The Sawmill Museum will host a winter speaker series titled “How Clinton Has Built and Fed the World.” The series will take place at the museum, located at 2231 Grant Street, Clinton, IA. Programs are on Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., from January 12 through March 16, 2017. The series is free to the public, due to a grant from Silos and Smokestacks. Admission is at 5:00 p.m. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.
The series will cover a variety of topics about industry and agriculture in Clinton and Eastern Iowa, in the past and present, as well as the influence of industry and agriculture, both locally and globally. Themes include changes in agriculture over the years; the relationship between local and global food streams; the role of family farms; the relationship between the lumber and agriculture industries. Each week will feature a different speaker.
Speakers will be provided by a variety of organizations, including Humanities Iowa, Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, and the Hawkeye Speakers Bureau. Check the museum’’s website (http://www.thesawmillmuseum.org/ag-speaker-series.html) for details about individual speakers and presentations.
The mission of The Sawmill Museum is to preserve, collect, interpret, and explore the history of America’s sawmill, lumber, and forestry industries. Centered around the story of Clinton, Iowa’s rich lumber history, the Museum features dynamic exhibits, programs, and events that explore the history of these industries, their current practices, and future opportunities and challenges. It is located at 2231 Grant Street, Clinton, IA, and is open Sundays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays, 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., and Tuesday through Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All programs are free with paid admission to the museum—adults are $4 and children (5-12) are 3. For information about volunteer opportunities, events, exhibits, and educational programs and trips, visit www.thesawmillmuseum.org.
SSNHA is one of 49 federally designated heritage areas in the nation and is an Affiliated Area of the National Park Service. The Heritage Area covers 37 counties in the northeast quadrant of Iowa. Interstate 80 borders it on the south and Interstate 35 borders it on the west. Through a network of sites, programs and events, SSNHA interprets farm life, agribusiness and rural communities – past and present. Silos’s website is http://www.silosandsmokestacks.org/.
January 12: If Barns Could Talk
Presented by Rich Tyler, Professor at the University of Iowa
Funded by Humanities Iowa, a private, non-profit state affiliate
of the National Endowment for the Humanities
January 19: History of Cattle Feed
Presented by Dr. Phil Reemtsma
January 26: Eastern Iowa Pork Production in the Past and Present
Presented by Todd Wiley
February 2: Feeding Iowa, Feeding the World: The Confluence of Local and Global Food Streams
Presented by Brandi Janssen, PhD
Member of the Hawkeye Speaker’s Bureau
February 9: Family Farming from the 1960’s to 1980’s
Presented by Margo Hansen, Director of Programs at EICC’s Bickelhaupt Arboretum and author of Down on the Farm
February 16: How Clinton Feeds the World
Presented by Brian Leech, professor at Augustana College
February 23: History of 4-H and Experiences of 4-H
March 2: Life as an Ag Engineer Presented by Bailley Richardson
March 9: 40 Years of Change in Clinton County Agriculture
Presented by Greg Brenneman, Iowa State University Ag Engineering Specialist
March 16: The History of the Confluences and Clashes of Agriculture and Forestry
Presented by Matthew Parbs, Director of The Sawmill Museum
March 23: KCLN’s Spring Ag Roundtable