Belle Plaine Area Museum http://belleplaineareamuseum.org Along the Lincoln Highway Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:21:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 SPRING EVENTS AT THE BELLE PLAINE AREA MUSEUM http://belleplaineareamuseum.org/2012/02/spring-events-at-the-belle-plaine-area-museum/ http://belleplaineareamuseum.org/2012/02/spring-events-at-the-belle-plaine-area-museum/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:21:50 +0000 bev http://belleplaineareamuseum.org/?p=163 Continue reading →]]> Sunday March 4th at 2:00  Learn about the area south of Belle Plaine being returned to native prairie.  Presented by Mark Pingenot.

Sunday March 18th at 2:00   Marvin Kucera will share information on growing pumpkins for the 1st annual Pioneer Pumpkin Fest in October.

Sunday April 15th at 2:00   There will be a walk down memory lane to share memories of country school days.  If you attended a rural school, join us!

May is National Youth Safe Driving Month

There will be organizations on the local and state level helping students and others learn about the importance of driving safely.

Sunday May 6th at 2:00   Railroad Tea.  Come listen to stories and songs about the railroad.  Share railroad cake, caboose cookies and more.

Saturday May 12th 11:00 until 4:00   National Train Day 2012.  National Train Day marks 143 years of connecting travelers coast to coast and commemorates the day the first transcontinental railroad was created.  Join us as Belle Plaine celebrates its rich railroad history.

 

]]> http://belleplaineareamuseum.org/2012/02/spring-events-at-the-belle-plaine-area-museum/feed/ 0 Belle Plaine Historical Society Winter Newsletter 2011 http://belleplaineareamuseum.org/2011/12/belle-plaine-historical-society-winter-newsletter-2011/ http://belleplaineareamuseum.org/2011/12/belle-plaine-historical-society-winter-newsletter-2011/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:48:28 +0000 bev http://belleplaineareamuseum.org/?p=147 BP Historical Society Winter Newsletter 2011

]]> http://belleplaineareamuseum.org/2011/12/belle-plaine-historical-society-winter-newsletter-2011/feed/ 0 5th Annual Lincoln Highway Christmas Tea http://belleplaineareamuseum.org/2011/11/5th-annual-lincoln-highway-christmas-tea/ http://belleplaineareamuseum.org/2011/11/5th-annual-lincoln-highway-christmas-tea/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:59:45 +0000 bev http://belleplaineareamuseum.org/?p=128 Continue reading →]]> 2:00 pm Sunday November 27 at the Belle Plaine Area Museum

$15 per person or $65 for a table of six

Price includes door prize tickets!

(Zuber’s Homestead Hotel overnight stay for two and much more!)

Reservations by November 21 call (319 ) 434-2079

Menu

Tea Sandwiches

Handmade Candies

Christmas Cookies

Cakes

Brewed Tea

Coffee

Entertainment

Songs of the season from the group Que Sera Sera (Jolene Blanchard, Barb Garling and Gay Drahn)

Betty Moeller as Mary Todd Lincoln

Visit us on Facebook for updates on menu and door prizes!

 

5th Annual Lincoln Highway Christmas Tea (1)

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