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Introducing Historic Iowa Statutory Law and Iowa Law Journals

Posted on November 9, 2021 by debbiemieszala

John L. Cunningham served from Iowa in the Civil War. He died of illness in St. Louis. His widow, Sarah (Foote), and children, including my great-great-grandfather, John B. F. Cunningham, survived. The untimely death impacted the family. Several children were … Continue reading →

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Introducing Historic Kansas Case Law

Posted on October 10, 2021 by debbiemieszala

My teen-aged great-grandmother, Winnie Cunningham, walked from Kansas to northeastern Illinois next to her family’s covered wagon. Her parents pursued a religious utopia. Her future husband, Luther Loy, had parents after the same dream; the Loys likely took a train … Continue reading →

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Relocating for Religion: The Christian Catholic Church and “The Leaves of Healing”

Posted on December 16, 2017 by debbiemieszala

Faith healing. A flat earth. The promise of a Utopian society.[1] If not for a religious sect whose doctrine makes me squirm, I would not be alive.

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