Recalling pleasant things and taking the time to dwell on them.
JCHS – Memory Lane Show & Tell – March 2025.
Held bi-monthly from 1 to 2 pm on the first Sunday of the month, the JCHS Memory Lane Show & Tell is hosted by the Johnson County Historical Society and held at the Old Coralville Town Hall – 407 5th Street in Coralville! GET ALL THE DETAILS HERE!
Our first JCHS Memory Lane Show & Tell was held on Sunday, March 9, 2025 and while the group was small – the five pieces of Johnson County history that were shared by five different presenters was priceless. Yours truly was there, and during our ten-minute presentation, we told the story of the SUI Pentacrest Ceremony on October 1, 1925…
The West Front Lawn hosts its first ceremony with Old Capitol’s new West Portico looking on!This very rare commemorative poster – measuring 33″ x 20″ – was produced by The Des Moines Register and features the October 1, 1925SUI Induction Ceremony held in front of the Physics Building (MacLean Hall) on the Pentacrest.
Below is an aerial photo of that same October 1, 1925 student induction ceremony taken by Iowa City’s famous photographer Fred Kent!
