreciation for contributions goes to [[REDING, Robert Joseph|Robert Joseph REDING]], former owner of Bob&#039;s Antiques and Collectibles of Dubuque; Ellen West; John Hansel; Pam Kauzlarich. Steve Repp; Tom Sigwarth; Gerda Preston Hartman; Josephine Shea--Library Company of Philadelphia; Kathy Bower, National Senior Vice President-National Woman&#039;s Relief Corps; [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]]; Dave Arnold; Dan Konig; Mike Brooke; Dan Mcallister; Dr. Sheila McGinn; Mike Miller; [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]]; David Vanderah; Taylor Kellogg; Pamela Brandt; Jim Winter; Janet Lobianco; Heidi Pettitt; Christine Happ Olson; Tricia Baum; Brigid Berger; Andrew M. Harvey; Mantea Schmid; Carl Ingwalson; David J. Pilmaier; Gary L. Gansemer; Mike Avitt; [[GRANT, Raphael (Ray)|Raphael (Ray) GRANT]]; Dr. Kristin Anderson-Bricker: Brice Nagelmaker: Rachel Harpham: Jeanne Kopf; Daniel Boland; Mac Kolar; David Ryan; James T. Yardley: Brother Xavier Werneth, S. C.; Earl Lester; Alex Wehrspann; Richard Vorwald; Michael Day; Kendall C. Day Family Collection; James Cox; Michelle Oberhoffer; Susan Bazelides; Dr. Brian Link; Susan Henricks, Director--Carnegie-Stout Public Library; Brad McGowan; Jeff Schroeder; Katherine Sullivan; Robert Willman; Gabrielle Martin; Robert Bonson; Dr. Darryl and Terry Mozena; [[HEMMER, Paul|Paul HEMMER]]; William Deibel; [[FRIEDMAN, Lawrence (Larry)|Lawrence (Larry) FRIEDMAN]]; Jim Massey; Bradley and Diane Chalmers; Joseph Jacobsmeier; Ken Kozak; Richard E. Dunbar; Ken Tully; Chee Wang Ng; Donald R. Kunz;  Kenneth J. Arthofer; Paul Lembke; Gerald C. Gordon; Nelson Klavitter; Lyn Klavitter Jungblut; Sandy Massey-Meyer; Timothy Ahlgrim; [[SCHARNAU, Ralph|Ralph SCHARNAU]]; John Hohnecker; William K. Hammel; Mike Larkin; Joe Schallan; Bob Johnsen; [[SHAFFER, James|James SHAFFER]]; Neal Sprenglemeyer; [[COOPER, Brian E.|Brian E. COOPER]]; [[GILLIGAN, Amy|Amy GILLIGAN]] and the &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald;&#039;&#039; Craig Nowack for videos; [[CENTER FOR DUBUQUE HISTORY]] at [[LORAS COLLEGE]]; and Paul Beck and the Murphy Library Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Special appreciation for contributions goes to [[REDING, Robert Joseph|Robert Joseph REDING]], former owner of Bob&#039;s Antiques and Collectibles of Dubuque; Ellen West; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Amy Sunleaf and the Lawrence Van Hook chapter of the D.A.R., &lt;/ins&gt;John Hansel; Pam Kauzlarich. Steve Repp; Tom Sigwarth; Gerda Preston Hartman; Josephine Shea--Library Company of Philadelphia; Kathy Bower, National Senior Vice President-National Woman&#039;s Relief Corps; [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]]; Dave Arnold; Dan Konig; Mike Brooke; Dan Mcallister; Dr. Sheila McGinn; Mike Miller; [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]]; David Vanderah; Taylor Kellogg; Pamela Brandt; Jim Winter; Janet Lobianco; Heidi Pettitt; Christine Happ Olson; Tricia Baum; Brigid Berger; Andrew M. Harvey; Mantea Schmid; Carl Ingwalson; David J. Pilmaier; Gary L. Gansemer; Mike Avitt; [[GRANT, Raphael (Ray)|Raphael (Ray) GRANT]]; Dr. Kristin Anderson-Bricker: Brice Nagelmaker: Rachel Harpham: Jeanne Kopf; Daniel Boland; Mac Kolar; David Ryan; James T. Yardley: Brother Xavier Werneth, S. C.; Earl Lester; Alex Wehrspann; Richard Vorwald; Michael Day; Kendall C. Day Family Collection; James Cox; Michelle Oberhoffer; Susan Bazelides; Dr. Brian Link; Susan Henricks, Director--Carnegie-Stout Public Library; Brad McGowan; Jeff Schroeder; Katherine Sullivan; Robert Willman; Gabrielle Martin; Robert Bonson; Dr. Darryl and Terry Mozena; [[HEMMER, Paul|Paul HEMMER]]; William Deibel; [[FRIEDMAN, Lawrence (Larry)|Lawrence (Larry) FRIEDMAN]]; Jim Massey; Bradley and Diane Chalmers; Joseph Jacobsmeier; Ken Kozak; Richard E. Dunbar; Ken Tully; Chee Wang Ng; Donald R. Kunz;  Kenneth J. Arthofer; Paul Lembke; Gerald C. Gordon; Nelson Klavitter; Lyn Klavitter Jungblut; Sandy Massey-Meyer; Timothy Ahlgrim; [[SCHARNAU, Ralph|Ralph SCHARNAU]]; John Hohnecker; William K. Hammel; Mike Larkin; Joe Schallan; Bob Johnsen; [[SHAFFER, James|James SHAFFER]]; Neal Sprenglemeyer; [[COOPER, Brian E.|Brian E. COOPER]]; [[GILLIGAN, Amy|Amy GILLIGAN]] and the &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald;&#039;&#039; Craig Nowack for videos; [[CENTER FOR DUBUQUE HISTORY]] at [[LORAS COLLEGE]]; and Paul Beck and the Murphy Library Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Extensive research, material, and editing has been provided by Judith K. Schwartz, Tom Larson, Andrea Wallis Aven, Jeff Gruber, Carole and Paul Porter, Michael Spautz, Richard G. Bridges, Catherine Page, [[FISCHER, Katherine|Katherine FISCHER]], [[KLAUER, John P.|John P. KLAUER]], Diane Harris, Ryan Larson, [[PREGLER, John T.|John T. PREGLER]], and [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]].  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Extensive research, material, and editing has been provided by Judith K. Schwartz, Tom Larson, Andrea Wallis Aven, Jeff Gruber, Carole and Paul Porter, Michael Spautz, Richard G. Bridges, Catherine Page, [[FISCHER, Katherine|Katherine FISCHER]], [[KLAUER, John P.|John P. KLAUER]], Diane Harris, Ryan Larson, [[PREGLER, John T.|John T. PREGLER]], and [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]].  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Randylyon</name></author>
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		<title>Mike.Day at 20:02, 19 January 2026</title>
