Monica Schmidt: The Seven Percent Evaluation

Sawmill Museum 2231 Grant St, Clinton, IA, United States

The Seven Percent EvaluationA 40-minute clinical analysis of Sherlock Holmes’s cocaine use throughout the 60 Sherlock Holmes novels and short stories. This presentation seeks to definitively answer the question of […]

Pete Grady: Unconditional Surrender

Anita Public Library 812 3rd St, Anita, IA, United States

Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant is a one-man show about the life and times of the Civil War General and 18th President of the United States. Pete Grady, the […]

Donald Shurr: Lewis & Clark in Iowa

Charles E. and Florence M. Lakin Community Center 61321 315th St, Malvern, IA, United States

Lewis and Clark in Iowa“Lewis and Clark in Iowa” begins with the story before the expedition: the sale of the Louisiana Purchase to the United States. Tracing the 1803 course […]

John Liepa: How Iowa Met Baseball

Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch 5290 Asbury Rd, Dubuque, IA, United States

How Iowa Met Baseball: the Myths, the History, the PlayersOver the past century the setting for the spring passion of many Iowans has been the ballpark. This presentation explores the myths […]

David Connon: Iowans Who Fought Against the Union

Cascade Public Library 301 1st Ave W, Cascade, IA, United States

Iowans who fought against the UnionMost Iowans think that the state was solidly pro-Union during the Civil War. After all, some 76,500 residents fought for the North. In reality, Iowa […]

OJ Fargo: Just Before the Battle Mother

Belmond-Klemme Junior Senior High School 411 10th Ave NE, Belmond, IA, United States

Just Before the Battle Mother—A Visit from a Civil War SoldierMr. Fargo dresses in full Union Army regalia and focuses the first person presentation on an individual Iowa soldier’s Civil […]

Rich Tyler: Your Grampa and Gramma’s Farm

Adair Library 199 Audubon St, Adair, IA, United States

Your Grampa and Gramma’s FarmFarming in the late 1800s and early 1900s represents a lifestyle of hard work, inventions, prosperity and depression. This presentation focuses on a typical farmer, Joshua […]

Debra Marquart: Poetry, Music and the Environment

Council Bluffs Public Library 400 Willow Ave, Council Bluffs, IA, United States

POETRY, MUSIC & THE ENVIRONMENTDebra Marquart is available to read from her creative work (poetry, fiction, memoir) and to perform music alone, or with her band, The Bone People. A singer-songwriter, […]

Jeff Stein: Iowans You Should Know

Adair Library 199 Audubon St, Adair, IA, United States

Iowans You Should Know: Stories from the Iowa Almanac (new in 2021)Did you know that the Eskimo Pie® was invented in Iowa? So was the electric razor, the clip-on bow tie, […]

Sarah Uthoff: Laura Ingalls Wilder

Faith Lutheran Church 10395 University Ave, Clive, IA, United States

General Laura ProgramThe basic Laura Ingalls Wilder program gives a general overview of Laura’s life. It features slides taken at all the Laura sites and is good for any age […]

Jeff Stein: Where’s Floppy?

Faith Lutheran Church 10395 University Ave, Clive, IA, United States

Where’s Floppy? Celebrating an Iowa Television Icon(new in 2021)For 30 years, from 1957-1987, Duane Ellett and his puppet Floppy delighted audiences of all ages on WHO-TV in Des Moines and […]

Rich Tyler: Your Grampa and Gramma’s Farm

Blakesburg Methodist Church 104 N High St, Blakesburg, IA, United States

Your Grampa and Gramma’s FarmFarming in the late 1800s and early 1900s represents a lifestyle of hard work, inventions, prosperity and depression. This presentation focuses on a typical farmer, Joshua […]