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December 28 SHSI adds fourth “Duane & Floppy” show time December 18 WHTC explores African American history in Iowa December 16 Smithsonian traveling exhibit recounts journey of Vietnamese immigrants December 10 State Historical Library’s discussion group meets Wednesday December 3 State Historical Society presents “Duane & Floppy Film Festival” December 2 Iowa Historical Records Advisory Board meets Thursday November 24 Historical Museum exhibit features Native American artifacts November 24 Celebrate “Holidays on the Trails” at WHTC Dec. 4-6 November 23 State Historical Museum offers 4th Annual Breakfast with Santa November 18 State Historical Society of Iowa board meets Thursday November 13 5th Annual Chili for Charity Nov. 20 at State Historical Building November 10 History for Lunch: Nineteenth Century Iowa in 3-D November 10 State Historical Library’s discussion group meets Nov. 18 November 5 New hours for State Historical Library & Archives Reading Rooms November 5 Lecture about Tuskegee Airmen in World War II canceled October 28 WHTC explores African American history in Iowa October 20 State Historical Museum launches traveling exhibit Wednesday October 15 WHTC hosts 3rd Annual “Geocache the Bluffs” this weekend October 12 Open House, “History for Lunch,” at Iowa City’s Centennial Building October 9 State Historical Library’s discussion group meets Oct. 21 October 7 State Records Commission meets Thursday October 6 History for Lunch: Edgar Harlan and the Indian Life School October 2 State Historical Museum opens quilt exhibit Saturday September 30 WHTC explores African American history in Iowa September 23 State Historical Society of Iowa board meets Thursday September 18 Historical Library hosts author Adele Anolik talk and book signing September 11 Historical Museum display showcases Pope John Paul II’s trip to Iowa September 11 WHTC explores African-American history in Iowa September 11 Western Historic Trails Center hosts Creative Gathering Sept. 17-19 September 9 State Historical Library’s discussion group meets Sept. 16 August 28 History for Lunch: Native American Iowa football player in 1928 August 28 Blues Before Sunset summer concert series concludes Sept. 4 August 26 Historic preservation workshops Sept. 17-18 in Muscatine August 21 Historic Site Preservation Grant applications due Sept. 14 August 20 Exhibit about Dubuque’s Jewish community history visits State Historical Library August 13 State Records Commission meets Wednesday in Des Moines August 6 Lecture series about African American history continues this month August 5 History for Lunch: William William’s sketches of 1849 July 23 WHTC hosts Lewis & Clark White Catfish Camp July 2 History for Lunch: The Meskwaki, American Fur Company and Iowa City June 30 SHPO announces new Historic Preservation Tax Credit rules June 29 Historic preservation workshop, “SHPO on the Road” July 9-10 June 26 SHSI’s 2010 Certified Local Government grants available June 25 New Historical Museum exhibit showcases rarely seen artifacts June 23 SHSI Board of Trustees conference call today June 19 Iowa students earn national honors at history contest June 17 Iowa Heritage license plate sales support student history program June 16 Historical Museum exhibits to close on state holidays, Mondays June 12 WHTC's Independence Day celebration July 3 June 8 History for Lunch: Frank Lloyd Wright and Grant Wood June 5 State Historical Library book group explores “Chautauqua Summer” June 4 SHSI announces historic preservation, community history awards June 3 SHSI seeks help to confirm Medal of Honor recipient’s burial site June 3 WHTC explores African American history in Iowa May 29 Iowa’s historic sites beckon travelers and tourists this summer May 15 Western Historic Trails Center offers free summer day camps May 13 2,300 historical Iowa quilts added to national Quilt Index May 4 29 Iowa students earn trip to National History Day national contest April 30 Book group explores Iowa’s Norwegian immigrant history April 28 History for Lunch: UI student unrest in 1970s April 27 29 Iowa students earn trip to National History Day national finals April 24 Blues Before Sunset resumes in June with reduced schedule April 24 Iowa students to participate in National History Day state competition April 23 Iowan David Thoreson discusses his world explorations next week April 17 Historic presidential documents to State Historical Society of Iowa April 16 SHSI presents Petersen/Harlan Award to Tom Morain April 15 WHTC explores history of Icarian Colony Sunday April 14 Iowa Civil War Sesquicentennial Advisory Committee meets Friday April 13 Historical Museum extends popular pottery exhibit April 9 SHSI awards grants for preservation of historic documents April 7 State Records Commission meets Thursday April 7 “The Last Lecture” author visits State Historical Building April 22 April 6 State Historical Library book group meets April 15 April 3 History for Lunch: Bicentennial history of Fort Madison March 25 State Historical Society of Iowa board meets Thursday March 25 Popular newspaper archives workshop offered again March 24 Landmark Civil Rights cases take center stage at Historical Museum March 13 Landmark Civil Rights cases take center stage at Historical Museum March 11 Twenty years of global exploration captured in exhibit March 6 History for Lunch: Iowa women activists for labor and civil rights March 3 Historical resource grant applications due May 15 March 3 State Historical Library book group meets March 18 at Hall of Pride March 2 Historical Museum hosts second annual Irish Fest March 17 February 19 Iowa Youth Choruses perform Saturday at State Historical Building February 12 State Historical Society offers book discussion, history for lunch February 11 State Historical Museum hosts annual student art exhibit February 9 Explore international refugee issues, Underground Railroad Feb 14-15 at WHTC February 2 Historical Museum marks Black History Month with display February 2 Make old-fashioned valentine’s keepsakes at Valley West Mall Feb. 7-8 January 29 SHSI announces Civil War Sesquicentennial Advisory Committee members January 27 Call for nominations: awards for excellence in history January 16 Newspaper research workshop Jan. 31, Feb. 7 January 7 State Historical Library book group hosts Walt Shotwell Jan. 21 January 5 History for Lunch: Iowa’s potters and potteries January 2 SHSI announces “2009 Classics at Montauk” schedule

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