Events

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 […]

Join the Newton Public Library for a captivating presentation by Iowa-based storyteller, musician, and photographer Jason Walsmith. For more than 30 years, Jason has traveled across North America—touring with his […]

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 […]

Join the Sanford Museum Association on October 11, 2026, for this presentation by Tom Milligan, offering a peek into J.N. "Ding" Darling's life. In this 45-minute presentation, Jay N. “Ding” […]

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! […]