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27 July 2008

• 20:4520:45, 27 July 2008 diff hist +929 N MASSEY, Louisa New page: MASSEY, Louisa. (Unknown). Daughter of Woodbury Massey. During an 1835 dispute over a MINING claim, Woodbury Massey was shot and killed. The sheriff who accompanied him to the claim ar...
• 20:4320:43, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1,283 N MASONIC TEMPLE New page: MASONIC TEMPLE. Fifth home of the Masonic Lodge in Dubuque. Built during the days of the Great Depression, the temple, constructed for $325,000, was dedicated on March 15, 1932. In 1842 th...
• 20:4220:42, 27 July 2008 diff hist +878 N MARY'S DAY MASS FOR PEACE New page: MARY'S DAY MASS FOR PEACE. The beginning of the ecumenical movement in Dubuque. Dubuque's first Mary's Day Mass was held in SAINT RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL after the entry of the United Stat...
• 20:3920:39, 27 July 2008 diff hist −8 MARY OF THE ANGELS HOME No edit summary
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• 20:3620:36, 27 July 2008 diff hist +4,946 N MARY OF THE ANGELS HOME New page: MARY OF THE ANGELS HOME. Founded in 1884 by Reverend John HENNESSY, Mary of the Angels Home offered home to young ladies employed in the city. The first site of the Ho...
• 20:3120:31, 27 July 2008 diff hist +821 N MARTIN, Shirley New page: MARTIN, Shirley. (Dubuque,IA- ). Vice-president, Dubuque division of SANOFI BIO INDUSTRIES. Martin, a graduate of Immaculate Conception Academy, began work as a secretary at the former...
• 20:3020:30, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1,159 N MARTIN, James L. New page: MARTIN, James L. (Dubuque, IA- ). Dinstinguished researcher. Martin was the first black American admitted to LORAS ACADEMY, the first black student to study at LORAS COLLEGE, and t...
• 20:2620:26, 27 July 2008 diff hist +714 N MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL New page: MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Originally known as Eagle Point School. Contracts for the construction of the school on the far north end of Dubuque were let in April 1883. Following the desir...
• 20:2620:26, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1,764 N MARSHALL, Jackson New page: MARSHALL, Jackson. (LeMars, IA, Dec. 1,1894--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 13, 1977). Dubuque benefactor. Marshall donated fifty-one acres of picturesque land north of town along West 32nd Street to t...
• 20:2420:24, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1 MARQUETTE, Jacques No edit summary
• 20:2420:24, 27 July 2008 diff hist +990 N MARQUETTE, Jacques New page: MARQUETTE, Jacques. (Laon, France, June 1, 1637-near Ludington, MI, May 18, 1675). Missionary and explorer. Marquette, with a group of explorers, was the first white man to view the presen...
• 20:2320:23, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1,559 N MARKET PLACE DUBUQUE New page: MARKET PLACE DUBUQUE. Pioneering effort of Dubuque in the marketing field. In the 1970s the factory outlet mall emerged nationally as a method by which businesses could rid themselves of ...
• 20:2120:21, 27 July 2008 diff hist +10,663 N MARKET HOUSE New page: MARKET HOUSE. The first petition to establish a city market house was presented to the City Council on June 20, 1842, by E. C. Daugherty. A committee comprised of councilmen Cline, Wales, ...
• 20:1820:18, 27 July 2008 diff hist −21 MANSARD ROOF No edit summary
• 20:1720:17, 27 July 2008 diff hist +916 N MANUFACTURER'S WALLEYE COUNCIL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS New page: MANUFACTURER'S WALLEYE COUNCIL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. A national fishing tournament (consisting of two five-tournament divisions), drawing competitors from throughout the United States. T...
• 20:1520:15, 27 July 2008 diff hist +5 MANSARD ROOF No edit summary
• 20:1520:15, 27 July 2008 diff hist −5 MANSARD ROOF No edit summary
• 20:1320:13, 27 July 2008 diff hist 0 MANSARD ROOF No edit summary
• 20:1220:12, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1 MANSARD ROOF No edit summary
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• 20:1020:10, 27 July 2008 diff hist +511 N MANSARD ROOF New page: MANSARD ROOF. A unique style of roof that continues down over the upper section of a building's walls. An identification key to SECOND EMPIRE ARCHITECTURE, Mansard roofs became popu...
• 20:0920:09, 27 July 2008 diff hist +862 N MANNING, June New page: MANNING, June. (Salem, IL, Nov. 13, 1912--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 3, 1990). Executive director, Y.W.C.A. Manning served the YOUNG WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.W.C.A.) as executive dire...
• 20:0220:02, 27 July 2008 diff hist +505 N MAJESTIC SYNCOPATERS New page: MAJESTIC SYNCOPATERS. During the age of silent movies, Earl Wood's Majestic Syncopaters provided tempo from the orchestra pit for action on the screen. The group also provided music for da...
• 20:0120:01, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1,665 N MAIZEWOOD New page: MAIZEWOOD. Unique building material manufactured from cornstalks. Developed through the pioneering work of Dr. Orland Russel Sweeney of Iowa State University, maizewood production created ...
• 19:5519:55, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1,718 N MAHONY, Dennis New page: MAHONY, Dennis. (Ross County, Ireland, Jan. 20, 1821-Dubuque, IA, Nov. 5, 1879). Newspaper editor. Mahony came to symbolize the opposition in Dubuque to President Abraham Lincoln's approac...
• 19:5319:53, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1,092 N MAHMOUD, Parvis New page: MAHMOUD, Parvis. (Tehran, Iran- ). Conductor, DUBUQUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. In 1959 Dr. Mahmoud re-established the symphony founded by Edward SCHROEDER. Mahmoud ser...
• 19:5019:50, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1,418 N MAGUIRE, Daniel E. New page: MAGUIRE, Daniel E. (East Dubuque, IL, July 30, 1879-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 24, 1941). Former judge of the Nineteenth Judicial District of Iowa and chairman of the Dubuque County Democratic Cent...
• 19:4919:49, 27 July 2008 diff hist +382 N MADRAC New page: MADRAC. Annual canoe event on the MISSISSIPPI RIVER. MADRAC, the "Mississippi Annual Downstream Adventure by Canoe," was started in 1983 when five cities between Dubuque and Burlington...
• 19:4819:48, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1,332 N MADISON STREET STEPS New page: MADISON STREET STEPS. Landmark at the base of 17th and Madison STREETS. Beginning in the 1800s, a set of steep wooden steps allowed homeowners on the bluff a way to reach their houses ...
• 19:4719:47, 27 July 2008 diff hist +10 MADISON PARK No edit summary
• 19:4719:47, 27 July 2008 diff hist +529 N MADISON PARK New page: MADISON PARK. Once the site of the mansion and estate of Dubuque banker, John V. RIDER. The site, originally called Hill Crest, is located on the crest of Seminary Hill...
• 19:4619:46, 27 July 2008 diff hist +641 N MADDOX, Claude New page: MADDOX, Claude. (Chicago, IL- ). Coach. In 1977 Maddox, at age twenty-three, became head football coach at LORAS COLLEGE. He was the youngest head football coach in Iowa colleges and w...
• 19:4519:45, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1 MACLAY, John Herbert No edit summary
• 19:4419:44, 27 July 2008 diff hist −2 MACLAY, John Herbert No edit summary
• 19:4219:42, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1 MACLAY, John Herbert No edit summary
• 19:4219:42, 27 July 2008 diff hist +8 MACLAY, John Herbert No edit summary
• 19:4019:40, 27 July 2008 diff hist +526 N MACLAY, John Herbert New page: MACLAY, John Herbert. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 29, 1873- ). MAYOR. Maclay, a member of the Dubuque City Council from 1926 to 1929, held the office of mayor from 1928 to 1929. A real estate and i...
• 19:3919:39, 27 July 2008 diff hist +138 N MACADAM New page: MACADAM. A once popular road-surfacing material made of crushed rock and oil. The surface was used first on Iowa Street in the late 1800s.
• 19:3819:38, 27 July 2008 diff hist +1,260 N MAAS, Mel New page: MAAS, Mel. (Dubuque, IA- ). President, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 150A. Maas was the first Loca1 150A member to hold the office of president for more than two years. Maas b...
• 19:3719:37, 27 July 2008 diff hist +409 N MA-TAN-E-QUA New page: MA-TAN-E-QUA. (Dubuque Mines, IA, 1810--Tama Reservation, IA, 1897). Last war-chief of the SAUK and FOX. Ma-tan-e-qua was one of five representatives sent by his tribe to find a su...

