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Ames Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1980 as Ames Heritage Association. Our founder is Ames historian, Farwell T. Brown, whose historical writings and research have inspired residents to appreciate and preserve the history of Ames. The immediate impetus for founding of the Association was the opportunity to save and restore Ames first schoolhouse. The Articles of Incorporation, dated November 13, 1980, included the following incorporators: F. Terrill Adams, Elmer C. Aurand, Farwell Brown, Elizabeth Ferguson, Rodney Fox, Reinhard K. Friedrich, Ruth F. Hamilton, Herbert R. Hatch, Earl Holtz, Glenn E. Holmes, Jere Maddux, Gladys Meads, Marvin F. Miller, and David L. Moorhead. Bylaws were adopted January 1981 and revised in 1990, 1992, and 2001. At a special meeting on December 8, 2003, the Board of Directors and membership voted to change the organizational name to Ames Historical Society to better reflect our purpose. The new name became effective on January 1st, 2004.
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The mission of the Society is to document, preserve, and present the history of Ames and its immediate vicinity from pre-settlement times to the present. To further this mission, the Society collects and preserves artifacts and archival records, and maintains an 1860s one-room schoolhouse and two collections (Ames Historical Collection and Bauge Norwegian Heritage Collection). Equally important, we initiate and promote research, publications, exhibits and programs, and collaborate with other organizations and institutions. The histories of outlying areas in Story County are also collected when unrepresented by other local museums.
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- Open Tuesday/Thursday 1pm-5pm
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