Ames History Museum Lecture Series

Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library and Ames History Museum.

 

 

RELATED READING

2022 Book Lists:

Behind the Beat

Ames: The View from the Dinkey

Iowa Underground Railroad

 

Previous Book Lists:

Iowa's African American History
Streamliners Across Iowa
Ames and Campustown
First Ladies
Foundations for One Community

 

 

RECORDED 2022 LECTURES

A Ride on the Dinkey

Iowa Underground Railroad

 

 

RECORDED 2021 LECTURES

Prohibition in Iowa

Secessionitus in West Ames

Streamliners Across Iowa

First Ladies

Ames History Museum Mural Project

 

 

RECORDED 2020 LECTURES

Iowa Almanac

The Story County Courthouse Fight

Leading the Charge for the 19th Amendment

Foundations for One Community

 

Upcoming Events

Ames History Museum: 1920s Building Boom

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History/Genealogy, Presentation
Program Details:
  Topic: The 1920s Building Boom in Downtown Ames Presenter: Sharon Wirth, Museum Board Member The Pantorium, Carr Hardware and Sheldon Munn’s addition - Oh, My!  How and when did the look of Ames' downtown buildings transi...

Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome program proposals via our website at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal.

Ames History Museum: Public Schools

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History/Genealogy, Presentation
Program Details:
  Topic: Ames Does Its Homework: Public Schools Meet the Next Century Presenter: Douglas Biggs, Professor of History, University of Nebraska-Kearney From about 1890 to 1900, the Ames public school district was growing - especially af...

Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome program proposals via our website at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal.