Upcoming Events
at Living History Farms
PRESS RELEASE
June 3, 2014
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For Immediate Release
Contact:  Jennie Deerr
515-278-5286 x117

 

Independence Day and Historic Baseball

Friday, July 4

Activities 11am-4pm, Game at 2:30pm

 

Enjoy an old-fashioned Fourth with a historic Independence Day celebration in the town of Walnut Hill. Fun for the entire family including pie eating contests, foot races, spelling bees, watermelon seed spitting contests and more! Games begin at 11am; then enjoy historic entertainment, a patriotic procession, and an 1875-rules baseball game at 2:30pm. 

 

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All-American Ice Cream Float Day - NEW! 

Saturday, July 5

Activities 11am - 4pm

 

Join us for an all-American treat - a root beer float! In the Gazebo, musician Bob Welch entertains all with his unique program of Civil War era stories and songs. Traditional family games and a children's craft round out the fun! Floats available while supplies last.

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Ioway Culture Day

Saturday, July 12

9am - 4pm

 

The people of the Ioway nation were some of Iowa's first farmers! Explore the language, tools and foodways of this Native American culture which gave Iowa its name. Hands-on activities and guest presenters offer visitors an opportunity to experience the ways the Ioway built their homes, prepared food, and farmed. Play an Ioway game and try using hand-made tools! Learn a phrase in the Ioway language and listen to some of the cultural stories passed down to Ioway descendants. 

 

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Election Day - Walnut Hill

Saturday, July 19 

9am - 4pm

 

Will there be a town temperance law or not? Will the new mayor run on a dry ticket? The 1875 town of Walnut Hill makes a decision at the polls and you're invited to vote! At noon, join candidates for an 1875 style mayoral debate. Try your own hand at swaying votes by delivering an election stump speech. At 1:30, have tea in the millinery and chat with 1875 women suffragists. Print a ballot in the Advocate Newspaper Office. Museum guests may cast their own fictional vote for mayor and share in the fun of past political processes. Visit the traveling exhibition Spirited: Prohibition in America to discover what happens to the temperance cause after 1875. The exhibit is free with regular admission to Living History Farms.

 

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Living History Farms is a non-profit, historical, educational foundation located at 11121 Hickman Road, Urbandale, Iowa. Operations and maintenance are dependent upon gate receipts, memberships, and contributions. Living History Farms is open daily from May 1 through August 21, then Wednesday-Sunday from August 27 - October 12. Hours are Monday-Saturday, 9 am to 4 pm and Sundays, Noon to 4 pm. Admission sales end at 3:30 pm. For more information visit www.LivingHistoryFarms.org or call 515-278-5286.