Life in the Foreign Service: An Evening with a Diplomat
State Historical Building of Iowa
600 E Locust St,
Des Moines,
IA
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Iowa History 101 - On the Court: The History of Iowa High School Girls' Basketball
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600 E Locust St,
Des Moines,
IA
Young women have been playing basketball in Iowa for more than 125 years. What began as community games in the 1890s became a feature of Iowa life every winter as Iowa high school women competed for the state championship.
Panel Discussion: Media & the Press
State Historical Building of Iowa
600 E Locust St,
Des Moines,
IA
On November 14th from 6:00 to 7:00 PM, long-time Des Moines Register political writer, editor, and columnist David Yepsen will moderate a discussion with five award-winning Iowa journalists on the crucial role media and the press have played – and continue to play – in shaping civic engagement an
Board Meeting
State Historical Building of Iowa
600 E Locust St,
Des Moines,
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 Friday, November 15, 2024 and is open to the public.
Panel Discussion: Religion & Politics
State Historical Building of Iowa
600 E Locust St,
Des Moines,
IA
Our week of conversation concludes on November 16th from 2:00 to 3:00 PM, with a discussion about the intersections of religion and politics in U.S. and Iowa history moderated by Annals of Iowa editor, Dr. Andrew Klumpp. Panelists include local university scholars:
Iowa History 101: Tom Harkin, Jesse Jackson, and Iowa's Left Wing Politics of the 1980s
Iowa History 101: Gwendolyn Wilson Fowler: A Woman of Distinction
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Iowa History 101: Last Days in Vietnam, First Days in Iowa
Board Meeting
State Historical Building of Iowa
600 E Locust St,
Des Moines,
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 Wednesday, March 26, 2025 and is open to the public.
Iowa History 101 – A Prairie Faith: The Religious Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder
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The Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder have sold millions of copies since their publication in the first half of the twentieth century. Despite Wilder’s enduring popularity, few know much about her Christian beliefs and practices.
Iowa History 101 - Bullets, Booze, and a Noose: A Sioux County Prohibition Story
Board Meeting
State Historical Building of Iowa
600 E Locust St,
Des Moines,
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 Thursday, June 26, 2025 and is open to the public.
Iowa History 101: An Overview of Iowa’s Counties
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In honor of statehood day on December 28, State Curator Leo Landis will explore the history of some of Iowa’s counties. He will provide an overview of shifting boundaries and names, and answer why we have 99 counties but might have had 100.