26 July 2008

• 02:2202:22, 26 July 2008 diff hist +4 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL No edit summary
• 02:2002:20, 26 July 2008 diff hist +668 N VOSBERG, Donald New page: VOSBERG, Donald. (Dubuque, IA, Oct. 13, 1919- ). Athlete. As a student at DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Vosberg co-captained the 1935 track team that won the State High School Track Cham...
• 02:0202:02, 26 July 2008 diff hist +39 N VOICES FOR LIFE New page: VOICES FOR LIFE. See: KIRKBRIDE, Sandy.
• 01:4801:48, 26 July 2008 diff hist +562 N VIOLINS New page: VIOLINS. String musical instrument. Violins, patterned after the famed Strativarius and Guarnarius, were manufactured in Dubuque in the late 1800s by James Fuller who operated a shop at 17...
• 01:4701:47, 26 July 2008 diff hist +351 N VINER, John P. New page: VINER, John P. (Leon, IA- ). Physician. In 1991 a member of the staff of DUBUQUE INTERNAL MEDICINE, Viner served as chairperson of the Bi-Hospital Infection Control Committee and the D...
• 01:4401:44, 26 July 2008 diff hist +34 N VETERANS MEMORIAL New page: VETERANS MEMORIAL. See: BATTLEBOWS
• 01:4301:43, 26 July 2008 diff hist +723 N VERY SPECIAL ARTS FESTIVAL New page: VERY SPECIAL ARTS FESTIVAL. Pilot program begun in Dubuque. Started in Dubuque by Jacqueline MERRITT, the festival showcased the talents of handicapped artists and ...
• 01:4201:42, 26 July 2008 diff hist +553 N VERNON, Robert New page: VERNON, Robert. (Unknown-Colorado, Feb. 25, 1978). Pathologist. Vernon had the vision that developed into UNITED CLINICAL LABORATORIES of Dubuque. A member of the American Medical Asso...