BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Living History Farms - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Living History Farms X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.lhf.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Living History Farms REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260410T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260410T190000 DTSTAMP:20260422T192637 CREATED:20260219T145141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T144304Z UID:38612-1775824200-1775847600@www.lhf.org SUMMARY:Voices of Freedom DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS FULL\nTranscribing the Freedmen’s Bureau\nAn Acts of Science: Connected Event \nFriday\, April 10 · 12:30–3 p.m. or 4:30–7 p.m.\nRegistration is required and is limited to 15 people per session\nAll ages · Individuals or families · Must be able to read cursive\nYou bring your own laptop · Wifi provided \nHISTORIANS UNCOVER THE PAST through the writings people leave behind. But what happens when we can’t read those writings? Under guidance from staff at the Smithsonian Transcription Center\, you can learn to transcribe documents from the Smithsonian’s Freedmen’s Bureau collection\, making them readable and usable. \nTHE FREEDMEN’S BUREAU was a U.S. agency set up in 1865\, at the end of the Civil War\, to assist in the social and economic transition of nearly 4 million people from slavery to freedom and citizenship. It operated until 1872. \nBONUS PROGRAM: Between the two sessions\, from 3 to 4:30 p.m.\, you can: \n\nSee handwritten documents and historic writing utensils from our collection.\nPractice penmanship on slates\, as you might have done in a one-room schoolhouse in the 1870s.\nThen try your penmanship skills with pen and ink on paper.\nView the interactive Road to Liberty exhibit.\n\nWe are proud to host this program from the Smithsonian Transcription Center with coordination by SciStarter as part of its Citizen Science Month\, a partner of America250! \n\n \n\nABOUT THE SMITHSONIAN TRANSCRIPTION CENTER: We engage the public in making our priceless collections more accessible. We work hand-in-hand with a community of Digital Volunteers called “volunpeers” to transcribe historical documents and collection records to facilitate research and excite learning in audiences everywhere. Participants have the chance to transcribe a diverse array of collection materials drawn from Smithsonian holdings in science\, history\, art\, and culture. Even transcribing one line is a big help! Learn more. \n\nABOUT SCISTARTER AND CITIZEN SCIENCE MONTH: Citizen Science Month is a global celebration every April that invites everyone\, everywhere to participate in real scientific research. Throughout the month\, thousands of citizen projects and hundreds of events make it easy for people everywhere to take part in science together. The shared goal of Citizen Science Month 2026 is to have 2.50 million Acts of Science in one month in celebration of America’s 250th birthday. Learn more. URL:https://www.lhf.org/event/voices-of-freedom/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.lhf.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ink-pen-and-laptop-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260404T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260404T120000 DTSTAMP:20260422T192637 CREATED:20230105T174700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T133735Z UID:25262-1775293200-1775304000@www.lhf.org SUMMARY:Family Easter DESCRIPTION:It’s Easter in Walnut Hill! Egg hunts and so much more …\nSaturday\, April 4 • 9 a.m.-noon\nAll events but egg hunts and horse-drawn wagon rides will take place indoors\nAdvance: $12 • $11 members • Under 2 free\nAt the door: $13 • $12 members • Under 2 free \nBUY TICKETS \nJoin the 1876 town of Walnut Hill in celebrating Easter with an old-fashioned flair: \n\nEgg hunts for toddlers to 12-year-olds (allergy-free option available) every 20 minutes starting at 9:20 a.m.\nEaster games\, crafts\, and stories\nDemonstrations at historic trade sites\nHorse-drawn wagon rides\nAnd take your picture with the Easter Bunny!\n\nThis event goes on rain or shine! Please arrive by 10 a.m. to experience as much as possible. \nVOLUNTEER \n\n—SUPPORTING SPONSOR—\nWindow Concepts of Iowa \n—IN-KIND SPONSORS—\nIowa Total Care\nIowa Wild\nUrbandale Hy-Vee URL:https://www.lhf.org/event/family-easter/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.lhf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/easter-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260307T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260307T163000 DTSTAMP:20260422T192637 CREATED:20250730T185935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T203156Z UID:34966-1772892000-1772901000@www.lhf.org SUMMARY:Living History Farms Spelling Bee DESCRIPTION:Living History Farms is now a regional partner in the Scripps National Spelling Bee\nSaturday\, March 7 • 2 p.m.