This website was founded at Iowa State University to educate and engage citizens on the political process. The center brings national and international scholars, women leaders and political activists onto campus for programs, seminars and lectures.

Information and photos of atlases and maps used in Iowa Schools and the community from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt

Information and photos of children's outdoor chores on the farm from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt

Information and photos of evolution of music in Iowa Schools from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt

Information and photos of girls' indoor chores at home on the farm from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt

Information and photos of historical school documents and Iowa books in Iowa Schools from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt

Information and photos of morning routines in Iowa Schools from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt

Information and photos of school awards in Iowa Schools from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt

Information and photos of students desks and devices in Iowa Schools from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt

Information and photos of teacher's desk and furnishings in Iowa Schools from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt

Information and photos of teaching methods and devices in Iowa Schools from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt

Information and photos of Toys and Games used by children at home and in Iowa Schools from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt

Discover the people, places, events, and ideas of Iowa history. Explore hundreds of articles, images, videos and websites. Create your own story of Iowa as you go to unexpected places and search the past and present. Travel down side trails and uncover artifacts as you explore your Iowa pathway.

Iowa Heritage Digital Collections is a resource for students, educators, historians, genealogists, and anyone else interested in the people, places and institutions of Iowa. The site provides free access to digital collections from a variety of Iowa cultural institutions.

This website is a collection of Iowa History resources for educators, teachers, historians, and anyone interested in Iowa and its people, culture and places. It provides free access to digital collections from Iowa cultural institutions

What is a goldfinch, you ask? Of course it is a beautiful bird, but it is was also an Iowa history magazine for young people. Published quarterly by the State Historical Society of Iowa from 1975 to 2000, each issue had a theme (such as immigrants) and included articles, games, and fiction. The University of Iowa Libraries has digitized all of these back issues and visitors can scroll through all of them from this site. Visitors might do well to start by looking at the issues titled "Health in Iowa" and "Traveling Entertainment." Educators might consider these works as a model for teaching young people about history as each issues is well-curated and contains a mix of visual materials and thoughtful text.

Historical images of farm children at school or on their way to school

Historical images of Iowa farmers, farms, families and their work on the farm

Images of Historical Iowa Maps that can be used in an Iowa History course

Images of Historical Iowa Maps that can be used in an Iowa History course

The Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation mission is to educate Iowans with a focus on youth regarding the breadth and global significance of agriculture.

This website was created to be a resource for those who want to teach agriculture to Iowa students. One of their goals is to build trust of users by being a credible site.

Here you can find nearly all of Iowa’s 99 counties atlases in digital collection. In addition, county atlases from the late 1800s and the early 1900s are being digitized.

Iowa Culture is a mobile app that is a fun and interactive way to discover arts, history and cultural destinations in Iowa. Explore places by category and location, browse featured tours and save favorites to create your own Iowa Culture adventure. The possibilities are endless with mapping tools to direct you to more than 3,500 sites across 99 counties covering 56,272 square miles. Iowa Culture is a project by the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. The department empowers Iowa to build and sustain culturally vibrant communities by connecting Iowans to the people, places and points of pride that define our state.

Through the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) grant, the State Historical Society of Iowa developed free and downloadable Primary Source Sets to help K-12 educators meet the Iowa Core Content Anchor Standards for Social Studies. These Primary Source Sets address national and international history as well as Iowa-specific history

The Iowa Digital Library features more than a million digital objects created from the holdings of the University of Iowa Libraries and its campus partners. Included are illuminated manuscripts, historic maps, fine art, historic newspapers, scholarly works, and more. Digital collections are coordinated by the Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio.

For Iowa History- Unit 1 PowerPoint video Learn about the Formation of Iowa's Soils and Why the Prairie land is Unique. • Video narrative written by Sandra Kessler Host...

For Iowa History- Learn about the Formation of Iowa's Soils and Why the Prairieland is Unique. • Video narrative written by Sandra Kessler Host researcher, ...

For Iowa History- Unit 2 PPT Learn about the First Inhabitants of Iowa. • Video narrative written by Sandra Kessler Host researcher, author, and curator of ...

For Iowa History- Learn about the First Inhabitants of Iowa• Video narrative written by Sandra Kessler Host researcher, author, and curator of the Iowa Rural...

For Iowa History- Unit 3 PPT Learn about the First Europeans on Iowa Land-Fur Trade & Tribal Movements 1600-1800• Video narrative written by Sandra Kessle...

For Iowa History- Learn about the First Europeans on Iowa Land-Fur Trade and Tribal Movements 1600-1800 • Video narrative written by Sandra Kessler Host rese...

For Iowa History- Learn about the Acquisition of Iowa Land Louisiana Purchase & Tribal Treaties• Video narrative written by Sandra Kessler Host researcher,...

For Iowa History- Unit 4 PPT Learn about the Acquisition of Iowa Land- Louisiana Purchase- and Tribal Treaties• Video narrative written by Sandra Kessler H...

For Iowa History- Unit 5 PPT Learn about Black Hawk's Story and Tribal Movements out of Iowa• Video narrative written by Sandra Kessler Host researcher, au...

For Iowa History- Learn about Black Hawk's Story & Tribal Movements out of Iowa• Video narrative written by Sandra Kessler Host researcher, author, and curat...

For Iowa History- Unit 6 Powerpoint video Learn about the European Settlement of Iowa Land 1833 to Statehood in 1846• Video narrative written by Sandra Kessler Host rese...