David Connon has spent nearly two decades researching dissenters in Iowa: Grinnell residents who helped on the Underground Railroad, and their polar opposites, Iowa Confederates. He shares some of these stories with audiences across the state through the Humanities Iowa Speakers Bureau. He worked as an interpreter at Living History Farms for eleven seasons.
Connon is a member of Sons of Union Veterans, an associate member of Sons of Confederate Veterans, and a member of the Des Moines Civil War Round Table. His articles have appeared in North & South Magazine, Iowa Heritage Illustrated, Iowa History Journal, Illinois Magazine, and the Emerging Civil War blog.
Anita
4 Apr 2015My husband & i are amateur Civil War buffs & i like finding Iowa confections
David Connon
4 Apr 2015Hi, Anita. Thanks for reading the blog. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Dann Hayes
10 Apr 2015Good blog. Looking forward to you missive on Poweshiek County.
David Connon
10 Apr 2015Hi, Dann. Thanks for kind words! Please let me know if you have any questions.
Marc Yablonka
19 Jun 2015David: at quick glance, you have a very interesting site here. I never knew that the Confederacy included Iowans! But then if Canadians served in Vietnam in American uniforms, I shouldn’t be surprised. Thank you for contacting me through LinkedIn.
David Connon
19 Jun 2015Hi, Marc.
Thanks for reading my blog! I appreciate your kind comments, too.