Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa City retiree-turned-author Tom Schulein examines the plaque on this weathered obelisk at the intersection of Summit and Court ...

In 1920, women across America earned the right to vote after the 19th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution. A year later, Iowa City elected its first female mayor: Emma J. Harvat, a name now ...

Linda K. Kerber is May Brodbeck Professor in the Liberal Arts & Professor of History, Lecturer in Law, Emerita at the University of Iowa. David W. Blight is Sterling Professor of History, Yale ...

This month marks the debut of a two-volume reference with photos and details on hundreds of Iowa City historic homes – from humble log cabins to magnificent mansions. Six years of painstaking research ...

The State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI) is closing its Iowa City research center due to funding challenges, raising concerns about the future of Iowa's historical collections. The closure plan, ...

A three-year, $10 million project has reinvented the Highlander Inn for a new generation while honoring its rich history as a must-see stop in Iowa City. The nearly 60-year-old establishment is ...

The State Historical Society celebrated a century of service to Iowa on Feb. 7, 1957. When the state Legislature – the Iowa General Assembly – moved from Iowa City to Des Moines in 1857, the ...