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Council Bluffs Celebrates 250, Friday, July 3, 3 pm - 11 pm.
Enjoy family fun, celebrate the nation's 250th, and learn some Council Bluffs history at the Society's pop up museum in the Historic 100 Block of West Broadway. There is no admission charge.
Here and There... Then and Now, Tuesday, July 30, 7:00 pm.
HSPC Board Members Jennifer Benson and Troy Stolp examine the 250th birthday of the United States by looking at significant national events and trends throughout those years covering four time periods: Lewis and Clark, Native Americans moved to Council Bluffs, the Civil War, and the Bicentennial. This is part of the Society's Sip and Learn series at Barley's 114 W. Broadway. There is no admission charge.
Council Bluffs History Hike, Saturday, July 18, 9:00 am.
From a forced Native American relocation to a religious enclave, from the frontier’s wildest saloons to the first capital of Nebraska, these city blocks have witnessed some of the most remarkable chapters in American history. They were the setting for Lincoln’s meeting with Dodge and later became the focus of one of the nation’s most sweeping urban renewal projects. We’ll walk thirty minutes from the 100 block of West Broadway to the Bayliss Park area, take a fifteen minute break, then walk 30 minutes back to our point of origin. This is sponsored by Iowa Western Community College; $20; register through IWCC.
Here and There... Then and Now, Monday, July 13, 6:30 pm.
HSPC Board Members Jennifer Benson and Troy Stolp examine the 250th birthday of the United States by looking at significant national events and trends throughout those years and linking them back to what was happening right here in Council Bluffs. The program will be presented at the RailsWest History Museum, South Main Street at 16th Avenue. There is no admission charge.
Disco Fever and Retail Revolution: How the 1970s Reshaped the Bluffs, Monday, July 27, 6:30 pm.
The 1970s saw a new courthouse arrive on the scene, an old courthouse sent off to California, and an old jail taken over by the Historical Society. The decade also witnessed the biggest shift in local retail in the city’s history: the end of downtown as the retail center, the opening of the downtown mall, and the creation of the strip malls. And it was all set to a soundtrack of new urban danceable genre of music designed for nightlife, creating a cultural divide with those who considered themselves serious rock and rollers. The program will be at the Council Bluffs Public Library by Richard Warner; there is no admission charge.
Origin of the Calendar, Monday, August 3, 6:30 pm
ave you ever wondered how our calendars came to be or where the names of our days and months originated? The tool we all depend on has a complex history. Join Troy and Ardennes Stolp of the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County for an exploration of how our modern calendar developed. Drawing on historical research that traces back to before Roman times, this program will dive into the fascinating and intricate history of the days and months we use today. The program will be at the Council Bluffs Public Library; no admission charge.
New Court House, Old Jail, August 10 6:30 pm.
The 1970s saw a new courthouse arrive on the scene, the old courthouse shipped off to California, and an old jail taken over by the Historical Society. This program revisits these changes and explores the reasons behind them. The program will presented by J.W. LeMaster at the RailsWest History Museum.
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