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2019 Barn Tour

On July 17, 2019 /

The annual Barn Tour is a yearly staple for Johnson County natives in the know. Barns around northern Johnson County are on our list to explore and experience in full! Don’t worry about the summer heat, the tour will travel in style in an air-conditioned motor coach.

Creating the Black Utopia of Buxton, Iowa Book Signing and Lecture

On May 7, 2019 /

Author Rachelle Chase (visit her website here) returns to the JCHS with her second book on Buxton: Creating the Black Utopia of Buxton, Iowa. Buxton, IA was a place of racial inclusion in a time when our country was anything but. Come to the JCHS’s Community Room

Gangster in our Midst Lecture and Book Signing

On March 8, 2019 /

Author Betty Passick (click here to visit her website) will share A Ray of Hope, her presentation on her new book Gangster in our Midst: A Historical Novel. In the midst of recounting the true story of gangster Louis La Cava, bookkeeper to Al Capone, authoress Betty Passick also

Irving Weber Days: All In One Room

On March 1, 2019 /

Frank Yoder presents his new book All In One Room: A History of Country Schools in Johnson County, Iowa. This book is a culmination of five years of hard work and dedication. All In One Room is a history of the country schools in Johnson County, but it

Lost Buxton Lecture

On January 17, 2018 /

Join JCHS in celebrating Black History Month! Come hear beloved authoress and sought-after public speaker Rachelle Chase talk about her latest book Images of America: Lost Buxton.