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Iowa History 101: Portrait of a Steamboat Town: Sioux City, 1868 to 1873
Celebrate Iowa Gala
Celebrate Iowa Gala
Scottish Rite Consistory,
Des Moines,
IA
SHSI Board Meeting
A special meeting of the State Historical Society of Iowa Board of Trustees will be held from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 19, 2023, to preview the 2023 Legislative Session. The meeting is open to the public.
Twilight Cluster: A Western Iowa Railroad Phenomenon
Join railroad historian H. Roger Grant to learn how Western Iowa became an epicenter for shortline railroads between 1907 and 1913. Multiple communities, including Atlantic, Clarinda, Creston, Red Oak, and Treynor, built independent carriers, which failed in the 1920 and 1930s.
"Protector of the Poor": Iowa's Poor Farms and Midwestern Social Welfare
Join professor Megan Birk from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley for a discussion about the residents, agriculture, and conditions of county poor farms in the Midwest, and how those in Iowa compared to others in the region.
Uncommon Ground: Grant Wood and Russell Lee’s Divergent View of Iowa
Join art historian James Swensen to explore Iowa through the divergent views of two artists. When Russell Lee traveled to Iowa in December 1936, he might have expected to find something out of a Grant Wood painting.
Family Exhibit Tours: Iowa's People & Places
State Historical Museum of Iowa
600 E Locust St,
Des Moines,
IA
Goldie's Family Day Camp
Family Museum Collection Tour
State Historical Museum of Iowa
600 E Locust St,
Des Moines,
IA
Museum Collection Tour
State Historical Museum of Iowa
600 E Locust St,
Des Moines,
IA
SHSI Board Meeting
Storm Lake,
IA
The regular quarterly meeting of the State Historical Society of Iowa Board of Trustees will be held from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, and is open to the public.
Fort Madison in Pre-Statehood Iowa: The U.S. Army as a Predecessor to Anglo-American Settlement
Professional Development: Guillermo Galindo Lecture
Kocimski Auditorium (room 101), College of Design,
Ames,
IA
Guillermo Galindo, Post-Mexican Artist and Composer, will be visiting Iowa State this week, with two events that are free and open to the public. I hope you can join us!
