German American Heritage Center Starting 2017 Off Strong
Davenport’s German American Heritage Center is starting the new year off with a bang, with a bunch of family-friendly events for kids still on break, families looking for interesting things to do and anyone just wanting a change of pace event.
Below are a multitude you will not want to miss!
January 8th: Community Open House, 12-4pm
Free admission to the museum
Presentations by Glenn Ehrstine
1pm: German-Iowan Newspapers & the News of the Day, 1860-1920
3pm: German Iowans & the Politics of Brewing
January 15: Women Immigrant Exhibit Opening
A new multicultural exhibit focusing on the travels, contributions, and hardships of women immigrant to the United States.
January 15: “Kuchen in the Cornfields: German Immigrant Women Finding Community in Iowa” Presentation
2pm at the GAHC, Presented by Jeannette Gabriel
January 22: 1917 Exhibit
A year long exhibit with three separate installations. January will usher in our exhibit on the Red Cross in World War I
German American Heritage Center is at 712 W 2nd St, Davenport. For more info, call (563) 322-8844.
