Calendar of Events

The regular quarterly meeting of the State Historical Society of Iowa Board of Trustees will be held from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. on March 5, 2021, and is open to the public. A public...

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Iowa's beautiful state parks in 2020, 20 Iowa artists spent time creating artwork in 20 different parks in a special project organized by the Iowa...

Register to join museum staff on Zoom for a virtual version of the History Mystery program. The new virtual format brings the museum and its thousands of objects that capture Iowa's illustrious...

The grounds of the State Capitol of Iowa are graced with a number of monuments, statues and memorials that tell the story of Iowa's rich history and culture.

These sites tell some of the stories of the African-American struggle for equality in Iowa during the 20th century. The sites were documented with funding from a 2018 grant from the National...

This trail highlights the Underground Railroad sites where abolitionist John Brown stopped during his final trip across Iowa, in 1859.