Join Tanya Zanish-Belcher, Head of Special Collections & University Archives at the ISU Library, as she describes her department's sesquicentennial projects.  From artifacts to oral history interviews, from blogs to websites, from diaries to snapshots, documenting the ISU Sesquicentennial is a full-time effort.  The 150th celebration also demonstrates the ongoing importance of keeping archives.  The 15,000 linear feet of papers, records, and 1,000,000 images in the Archives were used in numerous university projects and publications.  She will also share some of the more unique objects from the collection.

Put on your driving gloves, strap on those goggles and slip on that linen duster.  You are invited to experience the tale of one of the most adventurous treks ever undertaken.  The 1908 New York to Paris Great Race was a colossal international undertaking and a huge news event exactly one hundred years ago.  What's more, its route brought it through the heart of Iowa and Ames.  Using period photographs, information about the race, vehicles, individuals involved and post race hoopla will be presented, concentrating on the happenings here in Central Iowa.  Don't miss this wild ride!

The Dinkey carried passengers, mail, freight and building materials between downtown Ames and Iowa Agricultural College for sixteen years, 1891-1907, during a period of rapid growth by both entities.  Society Curator, Dennis Wendell, combines dozens of vintage images with anecdotes and facts about the original incorporators, route, terminals, rolling stock, passengers, freight, and advertising.