May. 1-31 • May is Preservation Month! This Place Matters, Nationwide Details Sponsor: National Trust for Historic Preservation
Website: http://www.preservationnation.org/take-action/preservation-month/
Description: Throughout May, the National Trust and its thousands of partners across the country will demonstrate the importance of our nation's heritage as they focus on many aspects of the preservation movement including historic travel, heritage education, historic homeownership, and community revitalization. Local celebrations will highlight the unique culture and traditions of different areas of the country, and the National Trust strongly encourages people to participate in National Preservation Month events being held in their communities.

As part of Preservation Month activities, IHPA will be awarding our annual "Preservation at its Best" awards during Community History Day at the State Historical Society (Monday, May 19). Please join us to celebrate all that makes preservation special in Iowa!

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May. 14 (12:00 pm - 1:00 pm) • Amana Style: Arts and Crafts of a Utopian Community (History for Lunch), Iowa City, Iowa Details Location: State Historical Society Centennial Building, 402 Iowa Avenue
Sponsor: State Historical Society of Iowa
Contact: 319-335-3911
Website: http://www.iowahistory.org/
Description: The State Historical Society of Iowa's popular "History for Lunch" lecture series in Iowa City continues next week with Historian Peter Hoehnle, who will discuss Amana-style arts and crafts.

Hoehnle will present "Amana Style: Arts and Crafts of a Utopian Community" Noon-1 p.m., Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at the State Historical Society's Centennial Building, 402 Iowa Avenue in Iowa City. The lecture is free and the public is invited to bring a brown bag lunch. Call 319-335-3911 for more information.

A published expert on the Amanas, Hoehnle has lived in the Amana Colonies all his life. His discussion will cover the cultural meaning behind the arts-and-crafts style for which the Amanas are known, while focusing on Grant Wood's 1932 speech in Amana about the need to appreciate and preserve local craft work. Hoehnle will also tie in Wood's connection to Carl Flick.

Hoehnle is formerly an adjunct instructor at Iowa State University, Cornell College and Grinnell College. He received his Ph.D. from Iowa State University. Currently, he serves as project manager for the Iowa Valley Resource Conservation and Development in Amana.

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May. 15 • HRDP Grant Deadline Details Sponsor: State Historical Society of Iowa
Contact: Kristen Vander Molen 515.281.4228
Website: http://www.iowahistory.org/grants/shsi_grants/hrdp/hrdp.html
Description: From the SHSI Press Release:

The deadline for submitting applications to the State Historical Society of Iowa's Historical Resource Development Program (HRDP) is May 15, 2008.

HRDP applications must be received by 4:30 p.m., May 15, 2008 in the SHSI offices at 600 E. Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. More information is available at www.iowahistory.org or by calling 515-281-4228.

HRDP is funded by the Resource Enhancement and Protection Act (REAP), passed by the Iowa General Assembly in 1989. Through REAP, local government units, various organizations and private individuals can receive funding for eligible projects. REAP/HRDP provides grants to preserve, conserve, interpret and educate the public about historical resources in categories related to historic preservation of the built environment, museum collections and documentary materials such as diaries, letters, photographs and newspapers.

Projects funded in this grant cycle will begin July 1, 2008 and must be completed by Oct. 31, 2010. Projects are evaluated based on the significance of the historical resource; the proposed scope of work; the project's impact on the local community; and the degree to which the budget is reasonable, appropriate to the project, complete and mathematically correct.

Last year, the State Historical Society of Iowa awarded $504,895 in REAP/HRDP grants to 30 organizations across the state for historic preservation, museum and documentary collections projects.

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May. 15 (5:30 am) • Town Hall Meeting for CHAT (Culture History Arts Teams) Region 8, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Details Location: Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third Avenue SE
Sponsor: Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
Contact: Deirdre Geisler deirdre.giesler@iowa.gov 515.281.7471
Website: http://www.culturalaffairs.org
Description: The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs is inviting and encouraging culture, history and arts leaders, workers and supporters to attend regional CHAT Town Hall meetings.

