Tag Archives: Ottumwa Iowa

Thinking about Ottumwa

Posted on April 16, 2022 by vanbraman

Tonight I am thinking about Ottumwa, Iowa. I started thinking about Ottumwa this afternoon when I started reading Making Piece by Beth M. Howard. The author was born in Ottumwa a bit before we lived there, and we would have … Continue reading →

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My First Libraries

Posted on March 7, 2022 by vanbraman

Earlier today I was skimming through a history of Wapello County, Iowa and started to think about libraries. The history included information about the founding of the library in Ottumwa and I started to think about the first libraries I … Continue reading →

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