- Immigrants Studying for Naturalization, 1937
- Immigrating by Steamer, ca. 1901
- Why Move to Iowa?
- Immigrant Transportation
- Iowa Land for Sale
- The Icarians
- Czechoslovakians Come to Iowa
- Immigrants Adjust to New Lives
- Variety of Immigrants Come to Iowa
- Dutch Immigrate to Iowa
- A Legacy Continues
- Iowans Became Aware of Diverse Cultures
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For many pioneers it was a difficult decision to leave their homes for the unknown, but they were poor—as poor as the soil in the homeland—and they were fleeing from sickness and a lack of religious freedom. Some were horse thieves, fleeing from the long arm of the law. Most were farmers looking for a better land. For many this was not their first move nor would it be their last. To arm themselves for the tract west, they brought guides, almanacs and handbooks—complete with maps and testimonials about this new land.
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