Iowa History 101 Program

Iowa History 101 Series
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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. 

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Upcoming Programs

List of Upcoming Iowa History 101 Programs
DateProgram Title (Click the link to register)Presenter
March 27, 2025Iowa's First Japanese GardenBeth Cody
April 10, 2025A Prairie Faith: The Religious Life of Laura Ingalls WilderJohn Fry
April 24, 2025Save Us From The Ordinary - Five Decades of Iowa's Music CountercultureKristian Day
May 8, 2025Bullets, Booze, and a Noose: A Sioux County Prohibition StorySara Huyser
May 22, 2025The Progressive Influence of Iowa's Churches in the Late Twentieth CenturyDavid Mislin
June 12, 2025A Common Life: A Voice from the Progressive EraSue E. Burns
July 10, 2025The Hollander Fires and the Black Hand: A Clash of CulturesValerie Van Kooten
August 14, 2025Iowa Brewing: A Complicated HistoryDoug Hoverson
September 11, 2025Topic To Be Announced--
September 25, 2025Tomfoolery and Tuberculosis: Adolescent Health, Mortality, and Mortuary Treatment at Dubuque’s Third Street CemeteryDr. Jennifer Mack
October 9, 2025The People Are Kind: Religious History in IowaBill Douglas
October 23, 2025Secret Iowa: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and ObscureMegan Bannister
November 13, 2025Amelia Bloomer: Journalist, Suffragist, and Anti-Fashion IconSara Catterall
December 11, 2025Andrew Clement and Sand Art (registration to open at a later date)Roy Sucholeiki
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Past History 101 Programs

Explore our video series of past History 101 programs at the State Historical Society of Iowa on the Iowa History YouTube.

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