HeyJaredBetween Two Rivers
Exploring Iowa, the "Land Between Two Rivers," through history, road trips, and more. Posts appear about every 10 days.
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History on display at the Iowa State Fair, part 2 (opens the original)
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DES MOINES — Most people look at the Iowa State Fair’s daily events guide and ask, “How am I going to see all this entertainment?” or “How am I going to eat all this food?” In 2026, I had to ask, “How am I going to see all this history?”(And also “How am I going to eat all this food?”)<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LONy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F88f30b
History on display at the Iowa State Fair, part 1 (opens the original)
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DES MOINES — The 2026 Iowa State Fair was full of history. The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence was the basis of many exhibits, but there were other items and events looking back at the past.(There was so much history, in fact, not even counting the newest future addition to the Iowa State Fair Museum, that more will be covered later!)<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7gHL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https
Sand brings town-hall tour to Marengo (opens the original)
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A back-to-school potluck of district changes (opens the original)
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It’s the beginning of the school year and I’m still somewhat in a food coma after the Iowa State Fair (mmm…hot beef sundae…), so it’s time for more Iowa school history timeline items.There is so much research information yet to be presented that it’s hard to decide how to divide the delivery. Yearly? Geographically? Categorically? Most interesting? Draw from a hat?Yes.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gsSK!,f_auto,q_au
A ribbon of memories (opens the original)
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