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Official Twitter account for the State Historical Society of Iowa. Preserving and providing access to #IowaHistory iowahistory.org Des Moines, IA Joined February 2013-
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Sign up for the 2023 Preserve Iowa Summit set for June 1-3 in Sioux City. With a pre-Summit Archaeology Day, awards ceremony, tours and sessions about preservation, there's something for everyone at the "Sioux City Making Tracks" Preserve Iowa Summit. bit.ly/3GWCyPG.
Join us online at noon April 27 when Prof Daniel Maher discusses the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, @Seedsaversx, and the @meskwaki_n and the cultivation of old lifeways. Register at bit.ly/3ojoOrz to attend and for a link to recording.
SHSI's Susan Kloewer (left) and DCA's Chris Kramer (right) welcomed @IALtGov Adam Gregg and @EMCInsurance's Cristy Magill to the IA Research Center today. Gregg recorded a video for students, and EMC sponsors our traveling museum exhibit. Thank you both for supporting IA history.
The application cycle for 2023-2024 Research Grants for Authors is officially open! The State Historical Society of Iowa will fund up to 12 grants of up to $1,500 for researchers working on any topic in Iowa history. Application deadline is April 17, 2023. bit.ly/3YwehX9
Enjoy Iowa's finest music, art and food and beverages during the 11th annual Celebrate Iowa Gala. 7pm, 6pm/VIP reception. Scottish Rite Consistory in Des Moines. Tickets: conta.cc/3Pb4odH. #IowaCulture @WHO13news @HyVee @mrdistilling @DowntownDSMUSA @DowntownDSM
Today, we remember the men and women who lost their lives or were injured during the attack on Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941. J.N. "Ding" Darling of @TheDesMoinesRegister made this poster in 1942. bit.ly/3P6tEBQ or bit.ly/3UCcdKr. #IowaCulture #DingDarling
Join us for the 11th Celebrate Iowa Gala, Friday, 12/9, Scottish Rite Consistory/DSM. 7 pm (VIP reception @ 6 pm) Tickets: conta.cc/3ENeKvH. #IowaCulture @catchdesmoines @DowntownChamber @downtownDSMUSA @preserveiowa @HyVee @WHO13news @Dmscottishrite @mrdistilling @dolldsm
Happy b'day to #GeorgeGallup, born in Jefferson, IA on 11/18/1901. His mother-in-law, #OlaBabcockMiller, urged him to study public opinion and election forecasting. He later founded the #GallupPoll. bit.ly/3ArbqFd. #IowaCulture @uiowa @DrakeUniversity @NorthwesternU
Sign up your young history detective for our next History Mystery program, December 3rd at 10 am. They'll discover artifacts and uncover connections to Iowa history. Learn more and sign up at: bit.ly/3G3pecm #IowaMuseums #GoldiesKidsClub
"Curry" on over and register your young historians to join the upcoming History Mystery program this Saturday, November 5th at 10 AM. Any guesses what this featured item could be? Register at: bit.ly/3TkdB4o #IowaCulture #IowaHistory #IowaTeachers #GoldiesKidsClub
Our Iowa History 101 program on 11/10 will focus on little-known facts about Fort Des Moines, Iowa, in 1917, including the experiences of 7 Black officers who served in #WWI. Image: James. B. Morris. bit.ly/3TSZpj9. #IowaCulture @NAACPIANE @UI_History @IAStateHistory
Iowa educators are using a new tool to teach Iowa history, and it’s catching on in classrooms across the state. A special online collection of history-education materials has been viewed more than 3 million times since the State Historical Society of Iowa.
With the #WorldSeries set for this week, here's a throwback to a Shenandoah, IA, MINK League team (1911). The MINK League took its name from initials of members states: Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. See more at bit.ly/3FfX5yF. @MLB #IowaCulture #astros #phillies
Register for our next Iowa History 101 program, online at noon 10/27. Amie Adams will talk about B.O. Wolden (1886-1968) and other naturalists who saw the alteration of the prairie bioregion and the beginnings of the conservation movement. bit.ly/3TwpqEP. #IowaCulture
Our Iowa History 101 program on 11/10 will focus on little-known facts about Fort Des Moines, Iowa, in 1917, including the experiences of 7 Black officers who served in #WWI. Image: James. B. Morris. bit.ly/3TSZpj9. #IowaCulture @NAACPIANE @UI_History @IAStateHistory
Love history and interested in archival work? November 11 is the deadline to apply for a (paid!) spring internship with the State Historical Society of Iowa.
