Links to Useful Web sites

Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce

Includes the Convention & Visitors Bureau website

City of Council Bluffs, Iowa

Official Site of the City of Council Bluffs, Iowa

Council Bluffs Online

A directory of Council Bluffs businesses and organizations.

Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.

Excellent informative site for historical information

Western Iowa Tourism

Information, attractions and events in the Western Region of Iowa

State of Iowa Tourism Office

Information, attractions and events in the State of Iowa

Council Bluffs Parks and Recreation

Includes information about parks and facilities along with special events

Union Pacific Railroad Museum

Offers information on the history of the Union Pacific Railroad, includes link to Union Pacific website

Historical Society of Pottawattamie County

Offers information of attractions including the Squirrel Cage Jail and RailsWest Museum,

Bluffs Arts Council

Offers information on upcoming events in the Council Bluffs Art Community

Council Bluffs Public Library

Information and seach engines

Council Bluffs Events

Calendar of Upcoming Events occuring in Council Bluffs

Humanities Iowa

Special stories and information on the history of Iowa

The Western Historic Trails Center

Museum containing the history of four historic trails

Durham Museum

Museum in the old Union Station in Omaha, NE, featuring the history of Omaha

Lauritzen Gardens - Omaha Botanical Gardens

Omaha's best public access gardens and home of two locomotives from the early days of the Union Pacific Railroad

Kanesville Tabernacle and Visitor's Center

Historic museum offering information on the first Morman pioneers is the Western Iowa Region

Gibraltar Neighborhood Association

Link to the Gibraltar Neighborhood Association news and events

Reading List to learn more about Mary Todd Lincoln

“Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography” Jean H. Baker

“Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years” Carl Sandburg

“Team of Rivals” Doris Kearns Goodwin

“Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly – The Remarkable Story of the Friendship Between a First Lady and a Former Slave” Jennifer Fleischner

“The Long Pursuit – Abraham Lincoln’s Thirty-Year Struggle with Stephen Douglas for the Heart and Soul of America” Roy Morris, Jr.

“The Lincolns in the White House” Jerrold M. Packard

“The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage” Daniel Mark Epstein

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