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The collection was established as the Keswick Museum of Local and Natural History, a creation of the Keswick Literary and Scientific Society, in the Moot Hall, in 1873. [1] An important item in the original collection at the Moot Hall was a three-dimensional model of the Lake District, measuring 12 feet by 9 feet, made by Joseph and James ...
This list of museums in Iowa is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
History [ edit ] The Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway built a 66-mile branch to What Cheer via Keswick in 1879 [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The town is named for Keswick, England , the home town of a local woman who had offered lodging to the track-laying crew.
The Des Moines Register, literally born in a log cabin, became Iowa's leading newspaper. See a timeline, 50 photos from Register and Iowa history.
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The SHSI currently publishes The Annals of Iowa, edited by Dr. Andrew Klumpp. [5] [6] In the past it published the Iowa Heritage Illustrated, Goldfinch, the Iowa Journal of History and Politics, and the Iowa Historical Record. [7] It also currently produces an e-newsletter, the Iowa Historian. [7]
The Armstrong House is an 1896 home in Britt, Iowa, that is known as the Hancock County Memorial Museum. It was opened to the public in 1970. It was opened to the public in 1970. The building contains Victorian era furniture, cabinets made by H. C Armstrong, and a desk and chairs that belonged to Governor John Hammill .
It became home to the Keswick Museum of Local and Natural History, a creation of the Keswick Literary and Scientific Society, in 1873. [6] The museum collection included a three-dimensional model of the Lake District, measuring 12 feet by 9 feet, made by Joseph and James Flintoft in 1837. [6]