CHAT – Culture, History, Arts Teams – is a new networking program for Iowa's cultural workers and their supporters, and a reporting tool that will help document their activities and generate more data about the economic impact they have on the state. The DCA designed CHAT to strengthen Iowa's cultural infrastructure; give Iowa's cultural workers and their supporters opportunities to exchange ideas and information; document the programs and events they offer; and raise awareness about the economic impact they have on the state.

At the meetings, DCA will ask culture, history and arts leaders, workers and supporters to create a networking and reporting infrastructure within their regions. Each region will identify a team leader and cultural ambassadors. Cultural ambassadors will gather information about cultural, historical and arts events and programs in their counties; represent their counties at regional meetings; and submit a quarterly report to their regional team leader. DCA will assemble that information and generate a report about culture, history and arts in Iowa.

Cedar Rapids Contact: Joe Jennison at 800-650-2787
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May. 19 (8:30 am - 2:30 pm) • Community History Day, Des Moines, Iowa Details Location: State Historical Building, 600 East Locust
Sponsor: State Historical Society of Iowa & IHPA
Contact: 515-281-5111
Website: http://www.iowahistory.org/
Description: The Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance will present our annual "Best of Preservation Awards" during Celebrate Community History Day at the State Historical Building, 600 E. Locust Street in Des Moines.

Registration is $18 per person by May 9; or $30 after May 9 and at the door. Each registration includes lunch and one workshop.

At the event, registration and coffee begin at 8:30 a.m. with the Recognition and Awards Ceremony at 9:30 a.m. in the auditorium. A buffet lunch and Board awards presentation will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the atrium. Workshops will follow at 12:30 p.m.

This year's workshops are:

Care & Feeding of Your Historic Property. If you own a historic property and want to know more about how to maintain it, restore it or find out more about the National Register of Historic Places, this workshop provides an overview of sources available across the state.

Funding Possibilities Roundtable. Looking for financial help fixing up your historic property or are you a nonprofit in need of grant resources? This workshop will be a "show-and-tell" discussion about finding – and getting – money for projects.

"Lincoln in Iowa" with Grant Veeder. A member of the Iowa Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, Veeder details Lincoln's ties to the Hawkeye state, including visits he made to Iowa before being elected. Veeder's illustrated presentation is informative and entertaining.
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May. 19 (1:00 pm - 5:00 pm) • Iowa Cultural Trust Workshop, Marshalltown, Iowa Details Location: Fisher Community Center, 709 South Center Street
Sponsor: Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
Contact: Barb Filer barb.filer@iowa.gov 515.281.8823
Website: http://www.culturalaffairs.org/funding/cultural_trust/index.htm
Description: This workshop will include an overview of the Iowa Cultural Trust; a two-hour interactive session focusing on board development and short and long-term strategic planning, conducted by Michael Audino of Syverson Strege & Company of Des Moines; and a panel discussion about sustainable endowment funds and programs.

Iowa arts, cultural, and historical organizations must send a leader, staff member, or volunteer to an Iowa Cultural Trust workshop to become eligible for the Trust's grant program, which will be established in 2009. This is the first of twelve workshops to be announced, additional workshops will be announced as they are confirmed.

Iowa established the Cultural Trust in 2002 and provided funding of $1 million each year to it for 10 years beginning in 2005. Interest from the Trust will provide grant assistance for operational expenses and to enhance long-term sustainability of cultural organizations.

The workshops require a $15 registration fee, and RSVPs can be made by contacting Barb Filer at 515-281-8823 or barb.filer@iowa.gov.

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May. 20 • Save America's Treasures Grant Deadline Details Sponsor: National Park Service
Website: http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/index.htm
Description: Fiscal Year 2008 grant applications for the Save America's Treasures grant program and the Preserve America grant program are now available. Save America's Treasures matching grants are awarded for preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and historic structures and sites. Eligible applicants include Federal (including NPS), state, local, and tribal government entities, and nonprofit organizations.