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l4&quot;&gt;Line 4:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Funding to provide this online resource came from a competitive award established by The City of Dubuque to encourage community-based groups participation in the city&amp;#039;s 175th anniversary. Submitting the encyclopedia as a proposal were Michael May and the staff of the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. This project was unanimously approved by the Dubuque City Council as one of 10 to receive funding. There were 46 grant applications received. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Encyclopedia Dubuque&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was continuously revised and updated by [[LYON, Randolph W.|Randolph W. LYON]], author of the reference book, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Dubuque: The Encyclopedia&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, the basis of this website. The one-millionth reference &amp;quot;hit&amp;quot; on the Encyclopedia was recorded in early October, 2024.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Funding to provide this online resource came from a competitive award established by The City of Dubuque to encourage community-based groups participation in the city&amp;#039;s 175th anniversary. Submitting the encyclopedia as a proposal were Michael May and the staff of the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. This project was unanimously approved by the Dubuque City Council as one of 10 to receive funding. There were 46 grant applications received. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Encyclopedia Dubuque&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was continuously revised and updated by [[LYON, Randolph W.|Randolph W. LYON]], author of the reference book, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Dubuque: The Encyclopedia&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, the basis of this website. The one-millionth reference &amp;quot;hit&amp;quot; on the Encyclopedia was recorded in early October, 2024.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In January, 2025 the title of editor / publisher of the &#039;&#039;&#039;Encyclopedia Dubuque&#039;&#039;&#039; was entrusted to Michael Day, one of the Tri-States&#039; premier historical researchers and authors. Bringing thirty-eight years of newspaper writing to this unique publication, Day&#039;s qualifications include being the project editor for &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald&#039;&#039; books. This includes &#039;&#039;&#039;The &#039;50s&#039;&#039;&#039; Vol. 1 and 2. &#039;&#039;&#039;The &#039;60s&#039;&#039;&#039; Volume 1 received the prestigious Gold Addy Award from the American Advertising Federation Dubuque. Day served as the writer, photographer, and designer of such &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald&#039;&#039; magazines as &#039;&#039;&#039;The Tri-States&#039; One-Room Schools&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;The Tri-States&#039; Ballrooms &amp;amp; Bands.&#039;&#039;&#039; Each of these publications received the coveted Iowa Newspaper Association 1st Place Award for Best Special Section and the State Historical Society of Iowa&#039;s George Mills &amp;amp; Louise Noun Popular History Award. Day&#039;s &quot;Drive-In Days&quot; received the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Iowa Newspaper Association &lt;/del&gt;3rd Place Award for General Feature Story. &quot;The Legend of Kimball Park&quot; received the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Iowa Newspaper Association&lt;/del&gt;&#039;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;s &lt;/del&gt;1st Place Award for General Feature Story. Michael has contributed significantly to the Encyclopedia&#039;s photographic collection over many years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In January, 2025 the title of editor / publisher of the &#039;&#039;&#039;Encyclopedia Dubuque&#039;&#039;&#039; was entrusted to Michael Day, one of the Tri-States&#039; premier historical researchers and authors. Bringing thirty-eight years of newspaper writing to this unique publication, Day&#039;s qualifications include being the project editor for &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald&#039;&#039; books. This includes &#039;&#039;&#039;The &#039;50s&#039;&#039;&#039; Vol. 1 and 2. &#039;&#039;&#039;The &#039;60s&#039;&#039;&#039; Volume 1 received the prestigious Gold Addy Award from the American Advertising Federation Dubuque. Day served as the writer, photographer, and designer of such &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald&#039;&#039; magazines as &#039;&#039;&#039;The Tri-States&#039; One-Room Schools&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;The Tri-States&#039; Ballrooms &amp;amp; Bands.&#039;&#039;&#039; Each of these publications received the coveted Iowa Newspaper Association&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;s &lt;/ins&gt;1st Place Award for Best Special Section and the State Historical Society of Iowa&#039;s George Mills &amp;amp; Louise Noun Popular History Award. Day&#039;s &quot;Drive-In Days&quot; received the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Associated Press Managing Editors&#039; &lt;/ins&gt;3rd Place Award for General Feature Story. &quot;The Legend of Kimball Park&quot; received the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Associated Press Managing Editors&lt;/ins&gt;&#039; 1st Place Award for General Feature Story. Michael has contributed significantly to the Encyclopedia&#039;s photographic collection over many years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The research and writing would mean little if the website did not have expert attention from staff at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. For this our sincere appreciation goes to Michael May, Michael Kerth and the staff of the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The research and writing would mean little if the website did not have expert attention from staff at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. For this our sincere appreciation goes to Michael May, Michael Kerth and the staff of the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Mike.Day</name></author>
