Organization description

The State Historical Society of Iowa is a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, the state agency with a mission to empower Iowa to build and sustain culturally vibrant communities by connecting Iowans to the people, places and points of pride that define our state. The State Historical Society has been a trustee of Iowa’s historical legacy since 1857. With a dual mission of preservation and education, it maintains a museum, two research centers, archives, preservation office, and eight historic sites, and its vast collection encompasses more than 209 million content pages and artifacts. The Society preserves and provides access to Iowa’s historical resources through a variety of statewide programs, exhibitions and projects while serving as an advocate for Iowa’s past and connector to the future. The Society also provides history-focused educational programming and resources for K-12 students and teachers.