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Monday, June 27, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Lost Black Hawk County: Vanished Towns of the Cedar Valley (IA)
Lost Black Hawk County: Vanished Towns of the Cedar Valley (IA)
Waterloo Courier article
Amazon
Friday, June 17, 2011
Quad City International Airport - Airport History
Quad City International Airport - Amazon
Book Description:
In 1922, three men were so captivated with flying they leased 30 acres of cow pasture south of Moline to serve as a landing field. Other early aviators and barnstormers began using Franing Field, and it soon became known as Moline Airport. The field hosted the Ford Reliability Tour four times, served as part of the original New York to Dallas airmail route, had passenger service as early as 1927, became one of Illinois's largest Works Progress Administration projects, weathered financial struggles and a battle with neighboring Davenport, Iowa, over which community would possess the area's commercial airport, and has enjoyed constant growth and updates for both airline and general aviation traffic. This collection of historical photographs and images will present the people, planes, events, and development of that former pastureland into today's modern Quad City International Airport, the third largest airport for passenger traffic in the state of Illinois.
Author Bio: David T. Coopman is a former teacher, past president of the Rock Island County Historical Society, and a local history buff. He has authored two books on the history of local radio stations and two books in the Images of America series--Rock Island County and Davenport's WOC AM-FM-TV.
In 1922, three men were so captivated with flying they leased 30 acres of cow pasture south of Moline to serve as a landing field. Other early aviators and barnstormers began using Franing Field, and it soon became known as Moline Airport. The field hosted the Ford Reliability Tour four times, served as part of the original New York to Dallas airmail route, had passenger service as early as 1927, became one of Illinois's largest Works Progress Administration projects, weathered financial struggles and a battle with neighboring Davenport, Iowa, over which community would possess the area's commercial airport, and has enjoyed constant growth and updates for both airline and general aviation traffic. This collection of historical photographs and images will present the people, planes, events, and development of that former pastureland into today's modern Quad City International Airport, the third largest airport for passenger traffic in the state of Illinois.
Author Bio: David T. Coopman is a former teacher, past president of the Rock Island County Historical Society, and a local history buff. He has authored two books on the history of local radio stations and two books in the Images of America series--Rock Island County and Davenport's WOC AM-FM-TV.
Newspaper article:
Friday, June 10, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Our War: Stories From Poweshiek County's Greatest - Poweshiek County WWII History
Our War: Stories From Poweshiek County's Greatest
This publication is a collection of memoirs from World War II Veterans from the Poweshiek County area edited by George Drake. The memoirs give an account from all of the armed forces located in different parts of the world during the war. There will be a DVD that was put together by Bill Menner included with each book. The DVD called Face-to Face with the Greatest Generation features highlighted sections from the interviews of the Veterans that were filmed entirely by Shane Estes.
Newspaper article:
http://showcase.netins.net/web/bpunion/Poweshiek/Pow44-09/WWIIbook.html
This publication is a collection of memoirs from World War II Veterans from the Poweshiek County area edited by George Drake. The memoirs give an account from all of the armed forces located in different parts of the world during the war. There will be a DVD that was put together by Bill Menner included with each book. The DVD called Face-to Face with the Greatest Generation features highlighted sections from the interviews of the Veterans that were filmed entirely by Shane Estes.
Newspaper article:
http://showcase.netins.net/web/bpunion/Poweshiek/Pow44-09/WWIIbook.html
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