DCA Events and Programs
The State Historical Building, Des Moines • Centennial Building, Iowa City • Abbie Gardner Cabin, Arnolds Park
Montauk Historic Site, Clermont • Plum Grove, Iowa City • Western Historic Trails Center, Council Bluffs
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All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
What's Happening at the State Historical Building in Des Moines
600 E. Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319
Call (515) 281-5111 for information
Hours
Museum & Museum Store: Mon-Sat, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Sun, 12 - 4:30 p.m.
Historical Library Reading Room: Tues-Wed, 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.; Thurs-Sat, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed Sunday, Monday and official state holidays and on any Saturday which precedes a Monday or follows a Friday holiday.
Café Baratta’s: Mon & Sat, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Tues-Fri, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; closed Sunday
New Exhibition! “Iowa and the Civil War: Nothing But Victory”
Opens April 14, 2012
Discover the stories of Iowa and the people who served during the darkest moment of U.S. history when the “Iowa and the Civil War: Nothing But Victory” exhibit opens April 14 at the State Historical Museum of Iowa. More than 300 guns, cannons, battle flags and other artifacts illustrate and interpret the experiences of Iowans who participated in some of the most important events and turning points of America’s bloodiest conflict.
Read more about this exhibition and special upcoming events.
Read about all current exhibitions at the State Historical Museum at http://www.iowahistory.org/museum/index.html.
What's Happening at the Centennial Building, Iowa City
State Historical Society of Iowa Centennial Building
402 Iowa Ave., Iowa City
Call (319) 335 - 3916 for information.
Centennial Building, Library and Archives Hours:
Library: Tues-Sat, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Special Collections: Tues-Fri, 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Closed Sunday, Monday and official state holidays and on any Saturday which precedes a Monday or follows a Friday holiday.
Human Rights and American Women
May 1, 2012
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Students of University of Iowa Professor Linda K. Kerber will present their original research. Kerber’s students have used library and archival materials from the Iowa Women’s Archive and the State Historical Society of Iowa to investigate cases where human rights issues were at stake. Their lectures will reveal untold stories of how American women and their families have faced challenges to citizenship, identity, and human rights in Iowa and the Midwest. Call (319) 335-3911 for more information.
What's Happening at the Abbie Gardner Cabin, Arnolds Park
Located on Monument Drive, one block west of Arnold's Park Amusement Park in Arnold's Park.
Memorial Day - Labor Day
Noon - 4 p.m. daily
Labor Day - October 31
Noon - 4 p.m. Saturday - Sunday and school groups by appointment
For more information or to schedule a group tour, use the contact information below.
Contact:
Mike Koppert
Box 74,
Arnolds Park, IA 51331.
Telephone: 712- 332-7248
Email: gardner@iowaone.net
What's Happening at the Montauk Historical Site, Clermont
All events listed below take place at Montauk and are free unless otherwise noted.
Montauk is the home of Iowa's 12th governor, William Larrabee. It is located one mile northeast of Clermont on U.S. Highway 18. For more information, visit www.iowahistory.org/historic-sites/montauk/index.html
Memorial Day - Labor Day
Noon - 4 p.m. daily
Labor Day - October 31
Noon - 4 p.m. Friday - Sunday and school groups by appointment
Contact:
Wade Schott
Montauk, P.O. Box 372, Clermont, IA., 52135
Ph: 563.423.7173
Montauk@acegroup.cc
What's Happening at Plum Grove, Iowa City
1030 Carroll Street (off Kirkwood Avenue), Iowa City
Memorial Day - Labor Day
1 - 5 p.m. Wednesday - Sunday
Labor Day - October 31
1 - 5 p.m. Saturday - Sunday and school groups by appointment
What's Happening at the Western Historic Trails Center, Council Bluffs
All events listed below take place at the Western Historic Trails Center and are free unless otherwise noted.
Western Historic Trails Center
3434 Richard Downing Avenue, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501
Located in Council Bluffs on 24th Street south of I - 80 (exit 1B) across from Bluffs Run Track & Casino.
(712) 366-4900
Hours
April 1-Oct. 31: Daily, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Nov. 1-March 31: Tues-Sun, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; closed Monday and official state holidays
www.iowahistory.org/historic-sites/western-historic-trails/index.html
Ongoing exhibits and videos interpret four western expansion trails: Lewis & Clark, Mormon Pioneer, California and Oregon.
Jam and Bread - Musician's Jam
Every Thursday, 1 - 4 p.m.
Local musicians gather at trails center to play old time country, bluegrass, blues, etc. Open to anyone who plays, sings or just wants to listen. Free homemade bread!
Lewis & Clark Country Family Days
April 22, May 27, June 24, July 22, Aug. 26, 2012
1 - 5 p.m.
Join The Mouth of the Platte Chapter of the Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation one Sunday a month and discover “Lewis & Clark Country.” At 1 p.m. will be a short video, “Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West,” followed by a monthly guest speaker at 2 p.m. Throughout the event will be crafts for all ages and an Army Corps of Engineers “Discovery Trunk” open and hosted by an interpreter who will provide a glimpse into the lives of the members of the Discovery Expedition of Lewis & Clark.
