Westward Expansion: An Upper Plains Perspective One-day seminar Saturday, April 5 • 8:30 a.m.–2:15 p.m. Free, but registration is required Lunch will be provided America’s vision of westward expansion is a prominent feature of the...

It's Easter in Walnut Hill! Egg hunts and so much more ... Saturday, April 19 • 9 a.m.-noon Advance admission: $11 for ages 2+ ($10 for members), under 2 free Admission at the door: $12...

Please join us May 1! 8:15 a.m.—Refreshments 8:30 a.m.—Remarks 8:45 a.m.—Open House Museum opens at 9 a.m. for those who wish to purchase admission

The story of Swedish immigration told by those who lived it May 1–June 27 • Cultivation Center Exhibit Hall • Included with General Admission More than 1 million Swedes left their homeland between 1850 and...

We welcome dogs all season, and this is their special day! Saturday, May 3 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. • All activities included with General Admission Bring your well-behaved pup to visit our farm sites, walk...

Explore the origins and meaning of Memorial Day! Saturday, May 24 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. All activities included with General Admission Memorial Day began in 1868 as a day called Decoration Day. More than 600,000...

The perfect opportunity for families to learn together! Friday, May 30 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Discounted admission if you buy ahead • Free for members You and your children will have the opportunity to tour...

Sit on an 1870s jury and render your verdict! Saturday, June 7 • All activities included with General Admission Lawyers, witnesses, judge, and court clerks, re-created by our historic interpreters in period clothing, will present...

Explore Black history in Iowa June 14 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. All presentations and activities included with General Admission Although Iowa entered the Union as a free state in 1846, the Emancipation Proclamation issued in...

Images and words of children from around the world June 18–August 8 • Cultivation Center Exhibit Hall • Included with General Admission Acclaimed artist Judy Gelles interviewed and photographed more than 300 fourth-graders from a...