Ames History Museum Lecture Series

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

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Related Reading

Check out some books related to Ames History Museum's February lecture:
Iowa's African American History Book List
 

Read up on trains for Ames History Museum's March lecture:
Streamliners Across Iowa Book List


Learn more before the April Lecture:
Ames and Campustown Book List

 

Recorded 2021 Lectures

Prohibition in Iowa

Streamliners Across Iowa

 

Recorded 2020 Lectures

Iowa Almanac

Leading the Charge for the 19th Amendment

The Story County Courthouse Fight

 

Upcoming Events

Genealogy Plus

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History/Genealogy, Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 188
Program Details:
  Topic: Adding Stories to Your Genealogy Speaker: Patricia Rose Ballard Coffie Each monthly Genealogy PLUS event features an hour-long presentation by an expert followed by a study session. Genealogists cover the facts—names, date...

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 bit.ly/APLprogram.

Ames History Museum Lecture Series

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History/Genealogy, Presentation
Program Details:
Topic: First Ladies: More Than the Women Behind the Men Presenter: Diana Carlin, professor emerita of communication, St. Louis University Join Ames History Museum and Ames Public Library for a series of online lectures. The position o...

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 bit.ly/APLprogram.

Ames History Museum Lecture Series

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History/Genealogy, Presentation
Program Details:
Topic: Foundations for One Community: The History of People of Color in Ames, Earliest Times to 1950 Presenter: Gloria Betcher, Associate Teaching Professor of English, Iowa State University  Join Ames History Museum and Ames Public...

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 bit.ly/APLprogram.