Darcy Maulsby: Iowa’s Lost History from the Titanic

Mowry Irvine Mansion 503 W Main St, Marshalltown, IA, United States

Iowa’s Lost History from the Titanic What do an orphan train rider, a kidnapper, a missionary, a wealthy businessman, a wedding guest, a betrayed wife, a farmer and an immigrant […]

Jeff Stein: Iowans You Should Know

Marshalltown Public Library 105 W Boone St, Marshalltown, 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, […]

Darcy Maulsby: Savor Iowa’s Culinary History

Bondurant Community Library 104 2nd St NE, Bondurant, IA, United States

Savor Iowa’s Culinary History Savor Iowa’s amazing food heritage! Iowa’s delectable cuisine is quintessentially Midwestern, grounded in its rich farming heritage and spiced with diverse ethnic influences. From the chili-and-cinnamon-rolls […]

Darcy Maulsby: Savor Iowa’s Culinary History

Gibson Memorial Library 200 W Howard St, Creston, IA, United States

Savor Iowa’s Culinary History Savor Iowa’s amazing food heritage! Iowa’s delectable cuisine is quintessentially Midwestern, grounded in its rich farming heritage and spiced with diverse ethnic influences. From the chili-and-cinnamon-rolls […]

Tom Milligan: Grant Wood

Lake City Library 400 E Washington St, Lake City, IA, United States

Grant Wood: Prairie RebelIn this 45-minute, one-man show, Grant Wood chats with the audience as if talking to an old friend across the backyard fence, or maybe at his home […]

Liz Garst: Corn and Kruschev

Big Creek Historical Museum 116 S 3rd St, Polk City, IA, United States

Corn and KhrushchevThe Garst Family has deep roots in the history of Iowa. Based on her family experience in Coon Rapids, Liz recounts the history of agricultural development in Iowa, […]

Jennifer Sterling: 6-on-6 Girl’s Basketball in Iowa

Wieting Theatre 101 S Church St, Toledo, IA, United States

6-on-6 Girl’s Basketball in Iowa: Traditions, Transitions, and LegaciesFor most of the 20th century, Iowa was known for its devotion to a unique form of women’s sport known as 6-on-6 […]