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May. 20 (8:30 am - 12:30 pm) • Iowa Cultural Trust Workshop, Dubuque, Iowa Details Location: Northeast Iowa Community College, 680 Main Street
Sponsor: Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
Contact: Barb Filer barb.filer@iowa.gov 515.281.8823
Website: http://www.culturalaffairs.org/funding/cultural_trust/index.htm
Description: This workshop will include an overview of the Iowa Cultural Trust; a two-hour interactive session focusing on board development and short and long-term strategic planning, conducted by Michael Audino of Syverson Strege & Company of Des Moines; and a panel discussion about sustainable endowment funds and programs.

Iowa arts, cultural, and historical organizations must send a leader, staff member, or volunteer to an Iowa Cultural Trust workshop to become eligible for the Trust's grant program, which will be established in 2009. This is the second of twelve workshops to be announced, additional workshops will be announced as they are confirmed.

Iowa established the Cultural Trust in 2002 and provided funding of $1 million each year to it for 10 years beginning in 2005. Interest from the Trust will provide grant assistance for operational expenses and to enhance long-term sustainability of cultural organizations.

The workshops require a $15 registration fee, and RSVPs can be made by contacting Barb Filer at 515-281-8823 or barb.filer@iowa.gov.
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May. 21 (8:30 am - 12:30 pm) • Iowa Cultural Trust Workshop, Spencer, Iowa Details Location: Iowa Lakes Community College, 1900 North Grand Avenue
Sponsor: Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
Contact: Barb Filer barb.filer@iowa.gov 515.281.8823
Website: http://www.culturalaffairs.org/funding/cultural_trust/index.htm
Description: This workshop will include an overview of the Iowa Cultural Trust; a two-hour interactive session focusing on board development and short and long-term strategic planning, conducted by Michael Audino of Syverson Strege & Company of Des Moines; and a panel discussion about sustainable endowment funds and programs.

Iowa arts, cultural, and historical organizations must send a leader, staff member, or volunteer to an Iowa Cultural Trust workshop to become eligible for the Trust's grant program, which will be established in 2009. This is the third of twelve workshops to be announced, additional workshops will be announced as they are confirmed.

Iowa established the Cultural Trust in 2002 and provided funding of $1 million each year to it for 10 years beginning in 2005. Interest from the Trust will provide grant assistance for operational expenses and to enhance long-term sustainability of cultural organizations.

The workshops require a $15 registration fee, and RSVPs can be made by contacting Barb Filer at 515-281-8823 or barb.filer@iowa.gov.
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May. 21 (6:00 pm) • Violet Hill Cemetery Walk, Perry, Iowa Details Location: Violet Hill Cemetery, 1700 Park Street
Sponsor: Perry Historic Preservation Commission & Violet Hill Memory Lane Association
Description: Perry Historic Preservation Commission and Violet Hill Memory Lane Association will host a guided walking tour in Perry's Violet Hill Cemetery. Participants will visit the graves of several of Perry's well-known residents, study examples of gravestones and burial symbols. Information on gravestone restoration will also be presented.

The tour, over uneven terrain, will last approximately 90 minutes. Shuttle will be provided if needed. The cost is $5.00 per person. For information or advance tickets call 515.465.2481 (Jeanette) or 515.465.2755 (Richie).

Special thanks to Living History Farms in Urbandale.

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May. 22 (8:30 am) • Iowa Cultural Trust Workshop, Sioux City, Iowa Details Location: Sioux City Art Center, 225 Nebraska Street
Sponsor: Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
Contact: Barb Filer barb.filer@iowa.gov 515.281.8823
Website: http://www.culturalaffairs.org/funding/cultural_trust/index.htm
Description: This workshop will include an overview of the Iowa Cultural Trust; a two-hour interactive session focusing on board development and short and long-term strategic planning, conducted by Michael Audino of Syverson Strege & Company of Des Moines; and a panel discussion about sustainable endowment funds and programs.

Iowa arts, cultural, and historical organizations must send a leader, staff member, or volunteer to an Iowa Cultural Trust workshop to become eligible for the Trust's grant program, which will be established in 2009. This is the fourth of twelve workshops to be announced, additional workshops will be announced as they are confirmed.