\nEmcee: WHO 13 News anchor/reporter Calyn Thompson \nWe’re excited to bring the Scripps National Spelling Bee to a significant portion of Iowa that had been unrepresented.  The regional winner will advance to the National Bee on May 28 and 29\, 2026\, in Washington\, D.C. \nPlease check in at the Kemin Cultivation Center (11121 Hickman) between 1:45 and 2  p.m. We invite you to visit our Exhibit Hall\, which currently includes the interactive “Road to Liberty\,” quilts from our collection\, our historic hearse\, and our bicentennial prairie schooner. A short program will begin at 2 p.m. in the Learning Center next door\, and the bee will start at 2:30 p.m. \nMore information about the Scripps National Spelling Bee \n\n\nThe public is welcome to attend\, but please RSVP: \n\n\n \n \n Yes\, I plan to attend\n Note: Guests of spellers do NOT need to submit this form. \n \n Your first name(Required)Your last name(Required)Number of guests(Required)Your ZIP code(Required)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ \n \n\n\n\n\n\n—PRESENTING SPONSOR— URL:https://www.lhf.org/event/living-history-farms-spelling-bee/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.lhf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/event-photo-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251128T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251231T210000 DTSTAMP:20260422T192637 CREATED:20211022T164444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T173411Z UID:22868-1764349200-1767214800@www.lhf.org SUMMARY:Santa's Rock n Lights DESCRIPTION:  \nDrive-through Christmas light show • November 28–December 31\n“Best holiday lights in greater Des Moines\, as voted by locals!”\n—Catch Des Moines \nOnline ticket purchase required • Limited tickets available each day • Times and prices vary \nFor more information about the light show\, including ticket exchanges\, call 224-757-5425 or email info@santasrocknlights.com. \n\nNote: Santa’s Rock n Lights is not an official Living History Farms event. \nSanta’s Rock n Lights rents our facilities for their seasonal light show. \nFind more information here. \n  URL:https://www.lhf.org/event/santas-rock-n-lights/ LOCATION:Living History Farms\, IA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.lhf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/lights-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T163000 DTSTAMP:20260422T192637 CREATED:20250226T214644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251018T124319Z UID:33720-1760792400-1760805000@www.lhf.org SUMMARY:Medicine Shows + Historic Baseball DESCRIPTION:An afternoon of old-fashioned entertainment!\nSaturday\, October 18\nMedicine Shows at the MidAmerican Energy Foundation Pavilion Church of the Land\n1 and 2 p.m. • Included with General Admission\nThe Walnut Hill Drama Society presents Professor Savage’s Traveling Medicine Show. Actors in period clothing represent a small corps of traveling players performing on behalf of a patent medicine company. They incorporate 19th-century vaudeville skits\, short acts from period plays\, humorous poems and readings\, and songs. Along with the entertainment\, Professor Savage will attempt to convince you of the healing powers of his Swamp Root Elixir herbal tonic in 19th-century hard-selling style. A healthy dose of skepticism is advised! Each performance lasts approximately a half-hour; seating and shade is available. \nHistoric Baseball on the Front Lawn • 3:30 p.m. • FREE!\nWatch the origins of “America’s Greatest Pastime” by catching a Walnut Hill Bluestockings game. We play by 1876 rules\, which include: \n\nNo mitts allowed\nThe batter\, or “striker\,” gets to call the pitch\nNo cussin’ or spittin’\n\nPlease bring a lawn chair or blanket. \n\n— ENDORSING SPONSOR / HISTORIC BASEBALL —\nSupport is provided by the Iowa Arts Council\, which exists within the Iowa Economic Development Authority URL:https://www.lhf.org/event/medicine-shows-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.lhf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/med-show-baseball-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251003T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251003T203000 DTSTAMP:20260422T192637 CREATED:20230117T191607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T153421Z UID:25349-1759512600-1759523400@www.lhf.org SUMMARY:Farmstasia DESCRIPTION:Celebrating 50 years of Day Camp • Supporting our education programs\n\nFriday\, October 3 • 5:30–8:30 p.m.