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 • Kemin Cultivation Center Exhibit Hall • Included with General Admission More than 1 million Swedes left their homeland between 1850...

It's decision time: Think about the things you want and need  May 1–October 31 • Kemin Cultivation Center Exhibit Hall • Included with General Admission Today you might use a moving van or a storage...

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 • Kemin Cultivation Center Exhibit Hall • Included with General Admission Acclaimed artist Judy Gelles interviewed and photographed more than 300 fourth-graders from...

The cure for anything that ails you! Saturday, June 21 • 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. • MidAmerican Energy Foundation Pavilion Included with General Admission The Walnut Hill Drama Society presents Professor Savage’s Traveling Medicine...