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		<title>Randylyon at 15:41, 13 November 2025</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In January, 2025 the title of editor / publisher of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Encyclopedia Dubuque&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was entrusted to Michael Day, one of the Tri-States&amp;#039; premier historical researchers and authors. Bringing thirty-eight years of newspaper writing to this unique publication, Day&amp;#039;s qualifications include being the project editor for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Telegraph Herald&amp;#039;&amp;#039; books. This includes &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The &amp;#039;50s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Vol. 1 and 2. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The &amp;#039;60s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Volume 1 received the prestigious Gold Addy Award from the American Advertising Federation Dubuque. Day served as the writer, photographer, and designer of such &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Telegraph Herald&amp;#039;&amp;#039; magazines as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Tri-States&amp;#039; One-Room Schools&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Tri-States&amp;#039; Ballrooms &amp;amp; Bands.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Each of these publications received the coveted Iowa Newspaper Association 1st Place Award for Best Special Section and the State Historical Society of Iowa&amp;#039;s George Mills &amp;amp; Louise Noun Popular History Award. Day&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Drive-In Days&amp;quot; received the Iowa Newspaper Association 3rd Place Award for General Feature Story. &amp;quot;The Legend of Kimball Park&amp;quot; received the Iowa Newspaper Association&amp;#039;s 1st Place Award for General Feature Story. Michael has contributed significantly to the Encyclopedia&amp;#039;s photographic collection over many years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In January, 2025 the title of editor / publisher of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Encyclopedia Dubuque&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was entrusted to Michael Day, one of the Tri-States&amp;#039; premier historical researchers and authors. Bringing thirty-eight years of newspaper writing to this unique publication, Day&amp;#039;s qualifications include being the project editor for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Telegraph Herald&amp;#039;&amp;#039; books. This includes &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The &amp;#039;50s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Vol. 1 and 2. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The &amp;#039;60s&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Volume 1 received the prestigious Gold Addy Award from the American Advertising Federation Dubuque. Day served as the writer, photographer, and designer of such &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Telegraph Herald&amp;#039;&amp;#039; magazines as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Tri-States&amp;#039; One-Room Schools&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Tri-States&amp;#039; Ballrooms &amp;amp; Bands.&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Each of these publications received the coveted Iowa Newspaper Association 1st Place Award for Best Special Section and the State Historical Society of Iowa&amp;#039;s George Mills &amp;amp; Louise Noun Popular History Award. Day&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Drive-In Days&amp;quot; received the Iowa Newspaper Association 3rd Place Award for General Feature Story. &amp;quot;The Legend of Kimball Park&amp;quot; received the Iowa Newspaper Association&amp;#039;s 1st Place Award for General Feature Story. Michael has contributed significantly to the Encyclopedia&amp;#039;s photographic collection over many years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The research and writing would mean little if the website did not have expert attention from staff at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. For this our sincere appreciation goes to Michael May and the staff of the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The research and writing would mean little if the website did not have expert attention from staff at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. For this our sincere appreciation goes to Michael May&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, Michael Kerth &lt;/ins&gt;and the staff of the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In many instances, photographs come to us that are in need of technical work so that they may be usable. In these instances, we have turned repeatedly to [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]] whose knowledge in &amp;quot;all things computer&amp;quot; is vast. We owe him our immense gratitude for allowing many priceless photographs to charm our pages.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In many instances, photographs come to us that are in need of technical work so that they may be usable. In these instances, we have turned repeatedly to [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]] whose knowledge in &amp;quot;all things computer&amp;quot; is vast. We owe him our immense gratitude for allowing many priceless photographs to charm our pages.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Randylyon</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>Randylyon at 17:17, 16 July 2025</title>