\nFarmstasia is our annual fundraiser in support of education and outreach programs\, and this year we’ve chosen a camp theme in celebration of 50 years of the Day Camp program at Living History Farms. In addition to raising funds for programs that serve more than 20\,000 students a year\, we will honor our Teacher of the Year. \nCan’t attend? You can still bid on the silent auction starting Monday\, September 29.\nAuction closes at 7:45 p.m. on Friday\, October 3.\n\n—PRESENTING SPONSORS—\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n—TEACHER OF THE YEAR SPONSOR—\n\n—CULTIVATING SPONSORS— URL:https://www.lhf.org/event/farmtasia/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.lhf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/farmstasia-for-web-page-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T143000 DTSTAMP:20260422T192637 CREATED:20250226T212427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T164738Z UID:33716-1755349200-1755354600@www.lhf.org SUMMARY:Medicine Shows DESCRIPTION:The cure for anything that ails you!\nSaturday\, August 16 • 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. • MidAmerican Energy Foundation Pavilion\nIncluded with General Admission\nThe Walnut Hill Drama Society presents Professor Savage’s Traveling Medicine Show. Actors in period clothing represent a small corps of traveling players performing on behalf of a patent medicine company. They incorporate 19th-century vaudeville skits\, short acts from period plays\, humorous poems and readings\, and songs. Along with the entertainment\, Professor Savage will attempt to convince you of the healing powers of his Swamp Root Elixir herbal tonic in 19th-century hard-selling style. A healthy dose of skepticism is advised! \nEach performance lasts approximately a half-hour; seating and shade is available. URL:https://www.lhf.org/event/medicine-shows-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.lhf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/med-show-event-page-main-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250610T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250614T160000 DTSTAMP:20260422T192637 CREATED:20250604T194035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T145219Z UID:34614-1749546000-1749916800@www.lhf.org SUMMARY:Iowa Museum Week DESCRIPTION:Special activities all week to celebrate!\nJune 10–June 14 • All activities included with General Admission\nTuesday\, June 10—Make a Button\nStop by our table in the Cultivation Center lobby to make a button of your own design celebrating museums and Iowa Museum Week. \nWednesday\, June 11—BOGO\nEvery adult admission today comes with a free child admission! \nThursday\, June 12—Free T-Shirt Drawing\nEnter at the admissions desk. Winner receives their choice of a museum or day camp shirt. \nFriday\, June 13—Sneak Peek at Our New Exhibit\n“The Fourth Grade Project” officially opens next week\, but today you can be among the first guests to view it! More information about the exhibit. \nSaturday\, June 14—Emancipation Day + Pizza + Historic Baseball\nA look at Black Iowa history\, free pizza for lunch\, and a Historic Baseball demonstration. Active Army and Army veterans admitted FREE! More information about the day. URL:https://www.lhf.org/event/iowa-museum-week/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.lhf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/museum-week-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251031T160000 DTSTAMP:20260422T192637 CREATED:20250326T143706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T175022Z UID:33892-1746090000-1761926400@www.lhf.org SUMMARY:Exhibit—Moving Day! What Would You Pack? DESCRIPTION:It’s decision time: Think about the things you want and need \nMay 1–October 31 • Kemin Cultivation Center Exhibit Hall • Included with General Admission\nToday you might use a moving van or a storage pod for a move to a new home. Pioneers often packed horse-drawn wagons like our prairie schooner. No matter the era\, moving day was and is a time to consider what belongings are important enough to make the trip. In the 1800s\, settlers had to calculate how much food they would need for the journey\, what items they would need to start a homestead\, and much more. This exhibit includes an exercise in packing a wagon and invites you to consider the necessities and luxuries in your own life. URL:https://www.lhf.org/event/exhibit-moving-day/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.lhf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/moving.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR