Upcoming Events!
Holiday Open House, November 14th 5:00-7:00pm
November 14th kicks off the holiday season in Downtown Ames. There will be a tree lighting at Tom Evans Plaza at 6:00pm and many businesses will have open houses. The History Center will be open from 5:00-7:00
that evening to participate in the downtown cheer. Stop in to see our
new exhibits, have some hot cider and holiday goodies then pop across
the street to see our tree at the Festival of Trees.
Festival of Trees, November 14th-November 30th
The Ames Historical Society has
decorated a tree this year for the Festival of Trees. Our tree is titled
Silver Sesquicentennial Season, but that is all we are going to reveal,
you will have to go see it for yourself! Trees are on display during
regular hours at the Octagon Center for the Arts.
Benefit Shopping Day, November 16th 1:00-4:00pm
The
non-profit Fair Trade store Worldly Goods offers opportunities to other
non-profits each holiday season to host a Benefit Shopping Day. Ames
Historical Society staff and volunteers will be at Worldly Goods that
day talking about what we do and promoting our mission. Worldly Goods
will then donate 5-20% of the proceeds that day to the Ames Historical Society. So come in on November 16th,
get your Christmas shopping done, eat some holiday treats, and part of
the money you spend will go back to the Historical Society. It's an easy way to give back this holiday season. Feel free to invite family and friends!
