State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa History 101 Series

Iowa History 101 Series

Join the State Historical Society of Iowa for a 60-minute online learning series that focuses on the past lives of Iowans. The Iowa History 101 webinars share Iowa stories and the history of the state through a cultural history lens on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Register for an upcoming program or watch a recorded presentation. Registration is required for each event. 

View past programs here.

Upcoming Programs

All Iowa History 101 programs are scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. on the date of the presentation. 

DateProgram Title (Click the link to register)Presenter
November 14, 2024On the Court: The History of Iowa High School Girls' BasketballLeo Landis
December 12, 2024An Overview of Iowa CountiesLeo Landis
January 9, 2025Tom Harkin, Jesse Jackson, and Iowa's Left Wing Politics of the 1980sCory Haala
January 23, 2025The Nature of Iowa: Considering the Environment in State HistoryCamden Burd
February 13, 2025To be AnnouncedHanna Howard
February 27, 2025Gwendolyn Wilson Fowler: A Woman of DistinctionJerome Thompson
March 13, 2025Last Days in Vietnam, First Days in IowaMatthew Walsh
March 27, 2025Iowa's First Japanese GardenBeth Cody
April 10, 2025A Prairie Faith: The Religious Life of Laura Ingalls WilderJohn Fry
April 24, 2025To be announcedKristian Day
May 8, 2025Bullets, Booze, and a Noose: A Sioux County Prohibition StorySara Huyser
May 22, 2025To be announcedDavid Mislin