Upcoming Events

In 1870, the Iowa Legislature passed a resolution that would have made it legal for women to vote after a second approval in 1872. In the intervening time, conflicts in the women’s movement caused upheaval and the second approval never came. What wer...

During 1917-1918, Camp Dodge Iowa became the largest military base in Iowa's history. Gold Star Museum Curator Mike Vogt will share an illustrated presentation exploring the training activities conducted in support of the US Army's victory in Wo...

Mr. Grant reviews his life—an informative, humorous and touching portrayal of the victorious General whose strategy and tenacity won the Civil War, the President who struggled to rebuild his nation after the war and the husband and father whose final...

Celina Karp Biniaz, one of the last living survivors from Schindler’s List—and the only one who graduated from North High School and Grinnell College in Iowa. Sandi Yoder, Director of the Iowa Jewish Historical Society, will share Celina’s persona...

Barry Jurgensen, Midwest Regional Manager of the National Park Services’ Network to Freedom shares the stories of Freedom Seekers and the men and women who helped them travel through Iowa to Canada. This joint library-Historical Society event is f...

“Lewis and Clark in Iowa” begins with the story before the expedition: the sale of the Louisiana Purchase to the United States. Tracing the 1803 course from Elizabeth, Pennsylvania to St. Charles, Missouri, Donald Shurr discusses the background of th...

Photographer David Marvitz has taken time to get to know Amish farmers in Hazelton, Iowa, and they have permitted him to photograph them through each of the seasons up close and personal. This is a unique opportunity to learn more about our proud and...

The Iowa State Fair is one of the oldest & largest agricultural expositions in the country! It began in 1854 and has been held on the Iowa State Fairgrounds since 1886. Mindy Williamson, Marketing Director of the Iowa State Fair will share storie...