Main Lines
Des Moines Location
Phone/Information Desk

515.281.6412,
515.281.7396,  515.281.8741
Fax
515.282.0502 or  515.242.6498
 
Iowa City Location
Phone

319.335.3916
Fax
319.335.3935
 
Executive Director's Office
Cyndi Pederson
515.281.7471
Director, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs; Administrator, State Historical Society of Iowa; Executive Director, Iowa Arts Council

Mary Jane Olney

515.281.5111

MaryJane.Olney@iowa.gov

Deputy Director
Deirdre Giesler
Administrative Assistant
 
515.281.7471
 

Administration

Gordon Hendrickson

 

515.281.8875

Gordon.Hendrickson@iowa.gov

State Archivist & Administrator, State Historical Society of Iowa Public Trust Division (Archives & Records Center; Conservation Lab; Grants; Historic Preservation; Library, Museum & Special Collections Technical Services) and interim Administrator of Public Access Division (Library, Special Collections & Archives Reading Room; Publications)

 
State Curator

Jerome Thompson

 

515.281.4221 

Jerome.Thompson@iowa.gov

Historic Sites Coordinator
 
Iowa Historical Foundation
Barbara Filer
Executive Director
515.281.8823
 

State Historical Society of Iowa

Joan Kiernan
Memberships
515.281.8741
 

Business & Information Technology

Polly Anderson

Human Resources

515.281.3218

Polly.Anderson@iowa.gov

Joan Kiernan

Receptionist

515.281.8741

Joan.Kiernan@iowa.gov

Walter Ladd

Information Technology

515.281.4895

Walter.Ladd@iowa.gov

Dee Richards

Accountant

515.281.6345

Dee.Richards@iowa.gov

 
State Historic Building Rental
Tom Caligiuri
Facility Rental Coordinator
515.281.3809
 
The Museum Store

Laurie Craig

 
515.283.1757
 

Public Relations

Jeff Morgan

Public Relations/Marketing

515.281.3858

Sarah Oltrogge

Public Relations

515.281.4011

Sarah Oltrogge@iowa.gov

Rick Dressler

Web Design/Development

515.281.8352

Richard.Dressler@iowa.gov

State Historical Society of Iowa Staff

Archives and Records

Jeffrey Dawson

Archives Supervisor

515.281.7801

Jeffrey.Dawson@iowa.gov

Sharon Avery

Archivist

515.281.6863

Sharon.Avery@iowa.gov

Beth Brannen

Archivist

515.281.7500

Beth.Brannen@iowa.gov

Bruce Kreuger

Records Center Clerk

515.281.6556

Bruce.Kreuger@iowa.gov

Meaghan McCarthy

Archivist

515.281.0310

Mary Messinger

Records Center Clerk

515.281.6556

 

 

Grants

Paula Mohr

CLG Program Coordinator 

(515) 281-8743 

Paula.Mohr@iowa.gov

Kristen Vander Molen

HRDP, HSPG, Country Schools Grants

515.281.4228

 

Historic Sites

American Gothic House, Eldon

Jerome Thompson

Interim Manager

515.281.4221 

Jerome.Thompson@iowa.gov

Blood Run, Rock Rapids

Craig Van Otterloo

Blood Run NHL Manager

712.472.2217

Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop, Haverhill

Emmett Lankin

Director, Marshall County Historical Society

641.752.6664

Plum Grove, Iowa City

Leigh Ann Jero

 Plum Grove Manager

319.351.5738

johctyhistscty@yahoo.com

Western Historic Trails Center

K.C. Collins Hummel

Site Manager

712.366.5085 

KC.Hummel@iowa.gov

David Maron

Maintenance Worker

712.366.4900

David.Maron@iowa.gov

Dick Zion
Museum Guide
712.366.4900

Teressa Sward

Museum Guide

712.366.4900

Teressa.Sward@iowa.gov

Montauk . Clermont

Nadine West

Museum Guide

319.423.7173 

montauk@acegroup.cc

Gardner Cabin, Arnolds Park

Mike Koppert

Site Manager

712.332.7248

gardner@iowaone.net

Toolesboro Mounds, Toolesboro

Julie Ohde  

Toolesboro Mounds NHL Manager

319.523.8381

lccb@lccb.org

 

Library & Publications

Carol Kirsch

Supervisor, Libraries and Special Collections (Des Moines and Iowa City)

