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Iowa History 101: The Tractor Wars in Iowa
- Jun 9, 2022
- Featured, History, Education
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Join Neil Dahlstrom, author of the book “Tractor Wars,” to learn about Iowa’s role in the development of the farm tractor. In only 10 years from the farm tractor’s introduction in the early 20th...
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Al Bell Day
- Jun 10, 2022
- 600 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Education
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Al Bell was one of Iowa’s most well-traveled citizens who educated and entertained Iowa school children with films of his many adventures around the world. Join the State Historical Museum of...
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Young Writers' Workshop
- Jun 13, 2022 to Jun 17, 2022
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children, Education
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How does where you come from enrich your writing? Find out when you join award-winning author Stephanie Hemphill of Chicago for Young Writers’ Workshop.
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Teaching Iowa History with Primary Resources
- Jun 20, 2022 to Jun 21, 2022
- 600 E. Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Professional Development, History, Education
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The State Historical Society is excited to offer an in-person summer teacher professional development course on June 20 & 21, 2022 led by museum staff as well as elementary and middle school...
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Junior Curator Camp
- Jun 22, 2022
- 600 E. Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children, Education
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What does it take to create and run a museum? Young historians (entering 4th through 6th grade) will explore the roles of curators, conservators and exhibit designers with the unique experience...
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Iowa History 101: Sports for the Liberal Arts: Reimagining Iowa's Small Colleges, 1921-1939
- Jun 23, 2022
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Join Brian M. Ingrassia, a history professor at West Texas A&M University, as he discusses Iowa's small colleges in the 1920s and 1930s, especially their changing views of intercollegiate...
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Mobile Museum - Linn County
- Jun 25, 2022
- Fairfax, IA
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children, Education, History on the Move
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Housed in a custom-built Winnebago, “Iowa History 101: Iowa’s People & Places” explores 13,000 years of Iowa history with 56 artifacts from the State Historical Museum of Iowa. This is the...
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Junior Curator Camp
- Jul 13, 2022
- 600 E. Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children, Education
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What does it take to create and run a museum? Young historians (entering 4th through 6th grade) will explore the roles of curators, conservators and exhibit designers with the unique experience...
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Junior Curator Camp
- Aug 3, 2022
- 600 E. Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa
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What does it take to create and run a museum? Young historians (entering 4th through 6th grade) will explore the roles of curators, conservators and exhibit designers with the unique experience...
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Iowa History Book Club: "American Dreamer: A Life of Henry A. Wallace"
- Sep 22, 2022
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The State Historical Society of Iowa invites you to join Annals of Iowa editor Andrew Klumpp to explore Iowa’s past with the Iowa History Book Club. Each quarter, the club will gather online to...
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Iowa History Book Club: "Dakota in Exile"
- Dec 1, 2022
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The State Historical Society of Iowa invites you to join Annals of Iowa editor Andrew Klumpp to explore Iowa’s past with the Iowa History Book Club. Each quarter, the club will gather online to...
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