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Leo E. Landis

@StateCuratorIA

State Curator; @iowamuseum, @iowaculture, Bacon enthusiast, @isualum in @iastatehistory, views are my own

 Des Moines, IA
Joined October 2015
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Springdale, Iowa was a Quaker community w/strong abolitionist ties. Stopped there last week on a John Brown project & found this unrelated but intriguing grave site. Obit from Muscatine Journal (Dec 1902) via @StateCuratorIA
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Springdale, Iowa was a Quaker community w/strong abolitionist ties. Stopped there last week on a John Brown project & found this unrelated but intriguing grave site. Obit from Muscatine Journal (12/12/1902) via @StateCuratorIA
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Our free, monthly networking and community building event gives you the opportunity to meet other history practitioners around the country. This month's History Hour is hosted by the AASLH Educators and Interpreters Committee. Register at tinyurl.com/HistoryHour0624.
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AASLH is proud to announce that we have been selected by @America250 as an inaugural National Resource Partner. National Resource Partners are a select group of expert nonpartisan, nonprofit orgs that will help elevate and scale America250 programming. america250.org/about-america…
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This settles the Pop vs. Soda debate
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Our 2024 Alice Smith Prize in #PublicHistory: congrats to the State Historical Society of Iowa (@IowaMuseum) for their 2023 program highlighting the 1980s #FarmCrisis! @aklumpp was on hand to accept on behalf of SHSI. #MidwestHistory24
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Andrew Batt@AndBatt21 Jul 2023
A terrific night & great crowd at @IowaStateFair to premiere the new @IowaPBS documentary “Our Great State Fair” chronicling the nearly 170-year history of the Fair. The two 1-hour episodes air on @IowaPBS Aug 1 and Aug 2. Also @PBS app and IowaPBS.org
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Jay Byers@jaybyers5 Jun 2023
.@ridedart honors Juneteenth in #DSMUSA desmoinesregister.com/story/…

A Des Moines public bus is honoring Juneteenth in a new way

Iowa Juneteenth chair Dwana Bradley said she hopes when people step on the bus, they not only see themselves, but also feel like they are a part of the city.

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We are honored to share that a new building will be relocated to Greenfield Village. Jackson House is a Selma, Ala., home that served as a safe haven where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others planned the Selma-to-Montgomery marches of 1965. Learn more: thehenryford.org/visit/green…
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H-Midwest@h_midwest29 Mar 2023
Iowa History Book Club hosted by @IowaMuseum will feature "The Good Country: A History of the American Midwest" by Jon Lauck on 3-30 @OUPress @notesoniowa @ICPL @IowaPublicRadio @humanitiesiowa @IowaCityofLit @RobertLeonard @StateCuratorIA #twitterstorians iowaculture.gov/Iowa-History…
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Roger Riley@rogerriley2 Dec 2022
Visit to the Caucus artifacts—a trip down memory lane. Covered John Glenn in 1984 outside the Happy Chef in Waterloo. During a media gaggle he pushed my microphone back, not sure why. Never covered him again! @StateCuratorIA @WHO13news from David Yepsen political buttons – at Des Moines, IA
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Roger Riley@rogerriley2 Dec 2022
That’s the guy, @StateCuratorIA with the History of the #IowaCaucus @WHOWeather @WHO13news – at Des Moines, IA
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Check out all the issues of Middle West Review on @ProjectMUSE and subscribe through @UnivNebPress by going here nebraskapressjournals.unl.ed… #twitterstorians @kshistoryjrnl @OhioHistory @NewberryLibrary @MichiganHist @imaghist @IowaMuseum @StateCuratorIA @ILHistory1818 @sodakhistory
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ORANGE CITY—The NEXT program at Northwestern College started out small. In 2016, the program for college students with intellectual and developmental disabilities had one student. nwestiowa.com/news/nwc-makes…

NWC makes space for students with disabilities

ORANGE CITY—The NEXT program at Northwestern College started out small. In 2016, the program for college students with intellectual and developmental disabilities had one student.

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Andrew Batt@AndBatt17 Nov 2022
New @IowaPBS documentary featuring Iowa’s first city premieres Monday night. “Historic Buildings of Iowa: Dubuque”Nov 21 at 8 pm
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As Iowa's first city, Dubuque has hundreds of historic buildings. However, few have played as integral of a part in residents' lives as the city hall, the old county jail and the county courthouse. Learn more about this trio in Historic Buildings of Iowa Nov. 21 at 8 p.m.
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Iowa History@IowaMuseum16 Nov 2022
Sign up your young history detective for our next History Mystery program, December 3rd at 10 am. They'll discover artifacts and uncover connections to Iowa history. Learn more and sign up at: bit.ly/3G3pecm #IowaMuseums #GoldiesKidsClub
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The AASLH Decolonization and the Road to Indigenization Resource Kit will help you understand Native American history and culture and best practices for forming Native partnerships built on trust and collaboration. The kit is available at tinyurl.com/aaslhdecolonizat….
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A #HERstory alert ♀️ ahead of Veterans Day: Let's take a moment to remember the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs. They were the first American women trained to fly military aircraft, but were considered civil servants at the time, not military. 🧵
WASPs and sisters Nancye Crout (right) and Kittie (left) pictured in their flight suits

ALT WASPs and sisters Nancye Crout (right) and Kittie (left) pictured in their flight suits

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Grout Museum@GroutMuseum7 Nov 2022
Join the SBIVM this Fri or Sat for a program honoring the 80th anniversary of the loss of the USS Juneau & the 5 Sullivan Brothers. In honor of Veterans Day, all Veterans & Active Duty receive free admission to the Museum Fri & Sat. Details: bit.ly/3UiYtoC
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November is National Native American Heritage Month. The Meskwaki Tribe has a deep heritage in the land that we now call Iowa. Learn about the Meskwaki Tribe with Iowa PBS Education’s FIND Iowa | Cultural Contributions to Iowa. bit.ly/CulturalContributions
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