July 2004

New Palmer museum to open

A new museum will provide visitors with the story of the Palmer family’s 107-year involvement in chiropractic. The museum, established by the Vickie Anne Palmer Foundation, will be established at 300 Brady Street in Davenport, Iowa.

The museum will also headquarter the foundation and operational offices for its World Leadership Institute.

In addition to chronicling the Palmer legacy in chiropractic, the museum will also show the Palmer family’s pioneering role in Iowa broadcasting, which started with the development of WOC-AM, the first radio station west of the Mississippi.

Later the family started and purchased other broadcasting outlets, including WHO in Des Moines, stations in Oklahoma and Florida as well as cable and cellular operations. That history includes an association with former President Ronald Reagan, whose first job out of college was that of sports announcer on Davenport radio station WOC-AM.

Reagan later moved to another Palmer-owned radio station, WHO-AM in Des Moines, where he became one of a popular sports commentator.

The Palmer family no longer has any involvement with any of those properties.

Historical items from chiropractic and broadcasting will be on display when the museum is completed and opened to the public following an extensive remodeling of the building.

Source: Vickie Ann Palmer Foundation

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