Join us at the Betty Strong Encounter Center at 2:00 PM Sunday, October 6, 2024, to hear singer, songwriter, guitarist, and entertainer Teresa Kay Orr. Admission is free with a reception to follow.
— Most American don't know much about “John Adams, Our Second President.” Wedged between Washington and Jefferson, both symbols of their own age who continue to fascinate Americans today, Adams served only one term before defeat forced him to return to his home in Massachusetts. Award-winning author and historian Don Hickey will deliver an illustrated...
On Sunday October 20, 2024, at 2:00pm Russ Swanson will thrill the audience about what was once the largest manhunt in U.S. history. After the Northfield bank robbery, Frank and Jesse James fled across southern Minnesota and into Dakota Territory before making their way back to Missouri. Swanson will share a Sioux City connection...
Award-winning author and historian Don Hickey will deliver an illustrated lecture on Jefferson at the Betty Strong Encounter Center at 2:00 PM on October 27, 2024. Admission is free with a reception to follow. Thomas Jefferson, a Renaissance man with broad interests and a powerful intellect, was known as the apostle of freedom because...