Events

THIS EVENT IS FULL Transcribing the Freedmen's Bureau An Acts of Science: Connected Event Friday, April 10 · 12:30–3 p.m. or 4:30–7 p.m. Registration is required and is limited to 15 people per session All...

Guest speaker: Historian Sarah Fling of the White House Historical Association A "Hoover on the Road" program of the Hoover Presidential Foundation Thursday, April 23 • 6:30 p.m. Living History Farms Kemin Cultivation Center •...

Celebrate the creativity and heritage skills of Iowa artisans APRIL 25 • 10 a.m.–3 p.m. ADMISSION IS FREE! In recognition of America's 250th birthday, we present the inaugural Folk Art Fair at Living History Farms....

Come see the mobile museum traveling the country for America 250 May 12–23 • 9 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE! Learn how 13 colonies declared and won independence from Britain. Take a quiz—“Are you a loyalist or...

Our changing ideas from the founders to Obama's election May 12–June 5 John Edward Smith Gallery (Kemin Cultivation Center) Included with General Admission Since 1776, when the United States declared independence from Great Britain, the...

Explore the origins and meaning of Memorial Day! Saturday, May 23 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Memorial Day began in 1868 as a day called Decoration Day. More than 600,000 soldiers had died during the American...

The perfect opportunity for families to learn together! Friday, May 29 • 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...

Colonial America to Reconstruction June 2–26 John Edward Smith Gallery (Kemin Cultivation Center) Included with General Admission Introduce upper elementary-age students to the beginnings of American history and the skills involved in primary source analysis....

PLUS ... Slice of History and Historic Baseball June 13 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. EMANCIPATION DAY Iowa entered the Union in 1846 as a free state, but our history of civil rights is complicated. Use...

Our Most Valuable Resource June 16–August 11 John Edward Smith Gallery (Kemin Cultivation Center) Included with General Admission Only 0.007 percent of the planet’s water is available to fuel and feed its 8 billion people....