John Liepa: How Iowa Met Baseball

1007 S Prospect Dr, Toledo, IA 52342, USA

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 […]

Pete Grady: Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant

Blakesburg Methodist Church, 103 N High St, Blakesburg, IA 52536, USA

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 […]

Debra Marquart: POETRY, MUSIC & THE ENVIRONMENT

James Kennedy Public Library, 320 1st Ave E, Dyersville, IA 52040, USA

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, […]

Sara Maniscalco Robinson: Veteran’s Stories in Their Own Words

Burlington Public Library, 210 Court St, Burlington, IA 52601, USA

Hear Iowa Veteran’s Stories In Their Own WordsSurviving a Prisoner or War (POW) Camp, describing the sight, sounds and smells of Vietnam, feeling the bitter cold of a Korean winter. […]

Rosa Snyder: Off the Map

Corning Opera House, 800 Davis Ave, Corning, IA 50841, USA

Off the Map: Stories of Abandoned and Disappearing Towns Around IowaThousands of towns and communities were established during Iowa’s pioneer and railroad era. In some instances, they were small towns […]

Rich Tyler: If Barns Could Talk

Eddyville Historical Museum and Community Room, 705 Main St, Eddyville, IA 52553, USA

If Barns Could TalkOld barns are more than just solid functional buildings. They represent the soul of our farming heritage and perhaps more! What is a barn, architecturally and emotionally? […]

OJ Fargo: Just Before the Battle Mother

Lied Public Library, 100 E Garfield St, Clarinda, IA 51632, USA

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 […]

Pete Grady: Unconditional Surrender

Murphy Helwig Library, 111 N Page St, Monona, IA 52159, USA

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 […]

Tom Milligan: Cartoons & Conservation

Bricker-Price Block, 105 S Chestnut Ave, Earlham, IA 50072, USA

Cartoons & Conservation: A Visit with Ding DarlingIn this 45-minute presentation, Jay N. “Ding” Darling visits with the audience, as an old friend, in his 11th office at The Des Moines […]

Rich Tyler: Why Save an Old Barn?

Knights of Columbus, 123 3rd St W, Ottumwa, IA 52501, USA

Why Save an Old Barn?Should we let them fall down? What is the real value of preserving our past? The example used in this presentation is the restoration of The […]