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.

Date	Program Title (Click the link to register)	Presenter
September 28	Middle Americas: How Iowans (Almost) Built the Nicaragua Canal	Nathan Chaplin
October 12	“Sincere but Misguided and Dangerous”: Professor George Herron at Iowa College, 1893-1899	Jeff Johnson
October 26	The Fullest Rights in Iowa: Emma Coger & the Desegregation of Steam Travel on Iowa Waterways	Leo Landis
November 9	“They Were Gassed Severely”: Charles Webber Aikins and Winterset in World War I	Scott Pate
December 14	German Freemasons on the Frontier: Fraternal Lodge No. 221 in Davenport, Iowa	Jesse David Chariton