319.335-3936

Carol-Kirsch@uiowa.edu

Deb Pedersen

Administrative Assistant

319.335.3912 

Deb-Pedersen@uiowa.edu

 

E-mail Reference Requests
Des Moines Center

Go to Email Reference Policy

Iowa City Center

 

Des Moines Library

Susan Jellinger

Reading Room Coordinator

515.281.6897

susan.jellinger@iowa.gov

Rosie Springer

Library Associate-Reference

515.281.6200

Rosie.Springer@iowa.gov

Shari Stelling

Librarian - interlibrary loan 

515.281.5070

Shari.Stelling@iowa.gov

 

Iowa City Library

Linda Brown-Link

Reference/Collections Librarian

319.335.3916

Linda-Brown-Link@uiowa.edu

Heather Hildreth

Reference/Interlibrary Loan Librarian

319.335-3916 

Heather-Hildreth@uiowa.edu

Jane Meggers

Conservator

319.335.3921 

Jane-Meggers@uiowa.edu

Paula Smith

Librarian-cataloger

319.335-3928 

Paula-Smith@uiowa.edu

 

Special Collections

Mary Bennett

Special Collections Coordinator

319.335.3916

Mary-Bennett@uiowa.edu

Delpha Musgrave

Local Gov't Records/Newspapers

515.281.5655

Delpha.Musgrave@iowa.gov

Becki Plunkett

Special Collections Archivist

515.281.8976

Becki.Plunkett@iowa.gov

Charles Scott

Special Collections Technician

319.335.3916

Charles-Scott@uiowa.edu

Publications

Marv Bergman

Editor, Annals of Iowa

319.335.3931 

Marvin-Bergman@uiowa.edu

Ginalie Swaim

Editor, Iowa Heritage Illustrated

319.335.3932 

Ginalie-Swaim@uiowa.edu

 

Museum and Museum Education

Cyndi Pederson
Interim Museum Director
515.281.7471

Jerry Brown

Exhibit Designer

515.281.8859 

Jerry.Brown@iowa.gov

Jodi Evans

Registrar

515.281.3295 

Jodi.Evans@iowa.gov

Sheila Hanke
Battle Flag Collection
515.281.8302

Tom Hardie

Technician

515.418.4006 

Tom.Hardie@iowa.gov

Bill Johnson

Curator

515.281.5627 

Bill.Johnson@iowa.gov

Jack Lufkin

Curator

515.281.8295 

Jack.Lufkin@iowa.gov

Laura Lee Ramirez

Battle Flag Technician

515-281-8304

Pete Sixbey

Conservator

515.281.4648 

Pete.Sixbey@iowa.gov

Michael Smith

Chief Curator

515.281.3859 

Michael.Smith@iowa.gov

Vern Tyler

Technician

515.418.4010 

Vern.Tyler@iowa.gov

 

Museum Education Programs 

Sarah Macht

Museum Education Coordinator

515.242.5193 

Sarah.Macht@iowa.gov

Millie Frese

History Day Coordinator

515.281.6860 

History.Day@iowa.gov

Maureen Korte

Museum Theater

515.281.4132

Maureen.Korte@iowa.gov

State Historic Preservation Office     

Cyndi Pederson

SHPO

515.281.7471

Cyndi.Pederson@iowa.gov

Barbara Mitchell
Deputy SHPO
Architectural Historian
515.281.4013

Lowell Soike

Research Specialist

515.281.3306 

Lowell.Soike@iowa.gov

Berry Bennett

Historic Sites Inventory Manager

515.281.8742

Berry.Bennett@iowa.gov

Ralph Christian

Historian

515.281.8697 

Ralph.Christian@iowa.gov

Beth Foster Hill

National Register Coordinator,
Federal/State Tax Credit Coordinator

515.281.4137 

Beth.Foster@iowa.gov

Doug Jones

Archaeologist

515.281.4358 

Doug.Jones@iowa.gov

Dan Higginbottom

Archaeologist

515.281.8744 

Daniel.Higginbottom@iowa.gov

Don Hirt

GIS Specialist

515.281.7803 

Don.Hirt@iowa.gov

Kathy Gourley
Cultural District Manager
Preservation Education Outreach
515.281.3989

Paula Mohr

CLG Program Coordinator

515.281.6826 

Paula.Mohr@iowa.gov

Jack Porter
Preservation Architect
515.242.6152

June Strand

Review and Compliance coordinator

515.281.8743

June.Strand@iowa.gov

 

 

 

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