/tags/history/ Recent content in history on Rootstalk Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:25:58 +0000 /past-issues/volume-iv-issue-1/evans-volume-iv-issue-1/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:25:58 +0000 /past-issues/volume-iv-issue-1/evans-volume-iv-issue-1/ Toledo, Iowa’s Wieting Theatre Opera House opened for the first time in September of 1912. It measured just 50 by 100 feet and had elaborate murals on the walls to the left and right of the grand stage. The stage was masked by a hand-painted tapestry that hung down and brushed the wood floor beneath it. The building itself has seen many changes during the century since its opening, but throughout its history it has provided Toledo with a warm environment where the community has been able to experience the arts and enjoy time spent with one another. /past-issues/volume-vii-issue-2/ross/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /past-issues/volume-vii-issue-2/ross/ In 1945, at Iowa’s State Training School for Boys in Eldora, Iowa, seventeen-year-old Robert Miller shoveled coal all day long as punishment for an alleged escape plot. When he tried to quit working because the oppressive August temperature had drained his strength, guards at the school tried to force him to continue and, when he refused, the guards beat him to death 1 with an iron rod taken from a “harness tug. /past-issues/volume-vii-issue-2/boyce/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /past-issues/volume-vii-issue-2/boyce/ “Sod House, Green Roof ” is a fifteen-minute video presentation I created for Rootstalk that traces the history and evolution of natural and organic architecture in the North American prairie. The short film draws inspiration from documentaries, video essays and personal narratives used to educate audiences about an often overlooked and underappreciated part of North American history. If you’re interested in knowing about old (or even ancient) building practices and what we can learn from them to improve construction today, this short video could change the way you think about architecture and our relationship with the land.