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l10&quot;&gt;Line 10:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In many instances, photographs come to us that are in need of technical work so that they may be usable. In these instances, we have turned repeatedly to [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]] whose knowledge in &amp;quot;all things computer&amp;quot; is vast. We owe him our immense gratitude for allowing many priceless photographs to charm our pages.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In many instances, photographs come to us that are in need of technical work so that they may be usable. In these instances, we have turned repeatedly to [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]] whose knowledge in &amp;quot;all things computer&amp;quot; is vast. We owe him our immense gratitude for allowing many priceless photographs to charm our pages.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Special appreciation for contributions goes to [[REDING, Robert Joseph|Robert Joseph REDING]], former owner of Bob&#039;s Antiques and Collectibles of Dubuque; John Hansel; Pam Kauzlarich. Steve Repp; Tom Sigwarth; Gerda Preston Hartman; Josephine Shea--Library Company of Philadelphia; Kathy Bower, National Senior Vice President-National Woman&#039;s Relief Corps; [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]]; Dave Arnold; Dan Konig; Mike Brooke; Dan Mcallister; Dr. Sheila McGinn; Mike Miller; [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]]; David Vanderah; Taylor Kellogg; Pamela Brandt; Jim Winter; Janet Lobianco; Heidi Pettitt; Christine Happ Olson; Tricia Baum; Brigid Berger; Andrew M. Harvey; Mantea Schmid; Carl Ingwalson; David J. Pilmaier; Gary L. Gansemer; Mike Avitt; [[GRANT, Raphael (Ray)|Raphael (Ray) GRANT]]; Dr. Kristin Anderson-Bricker: Brice Nagelmaker: Rachel Harpham: Jeanne Kopf; Daniel Boland; Mac Kolar; David Ryan; James T. Yardley: Brother Xavier Werneth, S. C.; Earl Lester; Alex Wehrspann; Richard Vorwald; Michael Day; Kendall C. Day Family Collection; James Cox; Michelle Oberhoffer; Susan Bazelides; Dr. Brian Link; Susan Henricks, Director--Carnegie-Stout Public Library; Brad McGowan; Jeff Schroeder; Katherine Sullivan; Robert Willman; Gabrielle Martin; Robert Bonson; Dr. Darryl and Terry Mozena; [[HEMMER, Paul|Paul HEMMER]]; William Deibel; [[FRIEDMAN, Lawrence (Larry)|Lawrence (Larry) FRIEDMAN]]; Jim Massey; Bradley and Diane Chalmers; Joseph Jacobsmeier; Ken Kozak; Richard E. Dunbar; Ken Tully; Chee Wang Ng; Donald R. Kunz;  Kenneth J. Arthofer; Paul Lembke; Gerald C. Gordon; Nelson Klavitter; Lyn Klavitter Jungblut; Sandy Massey-Meyer; Timothy Ahlgrim; [[SCHARNAU, Ralph|Ralph SCHARNAU]]; John Hohnecker; William K. Hammel; Mike Larkin; Joe Schallan; Bob Johnsen; [[SHAFFER, James|James SHAFFER]]; Neal Sprenglemeyer; [[COOPER, Brian E.|Brian E. COOPER]]; [[GILLIGAN, Amy|Amy GILLIGAN]] and the &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald;&#039;&#039; Craig Nowack for videos; [[CENTER FOR DUBUQUE HISTORY]] at [[LORAS COLLEGE]]; and Paul Beck and the Murphy Library Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Special appreciation for contributions goes to [[REDING, Robert Joseph|Robert Joseph REDING]], former owner of Bob&#039;s Antiques and Collectibles of Dubuque&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;; Ellen West&lt;/ins&gt;; John Hansel; Pam Kauzlarich. Steve Repp; Tom Sigwarth; Gerda Preston Hartman; Josephine Shea--Library Company of Philadelphia; Kathy Bower, National Senior Vice President-National Woman&#039;s Relief Corps; [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]]; Dave Arnold; Dan Konig; Mike Brooke; Dan Mcallister; Dr. Sheila McGinn; Mike Miller; [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]]; David Vanderah; Taylor Kellogg; Pamela Brandt; Jim Winter; Janet Lobianco; Heidi Pettitt; Christine Happ Olson; Tricia Baum; Brigid Berger; Andrew M. Harvey; Mantea Schmid; Carl Ingwalson; David J. Pilmaier; Gary L. Gansemer; Mike Avitt; [[GRANT, Raphael (Ray)|Raphael (Ray) GRANT]]; Dr. Kristin Anderson-Bricker: Brice Nagelmaker: Rachel Harpham: Jeanne Kopf; Daniel Boland; Mac Kolar; David Ryan; James T. Yardley: Brother Xavier Werneth, S. C.; Earl Lester; Alex Wehrspann; Richard Vorwald; Michael Day; Kendall C. Day Family Collection; James Cox; Michelle Oberhoffer; Susan Bazelides; Dr. Brian Link; Susan Henricks, Director--Carnegie-Stout Public Library; Brad McGowan; Jeff Schroeder; Katherine Sullivan; Robert Willman; Gabrielle Martin; Robert Bonson; Dr. Darryl and Terry Mozena; [[HEMMER, Paul|Paul HEMMER]]; William Deibel; [[FRIEDMAN, Lawrence (Larry)|Lawrence (Larry) FRIEDMAN]]; Jim Massey; Bradley and Diane Chalmers; Joseph Jacobsmeier; Ken Kozak; Richard E. Dunbar; Ken Tully; Chee Wang Ng; Donald R. Kunz;  Kenneth J. Arthofer; Paul Lembke; Gerald C. Gordon; Nelson Klavitter; Lyn Klavitter Jungblut; Sandy Massey-Meyer; Timothy Ahlgrim; [[SCHARNAU, Ralph|Ralph SCHARNAU]]; John Hohnecker; William K. Hammel; Mike Larkin; Joe Schallan; Bob Johnsen; [[SHAFFER, James|James SHAFFER]]; Neal Sprenglemeyer; [[COOPER, Brian E.|Brian E. COOPER]]; [[GILLIGAN, Amy|Amy GILLIGAN]] and the &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald;&#039;&#039; Craig Nowack for videos; [[CENTER FOR DUBUQUE HISTORY]] at [[LORAS COLLEGE]]; and Paul Beck and the Murphy Library Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Extensive research, material, and editing has been provided by Judith K. Schwartz, Tom Larson, Andrea Wallis Aven, Jeff Gruber, Carole and Paul Porter, Michael Spautz, Richard G. Bridges, Catherine Page, [[FISCHER, Katherine|Katherine FISCHER]], [[KLAUER, John P.|John P. KLAUER]], Diane Harris, Ryan Larson, [[PREGLER, John T.|John T. PREGLER]], and [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]].  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Extensive research, material, and editing has been provided by Judith K. Schwartz, Tom Larson, Andrea Wallis Aven, Jeff Gruber, Carole and Paul Porter, Michael Spautz, Richard G. Bridges, Catherine Page, [[FISCHER, Katherine|Katherine FISCHER]], [[KLAUER, John P.|John P. KLAUER]], Diane Harris, Ryan Larson, [[PREGLER, John T.|John T. PREGLER]], and [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]].  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Randylyon</name></author>
