Dan Clark and author/musician Bill Duval. At age 85, Bill plays piano at Northpark Von Maur and Port City Underground and is promoting his first book and two CDs.

Dan Clark and granddaughter Elise speak with Melanie Alexander, director of the Muscatine History and Industry Center. Melanie describes the "Muscatine Experience" event during "PatriArt Week" and tells what's happening at her museum.

Sheila Chaudoin of Musser Public Library tells Dan Clark and Shirley Calvert about her new job at the library focusing on local history (after 36 years on staff). "She continues working at the library part-time scanning and digitizing the photographic collection of early 20th century photographer Oscar Grossheim of Muscatine and other historical materials." http://www.muscatinejournal.com/articles/2008/05/01/news/doc4819e9bd0de0e568420643.txt

Part 2 of Dan's conversation with Dr. Jeff Shay about Muscatine in the Civil War. We examine origins of Memorial Day and continue discussion of the book Jeff is writing.

Dan Clark and Frank Kelly, former executive director of the Muscatine Community Foundation and new part-time staffer for the Downtown Action Alliance. Frank talks about making Downtown more attractive for shopping and tourism.

Dan Clark and Dr. Jeff Shay, author of a forthcoming book about Muscatine and the Civil War, in Part 1 of a two-part conversation that continues on May 20. Dan also tells about his "Muscatine Flood 2008" slideshow which logged almost 2,000 YouTube views in its first week at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKZeJFkrfBU and plays a new recording of a 1912 tune called "Muscatine."

Dan Clark and architect Tom Bankhead and callers discuss business development and property improvements in the Downtown Historic District. Dan names recipients of 2008 Historic Preservation Awards.

Dan Clark tells origins of MT&T, recollections of his own bus driving long ago, and more.

Tom Savage and Mary Anne Kessler talk historic preservation and old-time place names. Mary Anne is a member of the Muscatine Historic Preservation Commission; Tom is author of A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names.

Dan Clark and history teacher Mike Hutchison discuss Hispanic migration to the Muscatine area dating to the 1850s. This Part 1 (topic continues Feb. 5 and 12) takes off from Mike's paper "River of Steel, River of Sweat: Early Mexican-American Community in Muscatine, Iowa" http://www.immigration-usa.com/new/mexican_american.html .