Iowa established the Cultural Trust in 2002 and provided funding of $1 million each year to it for 10 years beginning in 2005. Interest from the Trust will provide grant assistance for operational expenses and to enhance long-term sustainability of cultural organizations.

The workshops require a $15 registration fee, and RSVPs can be made by contacting Barb Filer at 515-281-8823 or barb.filer@iowa.gov.
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May. 31 (1:00 pm) • Violet Hill Cemetery Walk, Perry, Iowa Details Location: Violet Hill Cemetery, 1700 Park Street
Sponsor: Perry Historic Preservation Commission & Violet Hill Memory Lane Association
Description: Perry Historic Preservation Commission and Violet Hill Memory Lane Association will host a guided walking tour in Perry's Violet Hill Cemetery. Participants will visit the graves of several of Perry's well-known residents, study examples of gravestones and burial symbols. Information on gravestone restoration will also be presented.

A special historic preservation awards ceremony will be held at 1pm on Saturday. The tour, over uneven terrain, will last approximately 90 minutes. Shuttle will be provided if needed. The cost is $5.00 per person. For information or advance tickets call 515.465.2481 (Jeanette) or 515.465.2755 (Richie).

Special thanks to Living History Farms in Urbandale.

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Jun. 1 • Landes Preservation Fund for Iowa Grant Deadline Details Sponsor: National Trust for Historic Preservation
Contact: Jennifer Sandy jennifer_sandy@nthp.org 312-939-5547
Website: http://www.preservationnation.org/
Description: The Midwest Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation is now accepting grant applications from Iowa for grants from their endowed Preservation Fund.

The Dr. Frank Henry Landes Preservation Fund for Iowa was made possible by a generous grant to the National Trust for Historic Preservation from Dr. Helen L. Luyben in honor of her family's Iowa roots. The goal of the Fund is to provide grants to organizations across the state of Iowa, with a preference for those located in Mt. Ayr, to enable preservation of historic sites, buildings, structures and districts in jeopardy and empower local communities to plan and utilize their historic resources.

The Landes Preservation Fund offers financial assistance in the planning stages of preservation projects, providing small "seed grants" that serve as a catalyst to move a project forward. With awards typically ranging from $1,000-$3,000, grants assist non-profit organizations and local governments with the costs of obtaining professional consultants or providing support for preservation-based education activities.

If you are thinking of applying and have not previously discussed your project with the Midwest Office or if you need an application form, please contact Jennifer Sandy at jennifer_sandy@nthp.org or 312-939-5547 x37225. Download the grant alert.

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Jun. 6 • Save Our History grant deadline Details Sponsor: The History Channel
Contact: info@saveourhistory.com
Website: http://www.history.com/minisites/saveourhistory/
Description: Inspire the youth in your community to become the preservationists of tomorrow. Museums, historic sites, historical societies, preservation organizations, libraries, and archives are invited to partner with a local school or youth group and apply for funding to help preserve the history of their communities. Each year, The History Channel awards grants of up to $10,000 to organizations across the country that partner with schools or youth groups on community preservation projects that engage students in learning about, documenting and preserving the history of their communities.
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Jun. 6 (2:00 pm) • Town Hall Meeting for CHAT (Culture History Arts Teams) Region 6, Waterloo, Iowa Details Location: Snowden House, Grout Museum, 306 Washington Street
Sponsor: Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
Contact: Deirdre Giesler deirdre.giesler@iowa.gov 515.281.7471
Website: http://www.culturalaffairs.org/
Description: The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs is inviting and encouraging culture, history and arts leaders, workers and supporters to attend regional CHAT Town Hall meetings.

CHAT – Culture, History, Arts Teams – is a new networking program for Iowa's cultural workers and their supporters, and a reporting tool that will help document their activities and generate more data about the economic impact they have on the state. The DCA designed CHAT to strengthen Iowa's cultural infrastructure; give Iowa's cultural workers and their supporters opportunities to exchange ideas and information; document the programs and events they offer; and raise awareness about the economic impact they have on the state.

