Ames History Museum

Join AHM for free ice cream sundaes and kids' activities! Free admission to the museum during the event.

A weekend opportunity to learn how Beth Lipman’s new sculpture Hive Mind intertwines the stories of Iowa State and Ames community members in a massive installation. Enjoy time inside the exhibition, Beth Lipman: Middle of the Story, and outdoors at the sculpture, while hearing from curator Adrienne Gennett and Ames History Museum staff members.

Based on her book, "Feed Sacks: The Colourful History of a Frugal Fabric," Linzee Kull McCray will share both the beauty of feed sacks and their importance in the social and economic history of the times in which they were made and used.

Join in a spooky evening at the museum! Dive into the history of witchcraft with Dr. Michael Bailey, sip on two themed drinks, and enjoy exclusive after-hours exhibit viewing. This event is for ages 21+. Advance reservations required.

Join in a spooky evening at the museum! Dive into the history of witchcraft with Dr. Michael Bailey, sip on two themed drinks, and enjoy exclusive after-hours exhibit viewing. This event is for ages 21+. Advance reservations required.

The Ames Connection to WWII's Manhattan Project - The desperate, top-secret race during World War II to master the military technology of nuclear fission before Nazi Germany played out in 32 sites across the U.S. and Canada

Dressed in full Union Army regalia, O.J. Fargo focuses his first person presentation on an individual Iowa soldier’s Civil War experience. After a brief overview of the state’s involvement, the audience is introduced to a returning Civil War veteran (played by Fargo).

In this one-act play based on the award-winning book of the same name by Senator John C. Culver and John Hyde, actor Tom Milligan portrays Henry A. Wallace, the agricultural innovator and founder of Pioneer Hi-Bred seed corn company who became US Secretary of Agriculture and later Vice President under Franklin Roosevelt.