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News Releases in 2005
December 23	Stice folk carvings exhibit to close January 2
December 19	Campfire, Coffee and Conversations January 6 at Western Historic Trails Center
December 8	Warm up the holidays with family events and gift ideas
November 28	Annual open house set for Montauk December 4
November 23	State Historical Museum staff helps Roosevelt students prepare sculpture exhibit
November 22	Holidays on the Trail offers unique gift ideas and events December 3-4
November 11	Historical Building launches food drive during run of new Wettach exhibit
November 7	SHSI Board of Trustees November Meeting Agenda
November 4	Historical Museum celebrates Victorian Iowa with Family Day Nov. 12
November 2	Historical Museum to honor U.S. veterans Nov. 11
October 28	New exhibit featuring celebrated Iowa photographer A.M. "Pete" Wettach opens November 17
October 28	Historical Museum celebrates Victorian Iowa with Family Day Nov. 12
October 27	See Fire in the Sky from best location in Des Moines' East Village
October 25	Special packaged tour of Honor the Colors exhibit and Civil War artifacts offered for Veterans Day; additional History Hunter tours announced for holiday season
October 17	Celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, on November 6
October 7	Have a “Barn Raising Experience” when World Food Festival and Discover Victorian Iowa events converge October 15
September 16	State Historical Museum explores Victorian Iowa with new exhibit Oct. 1 – Nov. 27, 2005
September 15	SHSI Board of Trustees September Meeting Agenda
September 12	State Historical Museum extends run of popular tours of permanent collection and battle flag lab through end of the year
September 1	Auction to Benefit Legendary Bluesman Jimmy "Midnite Cowboy" Pryor Scholarship
August 22	Iowa Historical Boards Visit Storm Lake This Week for Tours, Board Meetings
August 22	SHSI Board of Trustees August Meeting Agenda
August 17	Legendary Des Moines Bluesman Honored with Tribute and Show September 10
July 25	Iowa Historical Museum Expands Popular Vault Tours; Iowa’s Finest Historic Quilts Available to the Public for the First Time
July 21	White Catfish Camp at Western Historic Trails Center Celebrates Historic Exploration up the Missouri River
July 18	Beat the Heat with Some “Cool” Family Fun at the Historical Museum
July 11	State Historical Museum Expands Vault Tours; Offers Limited Public Access to Quilt Collection
June 22	Old Fashion Independence Day Celebration July 3rd at Western Historic Trails Center
June 16	Iowa Students Take First Place in National History Day Competition in Maryland
June 15	State Historical Museum Opens Quilt Exhibit June 25th; Highlights Include Three Quilts from its Mary Barton Collection
June 14	Historic Preservation Seminar Targets Financial Incentives & Economic Growth
May 16	SHSI Board to Meet May 26 in Muscatine
May 10	Iowa State University Professor Earns Lifetime Achievement History Award
May 9	50 Iowa Students Qualify for National History Day Competition in Maryland
May 9	Literary History Awards Part of National Historic Preservation Week Ceremony
May 9	SHSI Library in Iowa City Earns Kids Count! Award from State Historical Society
May 9	Properties Listed on National Register of Historic Places Earn Recognition
May 9	Local History Projects Earn Statewide Recognition
May 6	East Village Friday Nights Featuring Blues Before Sunset and Street Market Heats Up June 3
April 20	Celebrate Community History during National Historic Preservation Week
April 20	SHSI Unveils Newly Preserved Civil War Battle Flag at the State Capitol Rotunda
April 18	National Register of Historic Places Workshop: May 13, 2005
April 6	"Campfire, Coffee and Conversation" May 6th at Western Historic Trails Center
March 31	Upcoming Events at Western Historic Trails Center
March 31	Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America's Heartland Book Signing on April 24
March 31	Deputy State Archivist Sought for State Archives and Records Program
March 29	Tour to the Donna Reed Center Theatre May 14th!
March 28	"Changed Lives: Lewis & Clark Meet the West" at Western Historic Trails Center in April and May
March 28	Iowa Civil War Battle Flag Project to Receive Donations from Iowa Military and Battle Flag Groups
March 23	Midwest Trail States Lewis & Clark Native American Diplomacy Symposium
March 18	Board of Trustees March Meeting Agenda
March 5	The Road to National History Day State Finals Continues
February 1	Western Historic Trails Center Presents "The Creative Gathering" on February 17-19!
January 26	Des Moines' Most Famous Barbecuer Honored with Special Exhibit
January 21	Board of Trustees January Meeting Agenda
January 14	SHSI's Museum Store Sets Sales Records
January 10	Community Book Day Proceeds Go to State Historical Museum Theatre Program
January 8	State Historical Building Opens Battle Flag Preservation Laboratory for Public Tours


See list of News Releases in 2006 See list of News Releases in 2004 See list of News Releases in 2003

Archived Releases:
2003
2002