Cambridge American Legion Mural Being Restored

The Cambridge American Legion had a mural created on their building in 2005.  This mural created by John Neal and Ken Tynan was listed as number 49 in The 50 Most Stunning Wall Murals From Around The World!

Restoration of this mural is now underway by Shawn Palek of Slater.  You can see his pictures of some of the restoration on his Facebook fine art page.  The picture above shows the mural as of November 8, 2013.  The Tri-County Times November 7, 2013 (subscription required to read online) has an interview with him about the project.  Funds from the Cambridge American Legion and a grant from the Story County Community Foundation  have made the restoration possible.

Come and see this Cambridge landmark on Water Street!

Cambridge Jubilee Days - June 7-9, 2013

The Cambridge Memorial Library has the schedule for this years Jubilee Days in Cambridge, Iowa.  It begins Friday with several events starting at 5 p.m.  Saturday has a full schedule including the Parade which starts at 10 a.m.

As part of this, the Cambridge Historical Association will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Stop in and see their displays.

Cambridge - Next Meeting February 21, 2012

The next meeting of the Cambridge Historical Association is next Tuesday, February 21st, at 7 p.m.  This will be a combination business meeting and work session.  Everyone is invited to attend and to see (and help with) the new exhibits we are preparing!

Postcards of Story County on the Web

The Penny Postcards site, a USGenWeb Archives Web Site, includes a number of early photo postcards from Story County.  Ames, Cambridge, Nevada, and Story City all have postcards shown.

Penny Postcards from Iowa, part of the site, has links to the postcards by county.  Then within the counties many are arranged by town.

City Celebrations This Summer

Many of the Story County communities have celebrations during the summer that include their historical societies.  The 2010 celebrations include:

• Story City Scandinavian Days - June 4-6.  The 2010 theme is May The Norse Be You.
• Cambridge Jubilee Days - June 11 - 13.  The complete schedule is on the city website.
• Slater Fourth of July - July 2 - 3.
• Maxwell Old Settlers Picnic - August 5 -8.  The 2010 theme is Knowing the Past, Growing for the Future.  Initial details can be found in this Tri-County Times article.
• Huxley Prairie Fest - August 27 - 29.  See their website for more details.
• Nevada Lincoln Highway Days - August 27 - 29.  See their website for the complete schedule.