Davis Co. Civil War Guerrilla Raid Society

07/05/2020

You can't erase history, but you can learn from it.

01/29/2020

Tune in for the KXEL Morning News Wednesday between 5 and 8 a.m.: 5:50–During a Science of Parenting Update, Cindy Thompson of Iowa State University Extension talks about paternity leave and the challenges some dads have when they try to take time away from work after the birth of their children.

11/07/2019

Iowa Author David Connon discusses his book on the 76 Iowans who served in the Civil War for the Confederacy, including the reasons for serving, the impact on the folks back home, and how J.B. Grinnell led

08/12/2019

David has a book coming out Sept. 30th. "Iowa Confederates in the Civil War"

The bloodhounds are straining against the leash in my hand, yelping in the dead of night.  Turning on my flashlight, we plunge into the woods on a 150-year-old manhunt.  It’s anothe…

06/24/2019

Thought it might be interesting to actually listen to David tell us this story rather than just share for a read. You may always subscribe to his emails or visit him on FB at https://www.facebook.com/confederatesfromiowa/

David Connon gave historical sketches of three Civil War veterans from greater Grinnell, Iowa. The stories came from early Grinnell history and Glenda Bradsh...

06/03/2019

Countless books have been written about the causes of the Civil War. Historian David M. Potter analyzes Republican decisions that contributed to the conflagration. Potter states: “The supreme tas…

05/13/2019

ANTIETAM THEN & NOW — Women, children on porch of David R. Miller farmhouse about Sept. 20, 1862. A cropped enlargement of original image. CLICK ON LINK to use “slider.” http://civilwarthenandnow.blogspot.com/2016/09/antietam-women-children-on-david-r.html

05/06/2019

A coal miner, riding an elevator deep into a mine, looks for new veins of coal.  In a similar way, I have looked for things that other historians might have overlooked, and asked whether they …

05/03/2019

I have several period pieces of clothing and accessories I am selling. If you're interested PM me and I can get you pictures. This includes a hoop. I have women's size 18-22 and some older child size dresses (probably size 10-12), bonnets, and aprons.

03/18/2019

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Long after discovering a metallic negative of a well-dressed lady near a Virginia battlefield, I used Adobe Photoshop to develop it. The results are amazing.

03/12/2019

Hustling up to the front door, package in hand, I rang the doorbell. An older African-American man invited me in out of the cold. I stepped inside a small entryway and saw a painting of President…

03/12/2019

“The Heartland” conjures an image of waving fields of corn under wide-open skies.  True-blue Midwesterners enlisted by the thousands in the Union Army.  It’s also true t…