Congratulations are in order for Suzy Turner of Nashua-Plainfield Community School District! The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History named Mrs. Turner the 2022 Iowa History Teacher of the Year. #NationalHistoryDay
Sign up your young history detective for our next History Mystery program, November 5th at 10 am. They'll discover artifacts and uncover connections to Iowa history. Learn more and sign up at: bit.ly/3TkdB4o #IowaCulture #IowaHistory #GoldiesKidsClub
Join Amie Adams to learn about B.O. Wolden (1886-1968) and other early Iowa naturalists. We'll consider what the radical alteration of the prairie bioregion can teach us about natural history and the conservation movement. Noon 10/27 bit.ly/3TwpqEP @iowadnr #IowaCulture
Our Mobile Museum is coming to the Charles City Farmers Market Wednesday. The custom-built Winnebago is packed with artifacts and videos that explore 13,000 years of Iowa history. Free tours 3:30-6pm on Blunt St/Central Park. bit.ly/3ST7HqZ. #IowaCulture @charlescity
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An instant sensation after display in Chicago, the painting continues to inspire audiences around the world to head down to Eldon (like the initial Notes on Iowa walk across the state) to stop at the famed house near the Des Moines River maintained by @IowaMuseum today. #IowaOTD
Really love the digitization my non-twitter colleague Becki Plunkett has done with the Grenville M. Dodge photograph collection, State Historical Society of Iowa-Des Moines. bit.ly/3CMKotU @JessRundlett @MwHWG @KevinMasonCity @CivilWarHumor @CivilWarOTD @IowaMuseum
Great day for History on a Stick @IowaStateFair from @IowaMuseum. Thanks to @JackieLocal5 I will do some highlights on @weareiowa5news at 11:15 or so.
@HorsleyScott We had a great time there, too! Known Edie since she was about 10. She also has donated material to @IowaMuseum. Stayed with them in 2014 before they moved outside of town.
Checking out #iowahistory during the lunch hour in @downtownDSMUSA Come down and see the #mobilemuseum @IowaMuseum @EMCInsurance
6/23 @ noon: The library will host a live viewing of the @IowaMuseum presentation Sports for the Liberal Arts: Reimagining Iowa's Small Colleges, 1921-1939. Prof. Brian M. Ingrassia discusses IA's small colleges in the 20s-30s, intercollegiate athletics, and the liberal arts.
Thrilled to share that the Annals of Iowa’s 175th anniversary edition won an Award of Excellence from @AASLH! We’re so proud to celebrate the historians and artists who made this issue so innovative and impactful!! @IowaMuseum @IowaCulture @IowaArtsCouncil @MwHWG
“Freedom is a dangerous as slavery when there is not an = distribution of power.” Geo. Woodson, 1/1/1904. Looking forward to @IowaPublicRadio 6/15/2022 with @CharityNebbe and @Rachelle_Chase to discuss past/present Emancipation/Juneteenth in Iowa. New display in @IowaMuseum.
If you didn't see it live, you can now check out my presentation of Tractor Wars (In Iowa) on YouTube, courtesy of the @IowaMuseum. youtube.com/watch?v=dWF63Q…
As presenting sponsor of the @IowaMuseum mobile museum, we're excited to announce that the current exhibition, "Iowa History 101: Iowa's People & Places", hits the road this month! Visit bit.ly/3H2c5Pt to learn more. #CountonEMC #Community
It's #IowaMuseumWeek and history is wherever you are! The Iowa History 101 Mobile Museum is a free traveling exhibit that connects Iowans to the people, places and points of pride that define our state. Learn more: bit.ly/38W7ode #IowaCulture #IowaHistory #IowaMuseums
Fun trip to Sibley, Osceola County, for county sesquicentennial kickoff! County Auditor Rochelle Van Tilburg revealed the county centennial time capsule contents, 1st item being a 1972 Sear’s catalog. @NWestIowaREVIEW @scj @IowaMuseum #OsceolaCounty150 osceolacountyia.gov/sesquicentenni…
Happy birthday, Iowa. You look pretty good for 175. 🎂 desmoinesregister.com/story/news/202…
When Iowa became a state in 1846, the capital was located in Iowa City. It wasn't until 1857 that the capital was moved to Des Moines. desmoinesregister.com/picture-galler…
"Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain." Happy Birthday to the great state of Iowa! We were granted statehood on December 28th, 1846.
Happy birthday to Iowa! We’re at @IowaMuseum this morning to check out Iowa’s People and Places exhibit - a special tribute to Iowa’s 175th statehood anniversary. You can visit today from 9am-4:30pm. We’ll have more on how Iowa is marking this milestone tonight on @KCCINews
Today is #Iowa’s 175th birthday! Checked out the new “Iowa’s People & Places” exhibition at the @IowaMuseum in #DowntownDSM. Big thanks to State Curator Leo Landis for the guided tour! #IowaHistory #DSMUSA #catchdsm
Today marks a major milestone in Iowa: 175 years of statehood! Just outside of the Museum Store and Skala Bartizal Library is a display to help everyone learn more about the people & places that have shaped the land for more than 13,000 years. #Iowa175 #IowaCulture #IowaHistory