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Iowa History 101: Arabs in Fort Dodge, Iowa: the Habhabs and the Making of an American Family

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Iowa History 101 Series
Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 12:00 to 1:00pm

Register to join the State Historical Society of Iowa for a 60-minute online learning series to learn about the fascinating history of Moses, Abbas, Yusef, and Ali Habhab, who immigrated from South Lebanon to Fort Dodge, Iowa to become local entrepreneurs at a time when the city's gypsum mines became famous for plastering Chicago's "White City" at the World Fair of 1893.

The Iowa History 101 webinars share Iowa stories and the history of the state through a cultural history lens on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Registration is required for each event.

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