Recent News - 2017

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  Sullivans' uncle served on brothers' namesake ship in WWII

  Posted by Pat Kinney on Tuesday, December 7, 2021

  Waterloo's five Sullivan brothers and their sister weren't the only members of their clan to serve during World War II. A seventh family member served -- and fate spared him from being the sixth family member to die in service on the USS Juneau on Nov. 13, 1942.

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  Finding the Path: How "Strolling with the Spirits" Comes to Life

  Posted by Shelby Davis on Thursday, November 4, 2021

  At the Grout Museum District, we organize and host a lot of fun and informative programming, but since its inception in the mid-2000's, the annual "Strolling with the Spirits" Cemetery Walk has become perhaps one of the most well-loved and well-received.

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  Covering 9-11: Day of sorrow, years or sacrifice, embers of hope

  Posted by Pat Kinney on Friday, September 10, 2021

  So much has happened since Sept. 11, 2001. While it's increasingly distant, like a passing destructive storm, you never quite put it away in your mind. Because it, and the carnage left in its wake, has never completely gone away. And that makes you appreciate everything and everyone you hold dear in life.

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  Intern Spotlight: Tom Wagner

  Posted by Tom Wagner on Friday, July 23, 2021

  My name is Tom Wagner, and I am from Coralville, Iowa. I am currently a junior history major pursuing a museum certificate at the University of Northern Iowa. I aim to get by bachelors in history and then go to graduate school for my masters in museum studies at the University of New Orleans. Since I love working in a museum and plan to work in one in the future, I was ecstatic to get the opportunity to work as an intern with the Grout Museum.

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  Bob Feller survived heat of Pacific war, brought his 'heater' to Waterloo

  Posted by Pat Kinney on Monday, July 19, 2021

  One of Iowa's most famous veterans of the Pacific theatre of World War II -- the subject of an upcoming Grout Museum exhibit--came to Waterloo to pitch in an exhibition baseball game 52 years ago this month.

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