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Incidental Witness to History

February 7, 2025 John T. Pregler

I was in Washington, D.C., in January 2025 for a business conference when I became an incidental witness to the…

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Posted in: Biography, Dubuque, Politics Filed under: Jimmy Carter, U.S. President

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Beachy Amazing Dubuquers

December 23, 2024 John T. Pregler

Orville and Wilbur Wright first pierced the skies of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, with their engine-powered aircraft on December 17,…

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Posted in: Dubuque, Uncategorized Filed under: Aviation, Lincoln Beachey, Nutwood Park, Wright Brothers

FROM THE ARCHIVES: General U.S. Grant

December 1, 2024 John T. Pregler

In April of 1860, the J.R. Grant Leather & Saddlery Hardware store at 145 Main St. in Galena, Illinois, welcomed…

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Posted in: Civil War, Dubuque, Military, Politics Filed under: Civil War, Dubuque, Elihu Washburne, Galena, General Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, William Vandever

Dubuque Plumpers – A Ballpark Staple

February 18, 2023 John T. Pregler

This article originally appeared in the August 2022 special edition insert “A Perfect Game,” produced by the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald and…

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Posted in: Baseball, Dubuque Filed under: Dubuque Pack, Dubuque Plumpers

The Evolution of the American League

December 28, 2022 John T. Pregler

The following article first appeared in the Fall 2022 edition of the Society of American Baseball Research’s (SABR) Baseball Research…

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Posted in: Baseball, Dubuque Filed under: American League, Baseball, Charley Comiskey, Northwestern League, Ted Sullivan, Tom Loftus, Western Association, Western League

Red Faber – Fox Movietone News

August 13, 2022 John T. Pregler

This is a video clip of baseball Hall of Famer Urban “Red” Faber who was born in Cascade, Iowa, and…

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Posted in: Baseball, Biography, Dubuque Filed under: Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Fox Movietone, Red Faber

LEST WE FORGET: The 4th of July, 1863

July 4, 2022 John T. Pregler

July 4, 1863, is one of the most critical days in our nation’s history. As critical as July 4, 1776!…

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Posted in: Civil War, Dubuque, Military Filed under: Civil War, Dedication Day, Lake Delhi, Memorial Day, Upper Bay Settlement Cemetery

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Dubuque Packers – Kansas City Royals first farm club.

January 1, 2021 John T. Pregler

Charlie Finley had been looking for a magic bullet to turn his baseball club into a money-making winner for several…

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Posted in: Baseball, Dubuque Filed under: Baseball, Dubuque Packers, Johnny Patrakis, Kansas City Royals, Max Lanier

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Dubuque’s League Park

November 8, 2020 John T. Pregler

For the past 50 years a popular postcard image believed to have been taken between 1910 and 1912 has long…

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Posted in: Baseball, Dubuque, Photography Filed under: Baseball, Charley Comiskey, Comiskey Park, Dubuque, League Park, Ted Sullivan, Tom Loftus

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Red Faber & Babe Ruth

October 16, 2020 John T. Pregler

This photograph of Urban “Red” Faber was released to news agencies in June of 1923 by International Newsreel Photo after…

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Posted in: Baseball, Biography, Dubuque Filed under: Babe Ruth, First Homerun, Red Faber

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