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Historical Museums Participate in
Light On!
For Iowa Museums
The
Ankeny Area Historical Society participated in Lights
On! For Iowa Museums on October 25. Featured were the
Ankeny Fire Department’s "Old 400" Fire truck, along
with antique fire equipment, hats and other memorabilia.
Many visitors attend the open house including Brownies
and Cub Scouts. Brownies from Troop 419 stopped and had
their picture taken in front of "Old 400." The
Historical Society would like to thank the Ankeny Fire
Department, Ted & Shauna Jansen, and Lynn Pitts for
helping with our display.
Ice Cream Social Sept. 16th,
2007
Society Receives a Grant From Polk County
E.J. Giovannetti, Polk County
Supervisor, presents a Community Betterment Grant check for
$2,700 to Ankeny Area Historical Society president, Ron
Sampson at the April 24, 2007 meeting.
The grant money will be used for
kiosk, display boards and telephone system.
Ankeny High School Juniors Help
Restore History
Twenty-two juniors from Dave Richard's US History
class spent two days cleaning artifacts to get them
ready to be on display in our new barn. Mr. Richard said
he wanted the students to have a chance to be one on one
with artifacts. Also it was also a community service
project. Taylor Anderson, also a social studies teacher
at Ankeny High School, joined the students one of the
days. The students are just a few of the many volunteers
we have had helping clean artifacts. We would like to
thank all those who are helping us "Bring the Past to
Life!"
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