Bricker-Price Block will welcome historian Chad Timm on June 5, 2026 at 10 a.m. for a presentation on Iowa’s little-known World War II prisoner of war camps. Chad Timm explores […]
The Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt will host Pete Grady on June 13, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. for a one-man performance that brings Civil War General and 18th President […]
The City of Indianola Parks & Recreation will host Barbara Lounsberry on June 15, 2026 at 1 p.m. for a fascinating look at the Iowa roots of one of literature’s […]
The Winterset Public Library will welcome historian and broadcaster Jeff Stein on June 23, 2026 at 5 p.m. for a nostalgic look back at The Floppy Show, the beloved Iowa […]
The Historical Society of Marshall County will host Helen Lewis on July 14, 2026 for a Humanities Iowa Speakers Bureau program. Lewis, an experienced educator and performer, brings Jane Addams […]
Join the Steamboat Rock Historical Society for a presentation of speaker Tom Milligan’s one-man show Grant Wood: Prairie Rebel. In this 45-minute show, Grant Wood chats with the audience as if […]
The Slater Public Library will welcome historian Darcy Maulsby on September 4, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. for a captivating look at the Iowans aboard the Titanic. From orphan train riders […]
The Bondurant Community Library will host Jeff Stein on September 10, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. for a Humanities Iowa Speakers Bureau program. Stein—an award-winning broadcaster, historian, and author—shares fascinating stories […]
How did Iowans learn what was happening on distant battlefields—and how did local broadcasters shape the way we understood war? In this captivating Humanities Iowa Speakers Bureau program, historian and […]
Unexplainable sounds and voices. Spooky sightings. Chilling encounters with the supernatural abound in Iowa. Explore some of Iowa’s most haunted spots, with stories that will send shivers down your spine! […]
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