At the meetings, DCA will ask culture, history and arts leaders, workers and supporters to create a networking and reporting infrastructure within their regions. Each region will identify a team leader and cultural ambassadors. Cultural ambassadors will gather information about cultural, historical and arts events and programs in their counties; represent their counties at regional meetings; and submit a quarterly report to their regional team leader. DCA will assemble that information and generate a report about culture, history and arts in Iowa.

Waterloo Contact: Candy Streed at 319-234-4567
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Jun. 14 (8:00 am - 5:00 pm) • CAMP (Commission Assistance and Mentoring Program), Dubuque, Iowa Details Location: Grand River Center, 500 Bell Street
Sponsor: City of Dubuque
Contact: David Johnson djohnson@cityofdubuque.org (563) 589-4210
Website: http://www.cityofdubuque.org/
Description: The City of Dubuque is hosting a National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC) Commission Assistance and Mentoring Program (CAMP). CAMP is the focus of the NAPC's training efforts. CAMP is based upon the NAPC'S core curriculum of four fundamental elements: The legal framework of public preservation, identifying and protecting historic resources, commission role and responsibilities, and public support and outreach. CAMPs are tailored to meet local, regional, or statewide needs. Modeled after summer camp experiences, this entertainingly effective training program features terrific counselors who help the "campers" improve their preservation skills while everyone has fun.
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Jun. 16-20 • Department of Defense Historic Buildings Conference, Kansas City, Missouri Details Location: Kansas City Airport Hilton
Sponsor: Department of Defense
Website: http://www.npi.org/DoD.html
Description: The Department of Defense Legacy Resource Management Program is proud to announce the DoD Historic Buildings Conference, to be held at the Kansas City Airport Hilton in Kansas City, Missouri, from 16-20 June 2008. The conference will provide cultural resources managers, architectural historians, historic architects, and their contractors-all who work with DoD historic buildings-an overview of key themes in identifying, evaluating, and managing the vast number of historic assets on military installations.

The no-fee conference will run from Tuesday 17 June to Thursday 19 June. On Monday 16 June, additional (fee-based) training will be offered in conjunction with the conference: an Advanced Section 106 Course, taught by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and a course on Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection requirements taught by the US Army Corps of Engineers Protective Design Center of Expertise. On Friday 20 June, the Department of the Army will hold a one-day cultural resource breakout session. This meeting will be an opportunity for Army cultural resources staff to gain information on the latest DoD and DA directives, and to discuss topics and issues relevant to the Army cultural resource community.

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Jun. 16-18 • National One Room School Conference, Oxford, Ohio Details Location: Miami University
Sponsor: Country School Association of America
Website: http://www.countryschoolassociation.org/
Description: You are cordially invited to attend the conference which will present individual papers, workshops, demonstrations, or panel discussions relating to country schooling.

Preservation of Country Schoolhouses: For those who have experience in restoring or reconstructing a one-room or multi-room country school or who are interested in doing so. Sample topics: Envisioning the project, raising money, recruiting and managing volunteers, promoting the project, collecting artifacts etc.

Programs for Country Schools: For museum curators, classroom teachers, re-enactors and those interested in sharing program activities. Sample topics: Presenters may want to engage in demonstrations of their re-enactments, share useful information on living history programs, discuss methods of researching their schools, share sources for re-enactment supplies, sing or play an instrument etc.

Scholarship: For professors, graduate students, teachers and independent scholars inquiring into the history, material culture and current practices of country schools. Sample topics: History of common education, history of one-room schools, Amish schools, technology in one-room schools, relationships of teachers with rural communities, the architectural significance of one-room schools,
African-American one-room schooling, teaching multi-age classrooms, teacher training for oneroom schools etc.

Memories and Artifacts from Country Schools: For those who attended, taught in or who have collected artifacts/histories of country schools and the communities in which they are or were located. Sample topics: Sharing memories, photographs, books, memorabilia, historical knowledge etc.

