• Pink flowers blossom in the garden of a white two-room cottage.

    Herbert Hoover

    National Historic Site Iowa

Schedule Of Events

Visitors can find exhibits and a 12-minute film about Herbert Hoover's childhood in West Branch at the visitor center, along with maps and audio devices for a self-guided tours of the park. Any child can be a Junior Ranger by completing activities during a visit to the park. For more events, visit the online calendars of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum and the City of West Branch.

 

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Events Upcoming for June

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  • Music on the Village Green

    Thursday, June 6, 2013

    Weekly performances feature folk band The Hollands (June 6), bluesman Kevin "BF" Burt (June 13), guitarist Scott Cawelti (June 20), and bluegrass band The Feralings (June 27). More

    Time:
    7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
    Location:
    Village Green in Downtown West Branch
    Fees:
    Free

  • Music on the Village Green

    Thursday, June 13, 2013

    Weekly performances feature folk band The Hollands (June 6), bluesman Kevin "BF" Burt (June 13), guitarist Scott Cawelti (June 20), and bluegrass band The Feralings (June 27). More

    Time:
    7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
    Location:
    Village Green in Downtown West Branch
    Fees:
    Free

  • Geology of the National Parks

    Wednesday, June 19, 2013

    Dr. Richard Baker presents a series of lectures about geology in our national parks, focusing on Big Bend (June 19), Yosemite (July 24), and Hawaii Volcanoes (August 25). More

    Time:
    7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
    Location:
    Visitor Center
    Fees:
    Free

  • Music on the Village Green

    Thursday, June 20, 2013

    Weekly performances feature folk band The Hollands (June 6), bluesman Kevin "BF" Burt (June 13), guitarist Scott Cawelti (June 20), and bluegrass band The Feralings (June 27). More

    Time:
    7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
    Location:
    Village Green in Downtown West Branch
    Fees:
    Free

  • Music on the Village Green

    Thursday, June 27, 2013

    Weekly performances feature folk band The Hollands (June 6), bluesman Kevin "BF" Burt (June 13), guitarist Scott Cawelti (June 20), and bluegrass band The Feralings (June 27). More

    Time:
    7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
    Location:
    Village Green in Downtown West Branch
    Fees:
    Free

Did You Know?

Yellow coneflowers in the lush green prairie grass.

General Land Office surveyors who first came to Iowa commented that the territory was fit only for waterfowl. Eighty-five percent of Iowa used to be soggy tallgrass prairie. More...