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'''The First Residents of Iowa'''<br> | '''The First Residents of Iowa'''<br> | ||
Many tribes and bands of [[Indians of Iowa|Indians]] lived or traveled through "the beautiful land" of Iowa. <ref>'Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington D.C.:Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #30 1907. [https://archive.org/details/handbookamindians02hodgrich Available online].</ref> A timeline is available at [[Iowa History|Iowa History]] detailing the eventual turn over of land from the Indians to settlers. Between 1833 and 1851 after a series of treaties extinguished Indian claims to the land, the first permanent white settlements were made in eastern Iowa. <ref> [[Iowa History|Iowa History]] </ref> Reservations, agencies and the half breed contract <ref> [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hannahslife/history_of_the_half_breed_tract.htm The Half Breed Tract] </ref> are all discussed in the [[Indians of Iowa|Iowa Indians]] page. | Many tribes and bands of [[Indians of Iowa|Indians]] lived or traveled through "the beautiful land" of Iowa. <ref>'Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington D.C.:Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #30 1907. [https://archive.org/details/handbookamindians02hodgrich Available online].</ref> A timeline is available at [[Iowa History|Iowa History]] detailing the eventual turn over of land from the Indians to settlers. Between 1833 and 1851 after a series of treaties extinguished Indian claims to the land, the first permanent white settlements were made in eastern Iowa. <ref> [[Iowa History|Iowa History]] </ref> Reservations, agencies and the half breed contract <ref> [https://web.archive.org/web/20150915155213/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hannahslife/history_of_the_half_breed_tract.htm The Half Breed Tract] </ref> are all discussed in the [[Indians of Iowa|Iowa Indians]] page. | ||
== Iowa's Ethnic Fabric == | == Iowa's Ethnic Fabric == | ||
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Large numbers of Dutch farmers and craftsman searching for religious freedom left Holland for the lush land in central Iowa. Pella was settled by 800 Dutch immigrants. With encouragement from those in Pella more Dutch families immigrated and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_City,_Iowa Orange City] was settled in the mid 1800's. <ref>[http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/myPath.cfm?ounid=ob_000205 Iowa Pathways ''The Dutch''] </ref> | Large numbers of Dutch farmers and craftsman searching for religious freedom left Holland for the lush land in central Iowa. Pella was settled by 800 Dutch immigrants. With encouragement from those in Pella more Dutch families immigrated and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_City,_Iowa Orange City] was settled in the mid 1800's. <ref>[http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/myPath.cfm?ounid=ob_000205 Iowa Pathways ''The Dutch''] </ref> | ||
Once these settlements were well established, letters and printed material sent home to Holland generated a constant stream of immigrants to the area. This went for 85 years until 1930 when the [http://colfa.utsa.edu/users/jreynolds/Ybarra/part3.htm Great Depression and immigration quotas] but a stop the influx of the Dutch. <ref> [http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Du-Ha/Dutch-Americans.html Dutch Americans] </ref> | Once these settlements were well established, letters and printed material sent home to Holland generated a constant stream of immigrants to the area. This went for 85 years until 1930 when the [http://colfa.utsa.edu/users/jreynolds/Ybarra/part3.htm Great Depression and immigration quotas] but a stop the influx of the Dutch. <ref> [http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Du-Ha/Dutch-Americans.html Dutch Americans] </ref> | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.onlinebiographies.info/ia/mar/pella.htm Biographies of Early Pella Settlers] | ||
*[http://ezinearticles.com/?Discovering-The-Dutch-Language-And-Its-History&id=5648946 Dutch Language History] | *[http://ezinearticles.com/?Discovering-The-Dutch-Language-And-Its-History&id=5648946 Dutch Language History] | ||
==French== | ==French== | ||
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*[http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/irishsettlersiniowa.htm Irish Towns In Iowa] | *[http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/irishsettlersiniowa.htm Irish Towns In Iowa] | ||
*[http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/iafenianmovement.htm The Fenian Movement] | *[http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/iafenianmovement.htm The Fenian Movement] | ||
*[http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/iairishpopulation.htm Percentage of Iowa's Population Born in Ireland 1870-1950] | *[http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/iairishpopulation.htm Percentage of Iowa's Population Born in Ireland 1870-1950] | ||
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The first complete Swedish settlement in Iowa was [http://www.anusha.com/cassel.htm Cassel colony] (New Sweden) in 1845. <ref> [http://www.amerikaveckan.se/english/societies/theswedishpetercasselsociety.4.44feac9512b634f1e0c800011252.html Cassel Colony] </ref>This was followed in 1846 by Swede Point, later called Madrid, in Boone county. A few smaller settlements prang up around the area of Madrid, at Boonesboro, Moingona, Pilot Mound, Boxholm, and Ogden. | The first complete Swedish settlement in Iowa was [http://www.anusha.com/cassel.htm Cassel colony] (New Sweden) in 1845. <ref> [http://www.amerikaveckan.se/english/societies/theswedishpetercasselsociety.4.44feac9512b634f1e0c800011252.html Cassel Colony] </ref>This was followed in 1846 by Swede Point, later called Madrid, in Boone county. A few smaller settlements prang up around the area of Madrid, at Boonesboro, Moingona, Pilot Mound, Boxholm, and Ogden. | ||
*[ | *[Pleace under First Swedish Colonies in Iowa] | ||
==Websites== | ==Websites== | ||
*[http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000195 African American Communities] | *[http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000195 African American Communities] | ||