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		<title>Randylyon at 05:05, 1 May 2025</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The research and writing would mean little if the website did not have expert attention from staff at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. For this our sincere appreciation goes to Michael May and the staff of the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The research and writing would mean little if the website did not have expert attention from staff at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. For this our sincere appreciation goes to Michael May and the staff of the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;In many instances, photographs come to us that are in need of technical work so that they may be usable. In these instances, we have turned repeatedly to [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]] whose knowledge in &quot;all things computer&quot; is vast. We owe him our immense gratitude for allowing many priceless photographs to charm our pages.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Special appreciation for contributions goes to [[REDING, Robert Joseph|Robert Joseph REDING]], former owner of Bob&amp;#039;s Antiques and Collectibles of Dubuque; John Hansel; Pam Kauzlarich. Steve Repp; Tom Sigwarth; Gerda Preston Hartman; Josephine Shea--Library Company of Philadelphia; Kathy Bower, National Senior Vice President-National Woman&amp;#039;s Relief Corps; [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]]; Dave Arnold; Dan Konig; Mike Brooke; Dan Mcallister; Dr. Sheila McGinn; Mike Miller; [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]]; David Vanderah; Taylor Kellogg; Pamela Brandt; Jim Winter; Janet Lobianco; Heidi Pettitt; Christine Happ Olson; Tricia Baum; Brigid Berger; Andrew M. Harvey; Mantea Schmid; Carl Ingwalson; David J. Pilmaier; Gary L. Gansemer; Mike Avitt; [[GRANT, Raphael (Ray)|Raphael (Ray) GRANT]]; Dr. Kristin Anderson-Bricker: Brice Nagelmaker: Rachel Harpham: Jeanne Kopf; Daniel Boland; Mac Kolar; David Ryan; James T. Yardley: Brother Xavier Werneth, S. C.; Earl Lester; Alex Wehrspann; Richard Vorwald; Michael Day; Kendall C. Day Family Collection; James Cox; Michelle Oberhoffer; Susan Bazelides; Dr. Brian Link; Susan Henricks, Director--Carnegie-Stout Public Library; Brad McGowan; Jeff Schroeder; Katherine Sullivan; Robert Willman; Gabrielle Martin; Robert Bonson; Dr. Darryl and Terry Mozena; [[HEMMER, Paul|Paul HEMMER]]; William Deibel; [[FRIEDMAN, Lawrence (Larry)|Lawrence (Larry) FRIEDMAN]]; Jim Massey; Bradley and Diane Chalmers; Joseph Jacobsmeier; Ken Kozak; Richard E. Dunbar; Ken Tully; Chee Wang Ng; Donald R. Kunz;  Kenneth J. Arthofer; Paul Lembke; Gerald C. Gordon; Nelson Klavitter; Lyn Klavitter Jungblut; Sandy Massey-Meyer; Timothy Ahlgrim; [[SCHARNAU, Ralph|Ralph SCHARNAU]]; John Hohnecker; William K. Hammel; Mike Larkin; Joe Schallan; Bob Johnsen; [[SHAFFER, James|James SHAFFER]]; Neal Sprenglemeyer; [[COOPER, Brian E.|Brian E. COOPER]]; [[GILLIGAN, Amy|Amy GILLIGAN]] and the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Telegraph Herald;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Craig Nowack for videos; [[CENTER FOR DUBUQUE HISTORY]] at [[LORAS COLLEGE]]; and Paul Beck and the Murphy Library Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Special appreciation for contributions goes to [[REDING, Robert Joseph|Robert Joseph REDING]], former owner of Bob&amp;#039;s Antiques and Collectibles of Dubuque; John Hansel; Pam Kauzlarich. Steve Repp; Tom Sigwarth; Gerda Preston Hartman; Josephine Shea--Library Company of Philadelphia; Kathy Bower, National Senior Vice President-National Woman&amp;#039;s Relief Corps; [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]]; Dave Arnold; Dan Konig; Mike Brooke; Dan Mcallister; Dr. Sheila McGinn; Mike Miller; [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]]; David Vanderah; Taylor Kellogg; Pamela Brandt; Jim Winter; Janet Lobianco; Heidi Pettitt; Christine Happ Olson; Tricia Baum; Brigid Berger; Andrew M. Harvey; Mantea Schmid; Carl Ingwalson; David J. Pilmaier; Gary L. Gansemer; Mike Avitt; [[GRANT, Raphael (Ray)|Raphael (Ray) GRANT]]; Dr. Kristin Anderson-Bricker: Brice Nagelmaker: Rachel Harpham: Jeanne Kopf; Daniel Boland; Mac Kolar; David Ryan; James T. Yardley: Brother Xavier Werneth, S. C.; Earl Lester; Alex Wehrspann; Richard Vorwald; Michael Day; Kendall C. Day Family Collection; James Cox; Michelle Oberhoffer; Susan Bazelides; Dr. Brian Link; Susan Henricks, Director--Carnegie-Stout Public Library; Brad McGowan; Jeff Schroeder; Katherine Sullivan; Robert Willman; Gabrielle Martin; Robert Bonson; Dr. Darryl and Terry Mozena; [[HEMMER, Paul|Paul HEMMER]]; William Deibel; [[FRIEDMAN, Lawrence (Larry)|Lawrence (Larry) FRIEDMAN]]; Jim Massey; Bradley and Diane Chalmers; Joseph Jacobsmeier; Ken Kozak; Richard E. Dunbar; Ken Tully; Chee Wang Ng; Donald R. Kunz;  Kenneth J. Arthofer; Paul Lembke; Gerald C. Gordon; Nelson Klavitter; Lyn Klavitter Jungblut; Sandy Massey-Meyer; Timothy Ahlgrim; [[SCHARNAU, Ralph|Ralph SCHARNAU]]; John Hohnecker; William K. Hammel; Mike Larkin; Joe Schallan; Bob Johnsen; [[SHAFFER, James|James SHAFFER]]; Neal Sprenglemeyer; [[COOPER, Brian E.|Brian E. COOPER]]; [[GILLIGAN, Amy|Amy GILLIGAN]] and the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Telegraph Herald;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Craig Nowack for videos; [[CENTER FOR DUBUQUE HISTORY]] at [[LORAS COLLEGE]]; and Paul Beck and the Murphy Library Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Randylyon</name></author>
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		<title>Randylyon at 16:55, 30 April 2025</title>
