Tim Orwig

Tim Orwig was born in 1959 and grew up in rural Northwest Iowa. He attended Kindergarten – 7th grade at West Bend-Rodman School, 8th – 10th at Rolfe Community School District and 11-12th at Sioux City’s West High. Orwig attended Morningside College, graduating in 1980 and then completed a Masters of English Language and Literature at the University of Arkansas in 1982. From 1985 – 1999 Orwig worked at Morningside College in a variety of positions. In 1999 he moved to Wooster, Massachusetts. He completed a degree in Preservation Studies in 2001 at Boston University and in 2010 received his Ph.D. in American/New England Studies at Boston University. He married Alan Hesse (also from Sioux City) in 2004 and they have one son. She currently owns a sandblast art and design business and also does freelance work covering a variety of digital disciplines. Connie lives in Sioux City with Brenda, her partner of 29 (and legal spouse of 10) years.

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