FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 22, 2015
New 1700 Ioway Farm Dedication at Living History Farms
1700 Ioway Farm ribbon cutting
Living History Farms President Ruth Haus (left) and Bravo Greater Des Moines Executive Director Sally Dix cut the ribbon on the museum's new 1700 Ioway Farm site, which was dedicated on July 18 in conjunction with Ioway Culture Day at Living History Farms.

 

Ioway Culture Day at Living History Farms
Ioway tribe elder Pete Fee talks about the Living History Farms depiction of homes in which tribe members dwelt in 1700. Fee concluded his remarks at the dedication by saying of the new site, "I feel at home here."

 

1700 Ioway Farm
The new 1700 Ioway Farm site at Living History Farms features several different types of housing used by the Ioway (Báxoje, as they called themselves), as shown here. The speakers and activities during Ioway Culture Day connected to an NEH on the Road exhibition hosted by the museum through August 11, which explores how different cultures turn houses into homes.

 
About Living History Farms
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 27, then Wednesday-Sunday from September 2 - October 16, 2015. 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.LHF.org or call 515-278-5286. 
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