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Paula Sands Live – Putnam Joins “Museums for All”

Watch Putnam President/CEO, Rachael Mullins, on Paula Sands Live sharing about our new Museums for All pricing here. Visit our website to learn more about Museums for All at the… Read the full story »

Iowa Dairy Farm Receives National Sustainability Award

St. Paul, Minn. — Midwest Dairy member Cinnamon Ridge Farms received a national designation of Outstanding Dairy Farm at the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards during a May 8 ceremony in Rosemont, Illinois…. Read the full story »

Farmhouse renovation awarded grant

https://wallace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/farmhouse-grant.pdf

Garden for Good

https://wallace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/garden-for-good-2020.pdf

Trailblazers for Generations

https://wallace.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/innovation-iowa_2019.pdf

Silt Removal Project Uncovers Four Turbines At Motor Mill

Sediment removed from Motor Mill By Larry Stone https://motormill.org/lab/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Silt-removal-article-by-L.-Stone.pdf Visitors to Motor Mill, southeast of Elkader along the Turkey River, this fall will get a whole new perspective on the… Read the full story »

Putnam Museum tells the stories behind toys

Learn about our latest featured exhibit from this article in the QC Times!

The Cities: Celebrating Women’s Suffrage

Curator of History and Anthropology discusses women’s suffrage and The Putnam original exhibit, Liberated Voices Changed Lives on The Cities.

Living Local

Learn about our reopening with this segment from Living Local.

World’s Greatest Spring Break for Kids Canceled for 2020

Waterloo, Iowa – Out of an abundance of caution regarding the coronavirus (COVID19), the McElroy Trust has announced the cancellation of this year’s World’s Greatest Spring Break for Kids scheduled… Read the full story »