MiddleWestReview
@MiddleWestRev
An academic journal dedicated to studying the culture and history of the American Midwest published by the University of Nebraska Press
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Whiting’s largest can of kraut at the Pierogi Fest Polka Parade
Many Wisconsinites enjoy rural living all year long. In “Here on Lake Hallie,” author Patti See invites readers into her life in a small Wisconsin lake town, where pontoon rides, supper clubs, ice fishing, and tavern dice are just part of the rhythm of the seasons.
East Liverpool, Ohio, was once the pottery capital of the United States. Decades later, a museum operated out of a former post office is working to keep that history alive. midstory.org/in-east-liverp…
#OTD To beat the heat of the hottest day ever recorded in Nebraska, residents of Lincoln slept on the lawn of the State Capitol on July 25, 1936. The high was 115 degrees, the low was 91 degrees.
#OnThisDay in 1885, former general and president, Ulysses S. Grant died at 63. A lifelong horseman, Grant trained, raced & bonded with his mounts – including his favorite, Cincinnati. These photos show him & his horses: Cincinnati, Egypt & Jeff Davis. #UlyssesGrant #ALPLM
The 10-foot Crusader, designed by the great sculptor Lorado Taft, who stands guard over newspaperman Victor Lawson’s nameless grave. I grew up vacationing on Lawson’s former estate on Green Lake (WI), now home to two golf courses bearing his name.
south side steeples untitled watercolor by lithuanian artist l. kasperskis
A mighty girl out of the heartland: Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897. #Midwest #Kansas #AmeliaEarhart
#Photography by Dylan Hoover Presque Isle Sunset Dylan Hoover is a fiction writer from Erie, PA. greatlakesreview.org/presque-isle-s… #GreatLakesReview
Hoisington, Kansas Post Office Wheat Center - Dorothea Tomlinson (1938) Photo by Tom Parker
Many of Indiana’s small-town newspapers are only available on microfilm. In alphabetical order by town, the State Library's newspaper microfilm cabinets start on the east end of the second floor and go to the west end, with films going 200 years into the past. #Indiana #news
Osceola, Iowa Post Office Arrival of the First Train - Byron B. Boyd (1936) Photo by Tom Parker
Call for Papers--68th Annual Missouri Conference on History and Midwest Regional Meeting of Phi Alpha Theta shsmo.org/mch/call-for-p… @newterritorymag @NPRMidwestNews @Missouri_Review
The sky turned dark, the rain poured and the sailboats' colors popped. Saturday at the Race to Mackinac in Chicago. #weather #chicago #ilwx #ilwx
MY OMAHA OBSESSION takes the reader on an idiosyncratic tour through some of Omaha’s neighborhoods, buildings, architecture, and people, celebrating the city’s unusual history. Save 50% during our Summer Reading Sale: bit.ly/UNPsummersale
#MarkerMonday 'Tis the time for rodeo clowns, cowboys, and cowgirls to showcase their skills during Nebraska's Big Rodeo—starting Wednesday, July 23rd, in Burwell! history.nebraska.gov/marker-monday-…
Madison, 104 years ago today “Governor John J. Blaine signed into law the nation's first legislation guaranteeing women the same legal privileges, rights and protections as men.” @WisHistory