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  • May 2026

  • Tue 12

    Speakers Bureau Presents: Just Before the Battle Mother: A Visit from a Civil War Soldier

    May 12 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

    The Historical Society of Marshall County will host a Speakers Bureau program with O.J. Fargo on May 12, 2026. A historian, author, and Civil War re-enactor, Fargo brings Iowa’s past […]

  • Tue 12

    Speakers Bureau Presents: Camp Dodge: Home Away from Home 1917–1918

    May 12 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Big Creek Historical Society 116 S. Third St., Polk City, Iowa, United States

    The Big Creek Historical Society will host historian Michael Vogt on May 12, 2026, for a program exploring the pivotal role of Camp Dodge during World War I. Vogt, curator […]

  • Wed 13

    Speakers Bureau Presents: Greyhounds and Hawkeyes: Iowa in the Civil War

    May 13 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Save Our Depot 308 S 2nd St., Red Oak, Iowa, United States

    Join Save Our Depot, Inc. in Red Oak on May 13, 2026 at 1 p.m. as Civil War historian O.J. Fargo explores Iowa’s role in the conflict from Fort Sumter […]

  • Thu 14

    Speakers Bureau Presents: Adventures Along the Historic Lincoln Highway in Iowa

    May 14 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Bondurant Community Library, 104 2nd St NE, Bondurant, IA 50035, USA

    The Bondurant Community Library will host Darcy Maulsby on May 14, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. for a Humanities Iowa Speakers Bureau program. Maulsby takes audiences on a journey along the […]

  • Sat 16

    Speakers Bureau Presents: Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant

    May 16 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Riverside Park Hawk Drive, Bentonsport, Iowa, United States

    Join the Bentonsport Improvement Association on May 16, 2026, for a one-man performance by Pete Grady, Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant. Through storytelling, period music, and historic images, Grady brings to […]

  • Mon 18

    By the People: Open Book

    May 18 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Join the Iowa Rural Middle School Health Conference at the University of Iowa for Open Book, a dialogue-centered program that invites participants to reflect on history, culture, and civic life […]

  • Wed 20

    Speakers Bureau Presents: Just Before the Battle Mother—A Visit from a Civil War Soldier

    May 20 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Sac City Public Library 1001 W Main St., Sac City, Iowa, United States

    O.J. Fargo dresses in full Union Army regalia and focuses the first person presentation on an individual Iowa soldier’s Civil War experience. After a brief overview of the state’s involvement, […]

  • June 2026

  • Mon 1

    Speakers Bureau Presents: Butter Together

    June 1 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Windridge Independent Living 5311 Hyacinth Dr, Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States

    Join Sarah Pratt, official butter sculptor for the Iowa State Fair, at Western Home Communities on June 1 for a fun and interactive workshop celebrating Iowa’s beloved butter art tradition. The […]

  • Tue 2

    Speakers Bureau Presents: Working with the Enemy

    June 2 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
    Adel Public Library, 303 S 10th St, Adel, IA 50003, USA

    Join the Adel Public Library on June 2, 2026 for this presentation by speaker Chad Timm. Working with the Enemy: German, Italian and Japanese Prisoners of War in Iowa during […]

  • Wed 3

    Open Book Program at WDM Public Library

    June 3 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    West Des Moines Public Library 4000 Mills Civic Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA, United States

    Join Humanities Iowa for an Open Book program at West Des Moines Public Library — an evening of storytelling, dialogue, and authentic personal connection. Meet the Books: This free program […]

  • Thu 4

    Speakers Bureau Presents: Political Polarization: It’s Ugly, and There’s No End in Sight

    June 4 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
    Newton Public Library, 100 N 3rd Ave W, Newton, IA 50208, USA

    Join the Newton Public Library for Dennis Goldford's presentation, Political Polarization: It's Ugly, and There's No End in Sight, on June 4. Program description: American politics has entered a troubling […]

  • Fri 5

    Speakers Bureau Presents: Working with the Enemy: German, Italian, and Japanese Prisoners of War in Iowa during the Second World War

    June 5 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
    Bricker-Price Block, 105 S Chestnut Ave, Earlham, IA 50072, USA

    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 […]

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