Pat Kinney

Blog posts by this Author:

• WWII trials shaped Waterloo architect's 'upbeat' outlook

  The jovial man who leads the Waterloo Rotary Club meetings in song every Monday has every reason to sing. Today feels like heaven compared to 77 years ago.

• One 'Good' soldier part of Iowa's Civil War service

  This year is the 175th anniversary of Iowa's statehood. It is also the 160th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War. The comparatively young state paid a comparatively high price in that war.

• The History of Waterloo: A Case Study of Race Relations

  Despite Iowa's seeming homogeneity, the history of Waterloo, Iowa is a microcosm and case study of race relations in many northern U.S. cities.

• Waterloo World War II U.S. Navy codebreaker Delores Schaack Burdette honored on her 100th birthday

  Family of a Waterloo World War II veteran who turned 100 years old Monday gathered at the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum for a special donation in her honor by staff of her high school alma mater.

• 'Storm' of war echoes for Gulf vets in Grout exhibit

  The Grout Museum District and the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum have always been about giving veterans, specifically Iowa veterans their due.

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