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Jun. 30 • Preserve America Grant Deadline Details Sponsor: National Park Service
Website: http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/hpg/PreserveAmerica/index.htm
Description: The Preserve America matching-grant program provides funding to support preservation efforts through heritage tourism, education, and historic preservation planning. Eligible applicants include Designated Preserve America Communities and Neighborhoods, State Historic Preservation Offices, Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, and Certified Local Governments in the process of applying for Preserve America Community Designation.
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Jul. 12 (6:00 pm) • Farmall Promenade Farewell Tour, Schaller, Iowa Details Location: Popcorn Days & Quasquicentennial
Sponsor: Farmall Promenade Square Dancing Tractors
Website: http://www.nemahaweb.com/farmallpromenade/
Description: In January of 1998, when the idea of the Farmall Promenade was conceived, few people could have envisioned what was to follow! Twelve residents of the "Mighty Small Town" of Nemaha, Iowa (pop. 120) were only trying to draw people to their upcoming centennial.

What they created was a performance that has delighted hundreds of thousands of people across this country and around the world. You will be held spellbound throughout the entire performance!

Square dancing itself is nearly a lost art and square dancing on tractors is something you must see to believe. Nemaha's gentlemen and their "lovely ladies" do their dances with eight antique tractors from the 1950s.

The show is complete with the patter of a square dance caller who directs them to swing their partners, promenade their ladies fair, grand right and left, and do-si-do.

This is the promenade's farewell tour.


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Jul. 18 (7:30 pm) • Farmall Promenade Farewell Tour, Albia, Iowa Details Location: Monroe County Fair
Sponsor: Farmall Promenade Square Dancing Tractors
Website: http://www.nemahaweb.com/farmallpromenade/
Description: In January of 1998, when the idea of the Farmall Promenade was conceived, few people could have envisioned what was to follow! Twelve residents of the "Mighty Small Town" of Nemaha, Iowa (pop. 120) were only trying to draw people to their upcoming centennial.

What they created was a performance that has delighted hundreds of thousands of people across this country and around the world. You will be held spellbound throughout the entire performance!

Square dancing itself is nearly a lost art and square dancing on tractors is something you must see to believe. Nemaha's gentlemen and their "lovely ladies" do their dances with eight antique tractors from the 1950s.

The show is complete with the patter of a square dance caller who directs them to swing their partners, promenade their ladies fair, grand right and left, and do-si-do.

This is the promenade's farewell tour.


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Jul. 20-26 • RAGBRAI (Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa) Details Sponsor: Des Moines Register
Website: http://www.ragbrai.org/
Description: RAGBRAI is an annual 7-day bike ride across the beautiful state of Iowa. It attracts riders from all 50 states and many foreign countries. Traveling west to east from the Missouri River to the Mississippi River is a wonderful way to really see what Iowa is all about - not to mention a great way to see historic properties in person! This year's route begins in Missouri Valley, travels through Harlan, Jefferson, Ames, Tama/Toledo, North Liberty, and Tipton, before ending in LeClaire.
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Jul. 23 (8:00 pm) • Farmall Promenade Farewell Tour, Missouri Valley, Iowa Details Location: Harrison County Fair
Sponsor: Farmall Promenade Square Dancing Tractors
Website: http://www.nemahaweb.com/farmallpromenade/
Description: In January of 1998, when the idea of the Farmall Promenade was conceived, few people could have envisioned what was to follow! Twelve residents of the "Mighty Small Town" of Nemaha, Iowa (pop. 120) were only trying to draw people to their upcoming centennial.

What they created was a performance that has delighted hundreds of thousands of people across this country and around the world. You will be held spellbound throughout the entire performance!

Square dancing itself is nearly a lost art and square dancing on tractors is something you must see to believe. Nemaha's gentlemen and their "lovely ladies" do their dances with eight antique tractors from the 1950s.

The show is complete with the patter of a square dance caller who directs them to swing their partners, promenade their ladies fair, grand right and left, and do-si-do.

