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Directory to Local History Images & Documents |
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Many viewers interested in local history have used this website as a resource of information. As this site is quite large with over 1000 images and articles, we are providing quick links in this box that will take you directly to articles or gallery albums containing local history.
Old local area photos click here.
Images of Underground RR Activity in Salem area, Lewelling house, Ruel Daggs Case click here.
Village Views, early images of area towns click here.
Early Maps/Surverys, 1785 U.S., 1846 Iowa, 1837 Jackson Twp click here.
O.A. Garretson was prolific writer of local history in the early 20th century with many of his articles published in the Iowa Journal of History and Politics. To view his articles about the Underground RR, Lewellings, Lowell, Pilot Grove, Indian Jim, Battle of Athens, Spanish Archeology, Civil War, Lincoln Pole Raising and more click here.
You can find articles about the Keokuk, Mt. Pleasant, and Muscatine RR, Ruel Daggs Slave Case, East Grove, and more in this section. To see a listing, click here. |
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NEW INK SPILLED ON AN OLD SUBJECT by William W. Garretson
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Posted by Joel_Garretson on Jul 21, 2003(511 Reads)
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 The following article by Bill Garretson is a must read for all you Beowulf fans. Below is the first paragraph, but you must go to the LINKS section of this website to see the complete article.
Beowulf-the puzzle of the ancient poem's Christian Motif. There is a thread of of Christianity running through the saga. The question is: How could a pagan people with only Norse or Teutonic gods have produced such a work. Torch Magazine Spring 2001
"On first reading Beowulf, we were puzzled by the Christian motif of the Poem. How could a pagan people, known then to have only Norse or Teutonic Gods, i.e. Woden, Thor, Fria, etc. have produced such a work? As the years have gone by, its been noted this same mystery has long been debated by scholars. Also, what people were Beowulf's-English, German, Scandinavian? And what is the type of Christianity the Poem professes?"'
Note: Due to formatting problems with the Torch Magazine, we could not post the article in its entirety. Instead, we offer the link to the magazine in our LINKS section.
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