

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Lecture Series: The Life and Times of Henry A. Wallace
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: In this one-act play based on the award-winning book of the same name by Senator John C. Culver and John Hyde, actor Tom Milligan portrays Henry A. Wallace, the agricultural innovator and founder of Pioneer Hi-Bred seed corn company who became US Secretary of Agriculture and later Vice President under Franklin Roosevelt. Admired by many and later branded as a Socialist during his controversial 1948 campaign for the presidency, Wallace always held out a vision for the future.

American Dreamer: The Life and Times of Henry A. Wallace
Speaker: Tom Milligan, actor, director, theatrical producer

Attend in person: Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave.
Attend online: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uCLXt-JrQTqIAsYUerDFfw#/registration

Program funded by Humanities Iowa, a private, non-profit state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the State Historical Society of Iowa. 2026 Lecture Series presented in partnership by Ames History Museum and Ames Public Library.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ames/lecture-series-the-life-and-times-of-henry-a-wallace/200029782232417
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, workshops, virtual, webinar
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Ames
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Ames Public Library
- **lat**: 42.02642
- **long**: -93.61257
- **full address**: Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave, Ames, IA 50010-6215, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Ames History Museum (https://allevents.in/org/ames-history-museum/12844737)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave, Ames, IA 50010-6215, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Ames History Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, theatre, workshops, virtual, webinar
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Lecture Series: The Life and Times of Henry A. Wallace ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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