CORNING – The French Icarian Village, 2349 220th St., in Corning will sponsor an exhibit, “At Home in the Heartland,” from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 15, when the TRACES Center for History and Culture bring their mobile exhibit in a retro-fitted bus, the BUS-eum, to Adams County. A docent will guide visitors through the exhibit which examines how the Midwest developed in ways different from other regions, how Iowa’s settlement distinguished it from its neighbors and what both blesses and burdens us today. The exhibit includes period-piece artifacts and video documentaries featuring stories that distinguish Iowa from other Midwest states.
Dr. Michael Luick-Thrams, historian, educator and speaker, will present an hour long program, “Forgotten Stories of How Iowans Got to Be ‘Us,’” focusing on the early settlement of Iowa in the 1878 restored communal dining hall at the Village beginning at 1 p.m.
Founded in 2001, TRACES bring history to life by gathering, preserving and presenting stories of people, past and present, of different backgrounds and perspectives from the Midwest, Germany and Austria. Admission is free, in part with support from Humanities Iowa.