

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: IHFxSHSI Bus Tour: Underground Railroad Sites in SW Iowa
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 am (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Get in history lovers: we're going on a road trip!! 🚌 Join State Historical Society of Iowa Administrator Valerie Van Kooten for a one day journey to Underground Railroad sites in southwest Iowa on Saturday, April 18. 

🇺🇸 As we approach America250, this trip highlights Iowa’s powerful connections to the nation’s long journey toward liberty. 

Stops will include: 
🏠 John Todd House Museum (Tabor)
A recognized Underground Railroad station. Learn how John Brown used the town as his base of operations in the years leading up to the Civil War.
🏛️ Hitchcock House (Lewis)
Home of abolitionist preacher George Hitchcock and now a National Historic Landmark. Walk the rooms where freedom seekers found shelter on their journey north.

What’s included ✔️
🚌 Round trip CIT bus transportation from Des Moines (free, secure parking)
🎟️ All entrance fees + docent led tours
🥗 Catered sit down lunch in Tabor
💵 Bus driver gratuity
⭐ SHSI members get first access through March 6.

Not yet a member? Join here: https://history.iowa.gov/support/memberships
🔎 Learn more: https://history.iowa.gov/events/iowa-historical-foundation-ihf-bus-tour-underground-railroad-sites-sw-iowa
📝 Register online: https://forms.gle/7PGtRdBWdCcH7kdp8
📬 Printable mail in form: https://bit.ly/3MDDr5J
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/ihfxshsi-bus-tour-underground-railroad-sites-in-sw-iowa/200029846670258
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Des Moines
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: State Historical Society of Iowa
- **lat**: 41.59063
- **long**: -93.60908
- **full address**: State Historical Society of Iowa, 600 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50319-1006, United States

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- **organizer**: State Historical Society of Iowa (https://allevents.in/org/state-historical-society-of-iowa/12711495)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 am (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** State Historical Society of Iowa, 600 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50319-1006, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** State Historical Society of Iowa
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about IHFxSHSI Bus Tour: Underground Railroad Sites in SW Iowa ?
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