This event is in the "Adults" group. Sep 8 2024 Sun Iowa Files: Legacy Woods 2:30pm - 3:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Sep 8 2024 Sun Iowa Files: Legacy Woods 2:30pm - 3:30pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Event Details: There’s an exciting new project on the corner of Grand and Fuller- Legacy Woods Nature Sanctuary.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 20 2024 Sun Iowa Files: Taste of the Junction 2:30pm - 3:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 20 2024 Sun Iowa Files: Taste of the Junction 2:30pm - 3:30pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Event Details: This joint library-Historical Society event is free and open to the public thanks to the support of West Des Moines Historical Society Members, EMC Insurance Foundation, the West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation and the Iowa Arts Council.&nbs
This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 17 2024 Sun Iowa Files: Woodland Cemetery 2:30pm - 3:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 17 2024 Sun Iowa Files: Woodland Cemetery 2:30pm - 3:30pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Event Details: Woodland Cemetery was founded in 1848, three years before Des Moines was incorporated as a city. One of the earliest Victorian "garden cemeteries," its oak tree-covered hills served as the city's first park.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jan 12 2025 Sun Iowa Files: From Rarebit Burgers to Carrot Juice: Lessons Learned Working in Iconic Des Moines Restaurants 2:30pm - 3:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Jan 12 2025 Sun Iowa Files: From Rarebit Burgers to Carrot Juice: Lessons Learned Working in Iconic Des Moines Restaurants 2:30pm - 3:30pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Event Details: Wini Moranville reviewed restaurants for the Des Moines Register for 15 years. She writes about the highs and lows of the job in her new book, Love Is My Favorite Flavor: A Midwestern Dining Critic Tells All.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Feb 9 2025 Sun Iowa Files: The Underground Railroad in Iowa 2:30pm - 3:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Feb 9 2025 Sun Iowa Files: The Underground Railroad in Iowa 2:30pm - 3:30pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Event Details: The Underground Railroad was a series of safe places for Freedom Seekers to receive aid on their journey to escape enslavement.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Mar 16 2025 Sun Iowa Files: One Small Step for Iowa, One Giant Leap for America 2:30pm - 3:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Mar 16 2025 Sun Iowa Files: One Small Step for Iowa, One Giant Leap for America 2:30pm - 3:30pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Event Details: This joint library-Historical Society event is free and open to the public thanks to the support of West Des Moines Historical Society Members, EMC Insurance Foundation, the West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation and the Iowa Arts Council.&nbs
This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 13 2025 Sun Iowa Files: Iowa in the 1840s; Cheap Land and Broken Treaties 2:30pm - 3:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 13 2025 Sun Iowa Files: Iowa in the 1840s; Cheap Land and Broken Treaties 2:30pm - 3:30pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Event Details: This joint library-Historical Society event is free and open to the public thanks to the support of West Des Moines Historical Society Members, EMC Insurance Foundation, the West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation and the Iowa Arts Council.&nbs
This event is in the "Adults" group. May 18 2025 Sun Iowa Files: Women's Correction in Iowa 2:30pm - 3:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. May 18 2025 Sun Iowa Files: Women's Correction in Iowa 2:30pm - 3:30pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Event Details: This joint library-Historical Society event is free and open to the public thanks to the support of West Des Moines Historical Society Members, EMC Insurance Foundation, the West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation and the Iowa Arts Council.&nbs