John Pregler - Historic Tales of Old Dubuque

The Carnegie-Stout Public Library welcomes local researcher and historian John T. Pregler on Sunday, April 2, at 1 p.m. Pregler will give a presentation on his latest book, “Historic Tales of Old Dubuque,” in the third-floor auditorium followed by a book signing. This event is free and open to the public. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.

Comprised of six vignettes, “Historic Tales of Old Dubuque” covers forgotten Dubuque history of national importance. Pregler will focus his presentation on the vignette about American abolitionist Frederick Douglass visiting Dubuque on three separate occasions and a photograph of Douglass taken by famed Dubuque photographer Samuel Root in his studio at 8^th & Main Street.

John T. Pregler is an independent researcher, historian, and author. He was born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa, where his family has resided since the 1840s.