The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs is celebrating Iowa's 175th Anniversary this year. The month of March is Iowa History month. Vinton Today will be sharing various events and articles with you. Some will be interactive and fun for the family. So be sure to look for those!

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Tune in for more "Iowa History 101" online programs at noon each Tuesday and Thursday to learn about notable names and stories from the past, including Inkpaduta, Emir Abd el-Kader, Donna Reed and others.

The complete lineup is listed below:

Date Program Title (Click the link to register) Presenter

March 2

Iowa History Month: Stories from the "Iowa's People and Places" Exhibit presented by Leo Landis

March 4

Iowa History Month:
Inkpaduta in Iowa: Dakota Decline, Dispossession and Erasure
presented by Kevin Mason

March 9

Iowa History Month:
The Industrialization and Americanization of Midwesterners' Diets
presented by Amahia Mallea

March 11

Iowa History Month:
The Iowa National Guard in the Spanish-American War 1898-1899
presented by Mike Vogt

March 16

Iowa History Month:
Emir Abd el-Kader's Life, Legacy and Connection to Elkader, Iowa
presented by Kathy Garms, Matt Peterson and John Kaiser

March 18

Iowa History Month:
A Menace to the Morals of the Institution:
Women in Wartime and the 1918 Flu Epidemic at Iowa State College
presented by Jenny Barker-Devine

March 23

Iowa History Month:
Prairie Fires: Urban Rebellions in the Midwest
presented by Ashley Howard

March 25

Iowa History Month:
100 Years of Donna Reed
presented by Mary Owen & Kurt Lee, moderated by Leo Landis

March 30

Iowa History Month:
Iowa City and Des Moines: A Tale of Two Capitol Buildings
presented by Liz Crooks and Joan Arnette




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