This is the promenade's farewell tour.
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Aug. 7 • Farmall Promenade Farewell Tour, Des Moines, Iowa Details Location: Iowa State Fair
Sponsor: Farmall Promenade Square Dancing Tractors
Website: http://www.nemahaweb.com/farmallpromenade/
Description: In January of 1998, when the idea of the Farmall Promenade was conceived, few people could have envisioned what was to follow! Twelve residents of the "Mighty Small Town" of Nemaha, Iowa (pop. 120) were only trying to draw people to their upcoming centennial.

What they created was a performance that has delighted hundreds of thousands of people across this country and around the world. You will be held spellbound throughout the entire performance!

Square dancing itself is nearly a lost art and square dancing on tractors is something you must see to believe. Nemaha's gentlemen and their "lovely ladies" do their dances with eight antique tractors from the 1950s.

The show is complete with the patter of a square dance caller who directs them to swing their partners, promenade their ladies fair, grand right and left, and do-si-do.

This is the promenade's farewell tour.
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Aug. 7-17 • Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa Details Website: http://www.iowastatefair.com/fair.php

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Aug. 8-10 • Iowa Lincoln Highway Association River to River Motor Tour, Iowa Details Sponsor: Iowa Lincoln Highway Association
Contact: Jeff LaFollette jefflaf@peoplepc.com 563-349-3047
Website: http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/iowa
Description: Tour stops include: Friday Aug. 8: Clinton, DeWitt, Lowden, Clarence, Mount Vernon & Cedar Rapids; Saturday Aug. 9: Cedar Rapids, Youngville Cafe, Belle Plaine, the Famous Lincoln Highway bridge in Tama, State Center, Reed/Niland Corners in Colo, Ames & Boone; Sunday Aug.10: Boone, Jefferson, Carroll, Denison, Woodbine, Missouri Valley & Honey Creek.

This is a three-day motor tour of the Lincoln Highway through Iowa. Any and all types of cars or motorcycles are encouraged to attend. Some of the older alignments of the Lincoln Highway are currently gravel. We are making this a "classic car friendly" event by keeping to the paved routes. This is a family friendly tour as well.

Registration forms coming soon! Forms will include a listing of hotels for our overnight stops (Clinton, Cedar Rapids, Boone). Each participant will receive a goody bag, dash plaque and window decal or antenna pennant plus a passport book with driving directions and spaces to receive passport stamps at tour stops!


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Aug. 15 (9:00 am - 3:30 pm) • National Register of Historic Places Workshop, Des Moines, Iowa Details Location: New State Historical Building, 600 East Locust
Sponsor: State Historical Society of Iowa
Contact: Beth Foster Hill Beth.Foster@iowa.gov
Website: http://www.iowahistory.org/preservation/national_register/national_register.html
Description: If you are interested in completing a nomination to enter a property on the National Register of Historic Places, please join us for the State Historical Society of Iowa's National Register of Historic Places workshop. This casual workshop will help participants understand what it means to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, guide them in researching a historic property, explain the procedures for nominating a property to the National Register, and give clarification of each question on the registration form.

Registration is due August 1, 2008 to ensure sufficient materials. After August 1 you can still email your registration, although we can not guarantee materials will be available. A registration fee of $35.00 will be collected at the registration table. Please do not send the fee with your registration information. To assist in a smooth registration have checks made payable to State Historical Society of Iowa or provide correct change.

Download the registration materials at the event website, above.
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Aug. 26-27 • Downtown Summit, Charles City, Iowa Details Sponsor: Main Street Iowa
Website: http://www.iowalifechanging.com/community/mainstreetiowa/2008summit.html
Description: Save the date! More information to follow.
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Aug. 30 (4:00 pm) • Farmall Promenade Farewell Tour, Nemaha, Iowa Details Sponsor: Farmall Promenade Square Dancing Tractors
Website: http://www.nemahaweb.com/farmallpromenade/
Description: In January of 1998, when the idea of the Farmall Promenade was conceived, few people could have envisioned what was to follow! Twelve residents of the "Mighty Small Town" of Nemaha, Iowa (pop. 120) were only trying to draw people to their upcoming centennial.

