Traveling Civil War Exhibit at Library

Ames Public Library Hosts Traveling Civil War Exhibit

 Ames Public Library will host a traveling Civil War exhibit from the State Historical Museum of Iowa Monday, April 9 from 10am until 8pm; Tuesday, April 10 from 10am until 8pm; and Wednesday, April 11 from 10am until 6pm.

Presented by EMC Insurance Companies, “The Fiery Trial: Iowa and the Civil War” is housed in a 32-foot trailer that travels to local museums, libraries, schools and other venues across the state to serve Iowans in their communities.

The exhibit is part of the Museum’s “History on the Move” educational outreach program, which began three years ago with an exhibit about President Abraham Lincoln’s ties to Iowa. That exhibit served more than 25,000 Iowans in their communities