Upcoming Events

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...

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.

For almost 30 years, The Wellmark Foundation’s commitment to the health and well-being of Iowans and South Dakotans has not wavered. They are proud of the legacy the Foundation has built and are...

Join Waldorf University professor Kevin Mason for an online presentation about Iowa’s changing physical environment during the 1850s and how northwest Iowa’s worst winter on record (1856-1857)...

The State Historic Perservation Office is reviewing applications for the newly named Iowa's Rural Heritage Revitalization Grants program. In the fall, the office received $600,000 to...

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...

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...

Creative Capital helps visionary artists in all disciplines build thriving careers, and every year we review applications from artists ready to take the next step in their creative practices....

As agriculture industrialized during the 20th century, farm production became less diverse and more commercial. At the same time, Iowans' diets increasingly resembled the mass-consumer diets of...

Regular quarterly meetings of the Iowa Great Places Citizen Advisory Board are open to the public. A public comment period will be held for those providing advance notice to the board...

When the United States went to war with Spain in 1898, troops with the Iowa National Guard troops were federalized as volunteer soldiers and deployed to serve in Cuba, the Philippines and other...

“Iowa: The Middle Land” by Dorothy SchwiederHosted by Andrew Klumpp with Sara Egge from Central CollegeRegister onlineThis engrossing history of the Hawkeye State reveals a place of fascinating...

To ensure that America’s sacred places continue to serve their communities’ material and spiritual needs, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has joined Partners for Sacred Places and...