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State Historical Museum of Iowa
600 E Locust St,
Des Moines,
IA
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Iowa Historical Records Advisory Board Quarterly Meeting
Iowa State Fair Historical Walking Tour
Iowa State Fairgrounds
Iowa State Fairgrounds,
Des Moines,
IA
Co-hosted by the State Historical Society of Iowa and the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative, the Iowa State Fair Historical Walking Tour is a 45-minute tour of historic sites at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The tour begins at 8:15 a.m.
Iowa History 101: ’It’s My Greatest Desire Before I Die to Be in the Iowa Constitution:’ Iowa and the Equal Rights Amendment
Iowa History 101: Why Foster Care Started on Farms: Iowa and the Midwest in Child Placement of the 19th century
Iowa History 101: Letters from the Farmhouse: How Rural Midwestern Women Created Community Through Media During World War II
Iowa History 101: Middle Americas: How Iowans (Almost) Built the Nicaragua Canal
Iowa History 101: “Sincere but Misguided and Dangerous”: Professor George Herron at Iowa College, 1893-1899
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600 E Locust Street,
Des Moines,
IA
Civics in Action Exhibition & Programs
Join us for a fun-filled day of programs and the unveiling of a brand new exhibit as we celebrate the close of a 5-year renovation project at the State Historical Building. During your visit, you'll be able to see the completed renovation, enjoy family-friendly programs, tour the museum's pe
Iowa History 101: The Fullest Rights in Iowa: Emma Coger & the Desegregation of Steam Travel on Iowa Waterways
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600 E Locust Street,
Des Moines,
IA
Iowa History 101: They Were Gassed Severely
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600 E Locust Street,
Des Moines,
IA
Learn about the impact of chemical weapons on Iowa soldiers in World War I when Scott Page leads our next Iowa History 101 program. Pate will explore the issue through the life of Capt. Charles Webber Aikins and the wartime experience of Winterset, Iowa.
Iowa History Book Club: Woman Suffrage and Citizenship in the Midwest, 1870-1920 by Sara Egge
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Uncover the ways midwestern suffragists understood citizenship as an obligation. The suffragists – primarily Yankees from the Northeast – settled in the region and founded libraries, schools, churches and parks. Hosted by Andrew Klumpp and Sara Egge.
2023 Celebrate Iowa Gala
Iowa History 101: German Freemasons on the Frontier: Fraternal Lodge No. 221 in Davenport, Iowa
Winter Break at the Museum
State Historical Museum of Iowa
600 E Locust St,
Des Moines,
IA
Beat the winter blues and join the State Historical Museum of Iowa for a variety of fun winter break programs and events occurring December 27-29.