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l8&quot;&gt;Line 8:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The research and writing would mean little if the website did not have expert attention from staff at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. For this our sincere appreciation goes to Michael May and the staff of the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The research and writing would mean little if the website did not have expert attention from staff at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. For this our sincere appreciation goes to Michael May and the staff of the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Special appreciation for contributions goes to [[REDING, Robert Joseph|Robert Joseph REDING]], former owner of Bob&#039;s Antiques and Collectibles of Dubuque; &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;Pam Kauzlarich. Steve Repp; Tom Sigwarth; Gerda Preston Hartman; Josephine Shea--Library Company of Philadelphia; Kathy Bower, National Senior Vice President-National Woman&#039;s Relief Corps; [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]]; Dave Arnold; Dan Konig; Mike Brooke; Dan Mcallister; Dr. Sheila McGinn; Mike Miller; [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]]; David Vanderah; Taylor Kellogg; Pamela Brandt; Jim Winter; Janet Lobianco; Heidi Pettitt; Christine Happ Olson; Tricia Baum; Brigid Berger; Andrew M. Harvey; Mantea Schmid; Carl Ingwalson; David J. Pilmaier; Gary L. Gansemer; Mike Avitt; [[GRANT, Raphael (Ray)|Raphael (Ray) GRANT]]; Dr. Kristin Anderson-Bricker: Brice Nagelmaker: Rachel Harpham: Jeanne Kopf; Daniel Boland; Mac Kolar; David Ryan; James T. Yardley: Brother Xavier Werneth, S. C.; Earl Lester; Alex Wehrspann; Richard Vorwald; Michael Day; Kendall C. Day Family Collection; James Cox; Michelle Oberhoffer; Susan Bazelides; Dr. Brian Link; Susan Henricks, Director--Carnegie-Stout Public Library; Brad McGowan; Jeff Schroeder; Katherine Sullivan; Robert Willman; Gabrielle Martin; Robert Bonson; Dr. Darryl and Terry Mozena; [[HEMMER, Paul|Paul HEMMER]]; William Deibel; [[FRIEDMAN, Lawrence (Larry)|Lawrence (Larry) FRIEDMAN]]; Jim Massey; Bradley and Diane Chalmers; Joseph Jacobsmeier; Ken Kozak; Richard E. Dunbar; Ken Tully; Chee Wang Ng; Donald R. Kunz;  Kenneth J. Arthofer; Paul Lembke; Gerald C. Gordon; Nelson Klavitter; Lyn Klavitter Jungblut; Sandy Massey-Meyer; Timothy Ahlgrim; [[SCHARNAU, Ralph|Ralph SCHARNAU]]; John Hohnecker; William K. Hammel; Mike Larkin; Joe Schallan; Bob Johnsen; [[SHAFFER, James|James SHAFFER]]; Neal Sprenglemeyer; [[COOPER, Brian E.|Brian E. COOPER]]; [[GILLIGAN, Amy|Amy GILLIGAN]] and the &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald;&#039;&#039; Craig Nowack for videos; [[CENTER FOR DUBUQUE HISTORY]] at [[LORAS COLLEGE]]; and Paul Beck and the Murphy Library Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Special appreciation for contributions goes to [[REDING, Robert Joseph|Robert Joseph REDING]], former owner of Bob&#039;s Antiques and Collectibles of Dubuque; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;John Hansel; &lt;/ins&gt;Pam Kauzlarich. Steve Repp; Tom Sigwarth; Gerda Preston Hartman; Josephine Shea--Library Company of Philadelphia; Kathy Bower, National Senior Vice President-National Woman&#039;s Relief Corps; [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]]; Dave Arnold; Dan Konig; Mike Brooke; Dan Mcallister; Dr. Sheila McGinn; Mike Miller; [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]]; David Vanderah; Taylor Kellogg; Pamela Brandt; Jim Winter; Janet Lobianco; Heidi Pettitt; Christine Happ Olson; Tricia Baum; Brigid Berger; Andrew M. Harvey; Mantea Schmid; Carl Ingwalson; David J. Pilmaier; Gary L. Gansemer; Mike Avitt; [[GRANT, Raphael (Ray)|Raphael (Ray) GRANT]]; Dr. Kristin Anderson-Bricker: Brice Nagelmaker: Rachel Harpham: Jeanne Kopf; Daniel Boland; Mac Kolar; David Ryan; James T. Yardley: Brother Xavier Werneth, S. C.; Earl Lester; Alex Wehrspann; Richard Vorwald; Michael Day; Kendall C. Day Family Collection; James Cox; Michelle Oberhoffer; Susan Bazelides; Dr. Brian Link; Susan Henricks, Director--Carnegie-Stout Public Library; Brad McGowan; Jeff Schroeder; Katherine Sullivan; Robert Willman; Gabrielle Martin; Robert Bonson; Dr. Darryl and Terry Mozena; [[HEMMER, Paul|Paul HEMMER]]; William Deibel; [[FRIEDMAN, Lawrence (Larry)|Lawrence (Larry) FRIEDMAN]]; Jim Massey; Bradley and Diane Chalmers; Joseph Jacobsmeier; Ken Kozak; Richard E. Dunbar; Ken Tully; Chee Wang Ng; Donald R. Kunz;  Kenneth J. Arthofer; Paul Lembke; Gerald C. Gordon; Nelson Klavitter; Lyn Klavitter Jungblut; Sandy Massey-Meyer; Timothy Ahlgrim; [[SCHARNAU, Ralph|Ralph SCHARNAU]]; John Hohnecker; William K. Hammel; Mike Larkin; Joe Schallan; Bob Johnsen; [[SHAFFER, James|James SHAFFER]]; Neal Sprenglemeyer; [[COOPER, Brian E.|Brian E. COOPER]]; [[GILLIGAN, Amy|Amy GILLIGAN]] and the &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald;&#039;&#039; Craig Nowack for videos; [[CENTER FOR DUBUQUE HISTORY]] at [[LORAS COLLEGE]]; and Paul Beck and the Murphy Library Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Extensive research, material, and editing has been provided by Judith K. Schwartz, Tom Larson, Andrea Wallis Aven, Jeff Gruber, Carole and Paul Porter, Michael Spautz, Richard G. Bridges, Catherine Page, [[FISCHER, Katherine|Katherine FISCHER]], [[KLAUER, John P.|John P. KLAUER]], Diane Harris, Ryan Larson, [[PREGLER, John T.|John T. PREGLER]], and [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]].  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Extensive research, material, and editing has been provided by Judith K. Schwartz, Tom Larson, Andrea Wallis Aven, Jeff Gruber, Carole and Paul Porter, Michael Spautz, Richard G. Bridges, Catherine Page, [[FISCHER, Katherine|Katherine FISCHER]], [[KLAUER, John P.|John P. KLAUER]], Diane Harris, Ryan Larson, [[PREGLER, John T.|John T. PREGLER]], and [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]].  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Randylyon</name></author>
