The Ottumwa Public Library announces their topic, “Iowa Ethnic Heritage”, for the next Reminisce Society meeting.
Tuesday November 19th is the next meeting of the Reminisce Society at 10 am. This month we will be hosting John Liepa with Humanities Iowa as he discusses “Iowa’s Ethnic Heritage”.
Enjoy the unfolding and changing adventure of Iowa’s immigration history. Beginning with the Ioway, one of 17 distinctive indigenous tribal
groups, we’ll trace chronologically who we are as Iowans. From Spanish explorers and French trappers, traders and priests; to the dominant English, Germans and Irish; to Scandinavians, Dutch and Czechs, we’ll explore why these group chose to leave their homelands and how they eventually ended up in Iowa. African-Americans, Eastern Europeans and Hispanics have different stories to share along with other “newer” Iowans.
This course is personal and interactive and we’ll work together to discover who we are, and who we are becoming as Iowans.
This program is free and open to the public. Presented in person at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Ottumwa and virtually via Zoom meeting.
For any questions or to be added to the Zoom Meeting call us at 641-682-7563 or email Director Sonja Ferrell at sferrell@ottumwapubliclibrary.org
