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Twilight Cluster: A Western Iowa Railroad Phenomenon
- Feb 9, 2023
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Education, Museum, Research
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Join railroad historian H. Roger Grant to learn how Western Iowa became an epicenter for shortline railroads between 1907 and 1913. Multiple communities, including Atlantic, Clarinda, Creston,...
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The Film Lounge: Ep. 702 Re-Broadcast
- Feb 11, 2023
- Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Arts, Iowa Arts Council Events, Film/Media, Film Events
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Non-State Grant: Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grant - Cycle 17
- Feb 14, 2023 to Mar 17, 2023
- Non-State Grants, Arts
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"Protector of the Poor": Iowa's Poor Farms and Midwestern Social Welfare
- Feb 23, 2023
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Education, Museum, Research
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Join professor Megan Birk from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley for a discussion about the residents, agriculture, and conditions of county poor farms in the Midwest, and how those in...
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Iowa Arts Council Board of Directors Meeting
- Mar 1, 2023
- State Historical Building, 600 E Locust St Des Moines, IA 50319
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Public Meetings, Arts
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The regular quarterly meeting of the Iowa Arts Council Board of Directors will be held on March 1, 2023 and is open to the public. A public comment period will be held for those providing...
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Oneota Film Festival
- Mar 2, 2023 to Mar 5, 2023
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Arts, Film/Media, Film Festivals
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2023 Iowa State Poetry Out Loud Competition
- Mar 5, 2023
- 600 E Locust St Des Moines, IA 50319
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Arts, Iowa Arts Council Events, Student Opportunities
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Iowa Great Places Citizens Advisory Board Meeting
- Mar 8, 2023
- Zoom
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The regular quarterly meeting of the Iowa Great Places Citizens Advisory Board will be held on March 8, 2023 and is open to the public. A public comment period will be held for those providing...
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Uncommon Ground: Grant Wood and Russell Lee’s Divergent View of Iowa
- Mar 9, 2023
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Education, Museum, Research
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Join art historian James Swensen to explore Iowa through the divergent views of two artists. When Russell Lee traveled to Iowa in December 1936, he might have expected to find something out of a...
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Family Exhibit Tours: Iowa's People & Places
- Mar 14, 2023
- 600 E Locust St, Des Moines, Iowa
- Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children, Collections, Education, Exhibits, Museum
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On Tuesday, March 14, register to join State Curator Leo Landis at the State Historical Museum of Iowa for a special guided exhibit tour. Offered at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m., each 45-minute tour will...
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Goldie's Family Day Camp
- Mar 15, 2023
- 600 E Locust St, Des Moines, Iowa
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Looking for a fun way to learn about history with the whole family? Register today to save your spots for the upcoming Goldie Family Day Camp. Young historians, ages 6-10 years old, alongside...
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Family Museum Collection Tour
- Mar 16, 2023
- 600 E Locust St, Des Moines, Iowa
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Register today to step inside the State Historical Museum of Iowa’s collections storage for a behind the scenes look at objects from Iowa’s past. The Family Vault Tours takes young historians ...
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Museum Collection Tour
- Mar 16, 2023
- 600 E Locust St, Des Moines, Iowa
- Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Collections, Education, Museum
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Register today to step inside the State Historical Museum of Iowa’s collections storage for a behind the scenes look at objects from Iowa’s past. The Museum Collection Tour (for people 12 years...
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Non-State Grant: Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grant - Cycle 8
- Mar 21, 2023 to Apr 28, 2023
- Non-State Grants, Arts
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SHSI Board Meeting
- Mar 21, 2023
- Storm Lake, IA 50588
- Public Meetings, History
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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 Tuesday, March 21, 2023, and is open to the public. A public...
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