Living History Farms

Living History Farms Website: www.LHF.org

Twitter: Open for general touring May-October. Open by reservation for special events and programs November-April.
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Living History Farms is an interactive outdoor history museum, which educates and connects all peoples to the many stories of Midwestern rural heritage.

Our whole museum is a family classroom today for Homeschool Day!
05/29/2026

Our whole museum is a family classroom today for Homeschool Day!

Historic trades you can try at Homeschool Day on Friday include broom making, blacksmithing, perfume making, and printin...
05/28/2026

Historic trades you can try at Homeschool Day on Friday include broom making, blacksmithing, perfume making, and printing.

Household chores you can try at Homeschool Day on Friday include churning butter, cooking, working with wool, and doing ...
05/27/2026

Household chores you can try at Homeschool Day on Friday include churning butter, cooking, working with wool, and doing laundry on a washboard.

Our spelling bee champion, Caleb DeVan of Ankeny, is competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee! Here's how you can ...
05/26/2026

Our spelling bee champion, Caleb DeVan of Ankeny, is competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee! Here's how you can watch: https://spellingbee.com/watch

Decoration Day, now known as Memorial Day, was officially established in 1868 when General John A. Logan, the Commander-...
05/25/2026

Decoration Day, now known as Memorial Day, was officially established in 1868 when General John A. Logan, the Commander-in-Chief of the Union veterans group, designated a day "for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country." Pictured: Stereoscope image of Decoration Day at Arlington Cemetery, May 30, 1873, by J.F. Jarvis

Friday is Homeschool Day! Special activities include games at the 1700 Ioway Farm, the 1850 Pioneer Farm, and the Flynn ...
05/24/2026

Friday is Homeschool Day! Special activities include games at the 1700 Ioway Farm, the 1850 Pioneer Farm, and the Flynn Mansion. Find a full list of activities and buy advance discount tickets on our website.

Today's the day: Our Decoration Day ceremony starts at 1 p.m. at the Gazebo, followed by a short ceremony at the New Hop...
05/23/2026

Today's the day: Our Decoration Day ceremony starts at 1 p.m. at the Gazebo, followed by a short ceremony at the New Hope Cemetery. Free baseball demonstration starts at 3:30 p.m. on the front lawn.

05/22/2026

Saturday is Decoration Day in our 1876 town of Walnut Hill, honoring Civil War dead. This 19th-century holiday became our modern Memorial Day. Procession and ceremony begin at 1 p.m.

Our Decoration Day procession starts Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Gazebo. Visitors are welcome to walk or watch. Ceremony f...
05/21/2026

Our Decoration Day procession starts Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Gazebo. Visitors are welcome to walk or watch. Ceremony follows at the New Hope Cemetery. LHF.org/event/decoration-day/

We visited We Are Iowa Local 5 News today to talk about Decoration Day and Historic Baseball. Hope to see you Saturday! ...
05/20/2026

We visited We Are Iowa Local 5 News today to talk about Decoration Day and Historic Baseball. Hope to see you Saturday! https://ow.ly/gfEn50Z2qSg

Saturday at 3:30, we'll have a FREE demonstration of Historic Baseball on the front lawn. Come out for Decoration Day at...
05/20/2026

Saturday at 3:30, we'll have a FREE demonstration of Historic Baseball on the front lawn. Come out for Decoration Day at the museum and stay, or join us just to try baseball played by 1870s rules. LHF.org/event/decoration-day/

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11121 Hickman Road
Urbandale, IA
50322

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+15152785286

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