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It’s Fun Fact Friday!These are some photos 1976 The Bomb yearbook, just 50 years ago. These graduates celebrated America...
05/29/2026

It’s Fun Fact Friday!

These are some photos 1976 The Bomb yearbook, just 50 years ago. These graduates celebrated America’s 200th birthday, also referred to as the bicentennial. In addition, this class is responsible for naming Jack Trice Stadium as it is today.

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The ISU History Professors in action: Back in April, Dr. Bremer delivered a talk on his newest book “A New History of Io...
05/27/2026

The ISU History Professors in action:
Back in April, Dr. Bremer delivered a talk on his newest book “A New History of Iowa” at the Parkersburg Historical Home. While giving his talk he discussed the highlights of his book.

It’s Fun Fact Friday!The first creamery was constructed on campus in 1881 and it was where the Food Sciences Building pr...
05/22/2026

It’s Fun Fact Friday!

The first creamery was constructed on campus in 1881 and it was where the Food Sciences Building presently resides. The building was in close proximity to the Farm House, near where cattle were housed on campus. A wood structure, the first creamery was very small and was probably only designed to handle fluid milk, along with a few value-added dairy products, most likely butter.

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05/19/2026

Never let it be said that history class can't be fun. Check out graduating senior Michael Keul's final project for Dr. Rutenberg's section of HIST 4890: The World at War on the Vietnam Wars. Everything you wanted to know (or not) about American soldiers' field rations in Vietnam. Real historical research, really funny.

Michael is taking his talents to the University of Illinois, Springfield, where he will pursue an MA in public history and work as a research assistant at the UIS Center for Lincoln Studies. Congratulations, Michael! (We hope your rations in grad school are better than hardtack.)

Calling all Iowa State History Major Alumni: We would love to feature you and all the cool things you’ve done since gra...
05/19/2026

Calling all Iowa State History Major Alumni: We would love to feature you and all the cool things you’ve done since graduation and are doing still! Please message us to reach out, and we’ll be back in touch.

Let our current students — and fellow alum — know that there’s life after ISU!i

You’ve worked hard this semester! Have a great summer break, Cyclones! ☀️
05/15/2026

You’ve worked hard this semester! Have a great summer break, Cyclones! ☀️

In HIST 4490: The Gilded Age, the class visited the Brunnier Art Museum to see examples of late-nineteenth century domes...
05/11/2026

In HIST 4490: The Gilded Age, the class visited the Brunnier Art Museum to see examples of late-nineteenth century domestic art, including Tiffany vases and lamps, cut glass tableware, oyster forks, a fish platter, a lorgnette, an epergne, and hat pins, among other items. Curator of the Brunnier Art Adrienne Gennett, assisted by Farm House Museum curator Allison Sheridan, taught the class about their use and creation.

It’s Fun Fact Friday!Students are charged the following:  $2.50 for Board, per week; $.40 for Lighting and heating; $.21...
05/08/2026

It’s Fun Fact Friday!

Students are charged the following:  $2.50 for Board, per week; $.40 for Lighting and heating; $.21 for Incidentals; $1.00-3.00 for Room rent; $.50 for Washing; and a $5.00 janitor’s fee.  There are no tuition charges, but students have to bring their own bedding.  Students are also not allowed to play cards or use to***co in any College rooms and are expected to attend Chapel daily.

15 men and 6 ladies graduate.  The courses of study at the time included agriculture, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, and the ladies’ course in science.

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The ISU History Professors in action:Dr. James T. Andrews, University Professor of Russian History, presented a talk at ...
05/06/2026

The ISU History Professors in action:

Dr. James T. Andrews, University Professor of Russian History, presented a talk at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Center for Russian East European, and Eurasian Studies Center. The talk, on his current book project, focused on the history of the art and architecture of the Moscow Metro from the Stalin Era 1930s to the Present.

It’s Fun Fact Friday!Iowa State’s first May Day was held May 18, 1907. It was sponsored by the Women’s Athletic Associat...
05/01/2026

It’s Fun Fact Friday!

Iowa State’s first May Day was held May 18, 1907. It was sponsored by the Women’s Athletic Association, an organization created for the promotion and control of women’s athletics. Profits from May Day paid for equipment for women’s basketball, golf, field hockey, and tennis as well as medals and letters for letter sweaters.

Each year a senior student was chosen “May Queen.” May Day was incorporated into the first VEISHEA celebration in 1922 and continued as a part of that festival through 1933.

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