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		<title>Randylyon at 03:36, 16 March 2025</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The research and writing would mean little if the website did not have expert attention from staff at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. For this our sincere appreciation goes to Michael May and the staff of the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The research and writing would mean little if the website did not have expert attention from staff at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. For this our sincere appreciation goes to Michael May and the staff of the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Special appreciation for contributions goes to [[REDING, Robert Joseph|Robert Joseph REDING]], former owner of Bob&#039;s Antiques and Collectibles of Dubuque; Steve Repp; Tom Sigwarth; Gerda Preston Hartman; Josephine Shea--Library Company of Philadelphia; Kathy Bower, National Senior Vice President-National Woman&#039;s Relief Corps; [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]]; Dave Arnold; Dan Konig; Mike Brooke; Dan Mcallister; Dr. Sheila McGinn; Mike Miller; [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]]; David Vanderah; Taylor Kellogg; Pamela Brandt; Jim Winter; Janet Lobianco; Heidi Pettitt; Christine Happ Olson; Tricia Baum; Brigid Berger; Andrew M. Harvey; Mantea Schmid; Carl Ingwalson; David J. Pilmaier; Gary L. Gansemer; Mike Avitt; [[GRANT, Raphael (Ray)|Raphael (Ray) GRANT]]; Dr. Kristin Anderson-Bricker: Brice Nagelmaker: Rachel Harpham: Jeanne Kopf; Daniel Boland; Mac Kolar; David Ryan; James T. Yardley: Brother Xavier Werneth, S. C.; Earl Lester; Alex Wehrspann; Richard Vorwald; Michael Day; Kendall C. Day Family Collection; James Cox; Michelle Oberhoffer; Susan Bazelides; Dr. Brian Link; Susan Henricks, Director--Carnegie-Stout Public Library; Brad McGowan; Jeff Schroeder; Katherine Sullivan; Robert Willman; Gabrielle Martin; Robert Bonson; Dr. Darryl and Terry Mozena; [[HEMMER, Paul|Paul HEMMER]]; William Deibel; [[FRIEDMAN, Lawrence (Larry)|Lawrence (Larry) FRIEDMAN]]; Jim Massey; Bradley and Diane Chalmers; Joseph Jacobsmeier; Ken Kozak; Richard E. Dunbar; Ken Tully; Chee Wang Ng; Donald R. Kunz;  Kenneth J. Arthofer; Paul Lembke; Gerald C. Gordon; Nelson Klavitter; Lyn Klavitter Jungblut; Sandy Massey-Meyer; Timothy Ahlgrim; [[SCHARNAU, Ralph|Ralph SCHARNAU]]; John Hohnecker; William K. Hammel; Mike Larkin; Joe Schallan; Bob Johnsen; [[SHAFFER, James|James SHAFFER]]; Neal Sprenglemeyer; [[COOPER, Brian E.|Brian E. COOPER]]; [[GILLIGAN, Amy|Amy GILLIGAN]] and the &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald;&#039;&#039; Craig Nowack for videos; [[CENTER FOR DUBUQUE HISTORY]] at [[LORAS COLLEGE]]; and Paul Beck and the Murphy Library Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Special appreciation for contributions goes to [[REDING, Robert Joseph|Robert Joseph REDING]], former owner of Bob&#039;s Antiques and Collectibles of Dubuque; &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; Pam Kauzlarich. &lt;/ins&gt;Steve Repp; Tom Sigwarth; Gerda Preston Hartman; Josephine Shea--Library Company of Philadelphia; Kathy Bower, National Senior Vice President-National Woman&#039;s Relief Corps; [[HOELSCHER, Larry|Larry HOELSCHER]]; Dave Arnold; Dan Konig; Mike Brooke; Dan Mcallister; Dr. Sheila McGinn; Mike Miller; [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]]; David Vanderah; Taylor Kellogg; Pamela Brandt; Jim Winter; Janet Lobianco; Heidi Pettitt; Christine Happ Olson; Tricia Baum; Brigid Berger; Andrew M. Harvey; Mantea Schmid; Carl Ingwalson; David J. Pilmaier; Gary L. Gansemer; Mike Avitt; [[GRANT, Raphael (Ray)|Raphael (Ray) GRANT]]; Dr. Kristin Anderson-Bricker: Brice Nagelmaker: Rachel Harpham: Jeanne Kopf; Daniel Boland; Mac Kolar; David Ryan; James T. Yardley: Brother Xavier Werneth, S. C.; Earl Lester; Alex Wehrspann; Richard Vorwald; Michael Day; Kendall C. Day Family Collection; James Cox; Michelle Oberhoffer; Susan Bazelides; Dr. Brian Link; Susan Henricks, Director--Carnegie-Stout Public Library; Brad McGowan; Jeff Schroeder; Katherine Sullivan; Robert Willman; Gabrielle Martin; Robert Bonson; Dr. Darryl and Terry Mozena; [[HEMMER, Paul|Paul HEMMER]]; William Deibel; [[FRIEDMAN, Lawrence (Larry)|Lawrence (Larry) FRIEDMAN]]; Jim Massey; Bradley and Diane Chalmers; Joseph Jacobsmeier; Ken Kozak; Richard E. Dunbar; Ken Tully; Chee Wang Ng; Donald R. Kunz;  Kenneth J. Arthofer; Paul Lembke; Gerald C. Gordon; Nelson Klavitter; Lyn Klavitter Jungblut; Sandy Massey-Meyer; Timothy Ahlgrim; [[SCHARNAU, Ralph|Ralph SCHARNAU]]; John Hohnecker; William K. Hammel; Mike Larkin; Joe Schallan; Bob Johnsen; [[SHAFFER, James|James SHAFFER]]; Neal Sprenglemeyer; [[COOPER, Brian E.|Brian E. COOPER]]; [[GILLIGAN, Amy|Amy GILLIGAN]] and the &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald;&#039;&#039; Craig Nowack for videos; [[CENTER FOR DUBUQUE HISTORY]] at [[LORAS COLLEGE]]; and Paul Beck and the Murphy Library Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Extensive research, material, and editing has been provided by Judith K. Schwartz, Tom Larson, Andrea Wallis Aven, Jeff Gruber, Carole and Paul Porter, Michael Spautz, Richard G. Bridges, Catherine Page, [[FISCHER, Katherine|Katherine FISCHER]], [[KLAUER, John P.|John P. KLAUER]], Diane Harris, Ryan Larson, [[PREGLER, John T.|John T. PREGLER]], and [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]].  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Extensive research, material, and editing has been provided by Judith K. Schwartz, Tom Larson, Andrea Wallis Aven, Jeff Gruber, Carole and Paul Porter, Michael Spautz, Richard G. Bridges, Catherine Page, [[FISCHER, Katherine|Katherine FISCHER]], [[KLAUER, John P.|John P. KLAUER]], Diane Harris, Ryan Larson, [[PREGLER, John T.|John T. PREGLER]], and [[LEWIS, Paul W.|Paul W. LEWIS]].  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Randylyon</name></author>
