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Virgil Melvin Hancher - Thirteenth President of the University of Iowa http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/presidents/13-hancher.html [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...A Rhodes scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Virgil Hancher led the university for a quarter of a century, a period of unprecedented growth for the campus.
Trained in the law, Hancher received the B.A. degree in 1919 and the degree of Juris Doctor in 1924 from the University of Iowa. From Oxford University in England, he received the Bachelor of Arts degree in jurisprudence in 1922 and the Master of Arts degree in 1927.
Hancher was born on a farm near Rolfe, Iowa, on September 4, 1896. He married Susan Cannon on June 9, 1928. They had three children. Hancher died on January 30, 1965, in New Delhi, India, while serving as a consultant in higher education for the Ford Foundation. He was 68....
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The Road I Grew Up On - ISU Special Collections http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/road/ [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...The collection consists of materials from Gunderson's "The Road I Grew Up On" project documenting change in rural Iowa. The project was based primarily on events in Roosevelt and Garfield Townships, Pocahontas County, though it includes material gathered across the state of Iowa. The collection includes approximately fifteen 8mm films, 40 audiotapes, 100 videotapes, 150 photographic negatives, 100 prints, 50 sheets of slides, five scrapbooks, and six land record books from Pocahontas County....
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Iowa Orphan Train Research http://www.celticcousins.net/paloalto/orphans.htm [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...Our home here in Rolfe, Iowa is the Iowa Orphan Train Research
Center & Archives where I maintain the records of the children that were
brought to Iowa on the trains (1853-1929) from Boston, New York & Chicago.
There were approximately 10,000 brought just to Iowa.
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John Rolfe - Living History Associates http://lhaltd.com/speakers/cheatham/Rolfe.html [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...Bring the famous historical figure John Rolfe to speak before your group.
John Rolfe as portrayed by Dick Cheatham. John Rolfe brings to your group valuable lessons from the past. The topics below are great for keynotes, luncheons, anytime you want to inspire and stimulate in a presentation that will be remembered for years....
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Humanities Iowa Traveling exhibits http://www.uiowa.edu/~humiowa/programinfo-e.htm [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...House at the Homeplace
An exhibit of black-and-white as well as color photographs that chronicle the history and demolition of photographer Helen D. Gunderson's grandparents' farm home near Rolfe, Iowa. Matted and framed for wall hanging, the photographs are accompanied by text excerpts on foam board to hang with the photos. This exhibit must be picked up and returned to the HI office by private vehicle.
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Four Faces of Pocahontas http://www.co.henrico.va.us/manager/pokeypix.htm [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...Many different depictions of Pocahontas exist today. Pictured clockwise from top left: Mary Ellen Howe (1994), Robert Matthew Sully (1850s), Thomas Sully (1852), Jean Leon Ferris (c. 1921) courtesy of William E. Ryder and the Virginia Historical Society....
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John Rolfe - Virtual Jamestown http://www.virtualjamestown.org/jrolfe.html [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...John Rolfe is best remembered for having introduced tobacco as a commercial crop to Virginia colonists. The production of this valuable commodity shaped the future development of the colony and provided an economic incentive for further expansion and settlement of the New World. Rolfe is also well-known because of his marriage to Pocahontas. This marriage brought a much-needed period of peace between the Indians and the colonists. The couple toured England in 1616 - 1617 and promoted the colony at Jamestown.
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John Rolfe - Letter http://www.virtualjamestown.org/rolfe_letter.html [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...A letter written by John Rolfe to Sir Thomas Dale about why he married Pocahontas....
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Troublesome Creek - A Midwestern http://members.aol.com/westcity/creek.htm [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...The Jordans rented a farm near Rolfe for 20 years. Red River, High Noon, Gunsmoke Westerns, where the bad guys sometimes won but never prevailed. Troublesome Creek is a Midwestern. It's the story of the Jordan family's struggle to save their Iowa farm. From crossing the Mississippi in 1867 to driving to Daddy Date Night in 1967. From fighting off the Crooked Creek Gang in the 1880's to fighting off the bank today. Now, with their backs against the wall, the Jordans confront the very worst with their very best. Troublesome Creek is wry and emotional without being sentimental. It's a cliffhanger about history, loss and the humor and deep character that settled America, and now preside at its unsettling....
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