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Here are some threads to follow in The History of the Butterfly.
Click on one of the pictures to follow the thread of the story.  This is a work in progress, so the threads are likely incomplete.  I will add to them as I have time.  Keep trying the pictures because the story will take some time to build.
 
References
Poweshiek References
Henry Parker references
Helen Parker References
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Is there really a Kishkekosh County?
Kish Ke Kosh
What about those other counties?
Keokuk
Mahaska
Wapello
What city was named after George King?
King City?
Who walked half-way around the world and ate his shoes to survive?
Shoe Eater
Did the poet really discover the butterfly?
Who found it?