What they created was a performance that has delighted hundreds of thousands of people across this country and around the world. You will be held spellbound throughout the entire performance!

Square dancing itself is nearly a lost art and square dancing on tractors is something you must see to believe. Nemaha's gentlemen and their "lovely ladies" do their dances with eight antique tractors from the 1950s.

The show is complete with the patter of a square dance caller who directs them to swing their partners, promenade their ladies fair, grand right and left, and do-si-do.

This is the promenade's farewell tour.
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Sep. 5 (9:00 am - 4:00 pm) • National Register of Historic Places Workshop, Cantril, Iowa Details Location: Township Hall, 601 West North Street
Sponsor: State Historical Society of Iowa
Contact: Beth Foster Hill beth.foster@iowa.gov
Website: http://www.iowahistory.org/preservation/national_register/national_register.html
Description: If you are interested in completing a nomination to enter a property on the National Register of Historic Places, please join us for the State Historical Society of Iowa's National Register of Historic Places workshop. This casual workshop will help participants understand what it means to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, guide them in researching a historic property, explain the procedures for nominating a property to the National Register, and give clarification of each question on the registration form.

Registration is due August 25, 2008 to ensure sufficient materials. After August 25 you can still email your registration, although we can not guarantee materials will be available. A registration fee of $35.00 will be collected at the registration table. Please do not send the fee with your registration information. To assist in a smooth registration have checks made payable to State Historical Society of Iowa or provide correct change.

Download the registration materials at the event website, above.

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Sep. 19-20 • Statewide Historic Preservation Conference, Sioux City, Iowa Details Description: Save the date! More information to follow.
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Oct. 3 (9:00 am - 4:00 pm) • National Register of Historic Places Workshop, Denison, Iowa Details Location: Crawford County Extension Office, 35 South Main Street
Sponsor: State Historical Society of Iowa
Contact: Beth Foster Hill beth.foster@iowa.gov
Website: http://www.iowahistory.org/preservation/national_register/national_register.html
Description: If you are interested in completing a nomination to enter a property on the National Register of Historic Places, please join us for the State Historical Society of Iowa's National Register of Historic Places workshop. This casual workshop will help participants understand what it means to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, guide them in researching a historic property, explain the procedures for nominating a property to the National Register, and give clarification of each question on the registration form.

Registration is due September 22, 2008 to ensure sufficient materials. After September 22 you can still email your registration, although we can not guarantee materials will be available. A registration fee of $35.00 will be collected at the registration table. Please do not send the fee with your registration information. To assist in a smooth registration have checks made payable to State Historical Society of Iowa or provide correct change.

Download the registration materials at the event website, above.

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Oct. 10-11 • Iowa Country Schools Conference, Ames, Iowa Details Sponsor: Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance
Contact: Bill Sherman wsherman@networkiowa.com
Website: http://www.iowapreservation.org/schools.php
Description: The 9th annual Iowa country school preservation conference will be held Oct. 10-11, 2008, in Ames. This year's conference, Perceptions of the Country School, will feature Dr. Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, ISU Director of Graduate Education, Program in Agricultural History and Rural Studies. Learn the pros and cons of restoring a country school to a specific time period, how to create a website for your country school museum, and how to beautify your country school's grounds appropriately. The agenda also includes a session on program resources for country schools, information on the country school grant program from the State Historical Society of Iowa, and much, much, more! On Saturday, tour Nevada's historic village, Colo's Reed-Niland restored gas station and motel, and country schools in State Center and Marshalltown.

Download the brochure on the IHPA Country Schools page.

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Oct. 21-25 • National Preservation Conference 2008: Preservation in Progress, Tulsa, Oklahoma Details Location: Tulsa Convention Center
Sponsor: National Trust for Historic Preservation
Website: http://www.nthpconference.org/
Description: The National Preservation Conference is the premier preservation conference in the United States for professionals in preservation and allied fields, dedicated volunteers, and serious supporters. It is the single best source for information, ideas, inspiration, and contacts. Tulsa, on historic Route 66, is the location of this year's conference. More information to follow.
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