Ames History Museum Lecture Series

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

 

 

RELATED READING

 

2024 Book Lists:

Architecture and Iowa History
Iowa's Ethnic Heritage
Churches & History

 

Previous Book Lists:

The Jack Trice Connection
Behind the Beat
Ames: The View from the Dinkey
Iowa Underground Railroad
1920s Building Boom
Public Schools Meet the Next Century
Iowa's African American History
Streamliners Across Iowa
Ames and Campustown
First Ladies
Foundations for One Community

Upcoming History Events

Ames History Museum - From Pioneer Tilden to National Leader Forker

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History/Genealogy, Presentation
Program Details:

 

Topic — From Pioneer Tilden to National Leader Forker: Physical Education at Iowa State

Speaker — Jan Beran, Prof. Emerita, Iowa State University

Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome proposals via our website for programs at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal and exhibits at https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/exhibit-proposal.

Genealogy Help

10:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Danfoss Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History/Genealogy
Program Details:

 

Run into a brick wall? Not sure where to start researching your roots?

Stop by this monthly meetup of local genealogists to get help with research, software and writing your family story.

Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome proposals via our website for programs at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal and exhibits at https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/exhibit-proposal.

Genealogy Help

10:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Danfoss Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History/Genealogy
Program Details:

 

Run into a brick wall? Not sure where to start researching your roots?

Stop by this monthly meetup of local genealogists to get help with research, software and writing your family story.

Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome proposals via our website for programs at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal and exhibits at https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/exhibit-proposal.

Genealogy Help

10:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Danfoss Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History/Genealogy
Program Details:

 

Run into a brick wall? Not sure where to start researching your roots?

Stop by this monthly meetup of local genealogists to get help with research, software and writing your family story.

Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome proposals via our website for programs at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal and exhibits at https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/exhibit-proposal.

Recorded 2024 Lectures

Earliest Churches in Ames

Recorded 2023 Lectures

Jack Trice: More Than a Football Player

The Trice Connection

Bread for My Enemies

Notable Women in Ames History

 

 

RECORDED 2022 LECTURES

Author Talk: Wilhelm's Way

Public Schools

The 1920s Building Boom

Behind the Beat

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