Video Presentations related to Genealogy in Pottawattamie County. These videos were produced with the assistance of the Pottawattamie County Historical Society.
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50 Years That Made the Metro
Lines on maps divide things so neatly, but history isn’t very good about staying within boundaries. A lot of what influenced our development happened before those lines even existed. Historian Troy Stolp examines “Fifty Years that Shaped the Metro,” looking before there even was an Iowa or Nebraska. The program covers Etienne Bourgmont, Villasur Massacre, Lewis and Clark, Manuel Lisa, Pierre Cabanne, Joshua Pilcher, Francis Guittar, Logan and Lucien Fontenelle and Peter Sarpy. This is a recording of a live program presented before the Pottawattamie County Genealogical Society August 18, 2023.
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Mormon Odyssey in the Bluffs
This is a recording of a live program presented October 21, 2024 by Troy Stolp. The program talks about the pivotal role this area played in the westward migration of the Latter-day Saints during the mid-1800s, including their settlement at the historic Kanesville (modern-day Council Bluffs), which became a key location during the Mormon Trail. The Mormon period impacted the culture and development of Council Bluffs. The program was held at the Council Bluffs Public Library.
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Marking Graves of Civil War Soldiers
This is a recording of a presentation to the Pottawattamie County Genealogical Society by Martin Mundorf about locating, authenticating, and marking the graves of Iowa volunteers who served in the Civil War.
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South to the County Line
Recording of a program presented live May 6, 2024 at the Council Bluffs Pubic Library by Troy Stolp, Jon Barnes, Dr. Richard Warner, and John Edwards. This is part three in a series that looks at areas of the county that are outside the Council Bluffs city limits.
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Get Out of Town on the Lincoln Highway
There’s more to southwest Iowa history than just Council Bluffs. This program starts around the city limits at about Christy Creme and works its way up the Lincoln Highway, talking about the history up to county line. Included are the Mud Hollow neighborhood, the Mile-A-Way, Iowana (Lake) School, Blue Whale Road, Pink Poodle, Hitchcock Nature Center, and more. The video is a recording of a program that was presented live at the Council Bluffs library February 25, 2023. Presenters are Troy Stolp, Jon Barnes, and Richard Warner.
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Mobile Hospital #1 - Unit K
It was one of the deadliest conflicts of all time-- new weaponry resulted in a scale and severity of injuries that was unprecedented. And the trauma of transporting these severely wounded to base hospitals became the weak link in the treatment chain. Relief came in the form of a medical unit from over 4,500 miles away; Mobile Hospital #1, aka Unit K, the Council Bluffs Unit, commanded by a former Council Bluffs mayor. Almost as astonishing as the novel concept of bringing care to the wounded on the battlefield was, the fact this milestone of military medicine pioneered by local doctors, nurses and support staff is today virtually unknown to Council Bluffs residents is even more surprising.
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50 Years That Made the Metro Lines on maps divide things so neatly, but history isn’t very good about staying within boundaries. A lot of what influenced our development happened before those lines even existed. Historian Troy Stolp examines “Fifty Years that Shaped the Metro,” looking before there even was an Iowa or Nebraska. The program covers Etienne Bourgmont, Villasur Massacre, Lewis and Clark, Manuel Lisa, Pierre Cabanne, Joshua Pilcher, Francis Guittar, Logan and Lucien Fontenelle and Peter Sarpy. This is a recording of a live program presented before the Pottawattamie County Genealogical Society August 18, 2023.
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Mormon Odyssey in the Bluffs This is a recording of a live program presented October 21, 2024 by Troy Stolp. The program talks about the pivotal role this area played in the westward migration of the Latter-day Saints during the mid-1800s, including their settlement at the historic Kanesville (modern-day Council Bluffs), which became a key location during the Mormon Trail. The Mormon period impacted the culture and development of Council Bluffs. The program was held at the Council Bluffs Public Library.
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Marking Graves of Civil War Soldiers This is a recording of a presentation to the Pottawattamie County Genealogical Society by Martin Mundorf about locating, authenticating, and marking the graves of Iowa volunteers who served in the Civil War.
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South to the County Line Recording of a program presented live May 6, 2024 at the Council Bluffs Pubic Library by Troy Stolp, Jon Barnes, Dr. Richard Warner, and John Edwards. This is part three in a series that looks at areas of the county that are outside the Council Bluffs city limits.
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Get Out of Town on the Lincoln Highway There’s more to southwest Iowa history than just Council Bluffs. This program starts around the city limits at about Christy Creme and works its way up the Lincoln Highway, talking about the history up to county line. Included are the Mud Hollow neighborhood, the Mile-A-Way, Iowana (Lake) School, Blue Whale Road, Pink Poodle, Hitchcock Nature Center, and more. The video is a recording of a program that was presented live at the Council Bluffs library February 25, 2023. Presenters are Troy Stolp, Jon Barnes, and Richard Warner.
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Mobile Hospital #1 - Unit K It was one of the deadliest conflicts of all time-- new weaponry resulted in a scale and severity of injuries that was unprecedented. And the trauma of transporting these severely wounded to base hospitals became the weak link in the treatment chain. Relief came in the form of a medical unit from over 4,500 miles away; Mobile Hospital #1, aka Unit K, the Council Bluffs Unit, commanded by a former Council Bluffs mayor. Almost as astonishing as the novel concept of bringing care to the wounded on the battlefield was, the fact this milestone of military medicine pioneered by local doctors, nurses and support staff is today virtually unknown to Council Bluffs residents is even more surprising.