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The Coal Palace in Ottumwa, Blue Grass Palace in Creston, Flax Palace in Forrest City, and Corn Palaces in Sioux City and Des Moines?from 1887 through the 1930s, these public exposition halls served as integral parts of a town?s economic development ?strategy? as well as a way to showcase each community?s products and people. These fabulous, fleeting buildings are the topic of this month?s Reminisce program at the Ottumwa Public Library. Together with Humanities Iowa, the library is proud to host Bill Sherman, who will be presenting ?Iowa?s Amazing Public Exposition Palaces? on Tuesday, May 21, at 10:00 a.m. in the library?s meeting room.
Twenty-six Iowa communities created more than three dozen of these public exposition palaces during the 50+-year span from the 1880s through 1930s, and their rise and fall?and enduring legacy?make for a fascinating story. Sherman?s program will include slides detailing the history of these palaces, including many photographs that have not been published.
Sherman worked as a publications/public relations specialist for the Iowa State Education Association for more than 35 years. Now retired he continues to research, write, and speak nationally and internationally, and has worked with the Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance since 2000. Sherman?s appearance is funded by Humanities Iowa, which, since 1971, has been bringing humanities programs to Iowa communities. For further information, please call the library?s Reference desk at 641-682-7563, extension 205.
- Reminisce Society -- November 2013
The Reminisce Society presents? Rivers, Roads, & Rails The story of transportation in Iowa starts nearly 12,000 years ago, with nomadic peoples roaming the area. 2,500 years ago rivers became transportation routes for trade. Transportation remained...
- Reminisce Society To Host Black Iowa History Program
African American history in Iowa dates back to before Iowa became a state. The first African American to come to Iowa was York, a slave of William Clark (Clark of the Louis and Clark Expedition). Iowa played an important role in the Underground Railroad...
- Reminisce Society -- March 2013
The Ottumwa Public Library?s Reminisce Society, in conjunction with Humanities Iowa, is proud to host Civil War historian O.J. Fargo for a program on Tuesday, March 26th, at 10:00 a.m. in the library?s meeting room. Fargo?s presentation is entitled...
- Mammoths, & Mastadons, & Sloths?oh My! -- Reminisce Society -- January 2013
January, the coldest month of the Iowa year, is the perfect time to host a program about Iowa?s Ice Age fauna, and OPL?s Reminisce Society is pleased to present Ottumwa native Sarah Horgen to do just that. Horgen is the education and outreach coordinator...
- Rock Out With Reminisce
After taking a break for the summer, the Ottumwa Public Library?s Reminisce Society is back with all new programs for fall. From Rock & Roll to tea with an Ottumwa legend, the fall season promises to educate, enlighten, and entertain audiences. The...
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Reminisce Society -- May 2013
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| The Ottumwa Coal Palace |
The Coal Palace in Ottumwa, Blue Grass Palace in Creston, Flax Palace in Forrest City, and Corn Palaces in Sioux City and Des Moines?from 1887 through the 1930s, these public exposition halls served as integral parts of a town?s economic development ?strategy? as well as a way to showcase each community?s products and people. These fabulous, fleeting buildings are the topic of this month?s Reminisce program at the Ottumwa Public Library. Together with Humanities Iowa, the library is proud to host Bill Sherman, who will be presenting ?Iowa?s Amazing Public Exposition Palaces? on Tuesday, May 21, at 10:00 a.m. in the library?s meeting room.
Twenty-six Iowa communities created more than three dozen of these public exposition palaces during the 50+-year span from the 1880s through 1930s, and their rise and fall?and enduring legacy?make for a fascinating story. Sherman?s program will include slides detailing the history of these palaces, including many photographs that have not been published.
Sherman worked as a publications/public relations specialist for the Iowa State Education Association for more than 35 years. Now retired he continues to research, write, and speak nationally and internationally, and has worked with the Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance since 2000. Sherman?s appearance is funded by Humanities Iowa, which, since 1971, has been bringing humanities programs to Iowa communities. For further information, please call the library?s Reference desk at 641-682-7563, extension 205.
- Reminisce Society -- November 2013
The Reminisce Society presents? Rivers, Roads, & Rails The story of transportation in Iowa starts nearly 12,000 years ago, with nomadic peoples roaming the area. 2,500 years ago rivers became transportation routes for trade. Transportation remained...
- Reminisce Society To Host Black Iowa History Program
African American history in Iowa dates back to before Iowa became a state. The first African American to come to Iowa was York, a slave of William Clark (Clark of the Louis and Clark Expedition). Iowa played an important role in the Underground Railroad...
- Reminisce Society -- March 2013
The Ottumwa Public Library?s Reminisce Society, in conjunction with Humanities Iowa, is proud to host Civil War historian O.J. Fargo for a program on Tuesday, March 26th, at 10:00 a.m. in the library?s meeting room. Fargo?s presentation is entitled...
- Mammoths, & Mastadons, & Sloths?oh My! -- Reminisce Society -- January 2013
January, the coldest month of the Iowa year, is the perfect time to host a program about Iowa?s Ice Age fauna, and OPL?s Reminisce Society is pleased to present Ottumwa native Sarah Horgen to do just that. Horgen is the education and outreach coordinator...
- Rock Out With Reminisce
After taking a break for the summer, the Ottumwa Public Library?s Reminisce Society is back with all new programs for fall. From Rock & Roll to tea with an Ottumwa legend, the fall season promises to educate, enlighten, and entertain audiences. The...