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		<title>Mike.Day at 00:29, 25 February 2025</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Funding to provide this online resource came from a competitive award established by The City of Dubuque to encourage community-based groups participation in the city&amp;#039;s 175th anniversary. Submitting the encyclopedia as a proposal were Michael May and the staff of the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. This project was unanimously approved by the Dubuque City Council as one of 10 to receive funding. There were 46 grant applications received. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Encyclopedia Dubuque&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was continuously revised and updated by [[LYON, Randolph W.|Randolph W. LYON]], author of the reference book, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Dubuque: The Encyclopedia&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, the basis of this website. The one-millionth reference &amp;quot;hit&amp;quot; on the Encyclopedia was recorded in early October, 2024.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Funding to provide this online resource came from a competitive award established by The City of Dubuque to encourage community-based groups participation in the city&amp;#039;s 175th anniversary. Submitting the encyclopedia as a proposal were Michael May and the staff of the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. This project was unanimously approved by the Dubuque City Council as one of 10 to receive funding. There were 46 grant applications received. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Encyclopedia Dubuque&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was continuously revised and updated by [[LYON, Randolph W.|Randolph W. LYON]], author of the reference book, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Dubuque: The Encyclopedia&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, the basis of this website. The one-millionth reference &amp;quot;hit&amp;quot; on the Encyclopedia was recorded in early October, 2024.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In January, 2025 the title of editor / publisher of the &#039;&#039;&#039;Encyclopedia Dubuque&#039;&#039;&#039; was entrusted to Michael Day, one of the Tri-States&#039; premier historical researchers and authors. Bringing thirty-eight years of newspaper writing to this unique publication, Day&#039;s qualifications include being the project editor for &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald&#039;&#039; books. This includes &#039;&#039;&#039;The &#039;50s&#039;&#039;&#039; Vol. 1 and 2. &#039;&#039;&#039;The &#039;60s&#039;&#039;&#039; Volume 1 received the prestigious Gold &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Abby &lt;/del&gt;Award from the American Advertising Federation Dubuque. Day served as the writer, photographer, and designer of such &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald&#039;&#039; magazines as &#039;&#039;&#039;The Tri-States&#039; One-Room Schools&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;The Tri-States&#039; Ballrooms &amp;amp; Bands.&#039;&#039;&#039; Each of these publications received the coveted Iowa Newspaper Association 1st Place Award for Best Special Section and the State Historical Society of Iowa&#039;s George Mills &amp;amp; Louise Noun Popular History Award. Day&#039;s &quot;Drive-In Days&quot; received the Iowa Newspaper Association 3rd Place Award for General Feature Story. &quot;The Legend of Kimball Park&quot; received the Iowa Newspaper Association&#039;s 1st Place Award for General Feature Story. Michael has contributed significantly to the Encyclopedia&#039;s photographic collection over many years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In January, 2025 the title of editor / publisher of the &#039;&#039;&#039;Encyclopedia Dubuque&#039;&#039;&#039; was entrusted to Michael Day, one of the Tri-States&#039; premier historical researchers and authors. Bringing thirty-eight years of newspaper writing to this unique publication, Day&#039;s qualifications include being the project editor for &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald&#039;&#039; books. This includes &#039;&#039;&#039;The &#039;50s&#039;&#039;&#039; Vol. 1 and 2. &#039;&#039;&#039;The &#039;60s&#039;&#039;&#039; Volume 1 received the prestigious Gold &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Addy &lt;/ins&gt;Award from the American Advertising Federation Dubuque. Day served as the writer, photographer, and designer of such &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald&#039;&#039; magazines as &#039;&#039;&#039;The Tri-States&#039; One-Room Schools&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;The Tri-States&#039; Ballrooms &amp;amp; Bands.&#039;&#039;&#039; Each of these publications received the coveted Iowa Newspaper Association 1st Place Award for Best Special Section and the State Historical Society of Iowa&#039;s George Mills &amp;amp; Louise Noun Popular History Award. Day&#039;s &quot;Drive-In Days&quot; received the Iowa Newspaper Association 3rd Place Award for General Feature Story. &quot;The Legend of Kimball Park&quot; received the Iowa Newspaper Association&#039;s 1st Place Award for General Feature Story. Michael has contributed significantly to the Encyclopedia&#039;s photographic collection over many years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The research and writing would mean little if the website did not have expert attention from staff at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. For this our sincere appreciation goes to Michael May and the staff of the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The research and writing would mean little if the website did not have expert attention from staff at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library. For this our sincere appreciation goes to Michael May and the staff of the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Mike.Day</name></author>
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