Passport to History, GPS Adventure
Saturdays, May - October
Monday- Friday June 14-August 13
Explore the history of the Amana Colonies using the Global Positioning System. Start this fun, family oriented adventure at the Amana Heritage Museum. Don’t worry if you don’t have a GPS unit, you can borrow ours!
Craft Demonstrations
Saturdays May 29- September 4, 11am-4pm
Visit the original Homestead blacksmith shop and learn about crafts in the Amana Colonies. Printing and Blacksmithing demonstrations. Demonstrations may vary. Free.
Village Walking Tours
Friday June 4, July 2 & August 6
Take a guided tour through the streets of old Amana and hear stories of the past. Starts at the Amana Heritage Museum at 5:00pm. $3.00 or free with musuem admission.
Amana Wine Walking Tour
Friday June 25, July 23, and August 27
Take a walking tour of the Village of Amana and learn about the Colonies’ wine making history. Also sample the best of the modern day colony wine. $5.00 per person. Tour begins at the Amana Heritage Museum at 3:00pm
Lily Lake Bike Tours
Friday June 11 July 9 & Aug 13
Take a guided ride on our beautiful bike trail and learn about the Colonies’ unique history and natural history. Tours begin at the Amana Colonies Visitors Center at 1:00pm. Bike rentals are available. $3.00 or free with museum admission.
Industrial Tours
Friday June 18, July 16 & August 20
Learn about Amana’s industrial past. Includes calico factory, woolen mill, millrace and the hydroelectric plant. Tour starts at the Woolen Mill at 5:00pm. $5.00
Amana Wine Walking Tour
Friday June 25, July 23 and August 27
Take a walking tour of the Village of Amana and learn about the Colonies’ wine making history. Also sample the best of the modern day colony wine. $5.00 per person. Tour begins at the Amana Heritage Museum at 3:00pm.
Annual Harvest Dinner & Silent Auction
September 18, 5:30pm at the Homestead Church Museum
Join us for an evening of celebration and support.
5:30 p.m. Live music, drinks, and silent auction begins.
7:00 p.m. Dinner with dessert served indoors.
8:30 p.m. Auction distribution and raffle drawing.
Silent auction includes works by local artisans, gifts, services, lodging, event tickets, quaint dinners, and several one of a kinds!
GRAND PRIZE RAFFLE TICKETS ON SALE NOW! $100 each
Prize is $2,000 in Amana Society certificates. Raffle purchase includes dinner for two. Do not need to be present to win.
DINNER TICKETS : $20 each or two for $35
To purchase, contact the museum at (319) 622-3567 no later than September 10th
Barn Tour
September 19, 1:00pm
On this tour you will experience the unique history of agriculture in the Amana Colonies through the architecture of barns. Our Amana Heritage Society guide will take you around the Colonies to see ten different communal-era barns. You will not only learn about Amana’s communal agricultural history, but also see one of the largest modern farm operation in the State of Iowa. Reservations required by September 10. $25 per person.
Glimpse of Amana’s Christmas Past
December 3-4
Experience the holiday season at the Amana Heritage Museum- come enjoy "A Glimpse of Amana’s Christmas Past," a program of song, poetry, and storytelling that lets you experience Christmas in communal Amana a century ago. Special museum hours, free event.
PREVIOUS EVENTS
Communal Breakfast
held January 23, 9:00am
See how women cooked in the communal kitchen and enjoy a communal breakfast. Limited seating, reservations required. $10 per person
Price Creek Watershed Presentation by Peter Hoehnle
held February 22, 7pm
Peter Hoehnle of the Iowa Valley RC&D will present his recent research of the Price Creek watershed. Mr. Hoehnle will discuss the ecological changes the creek has under gone. This will also including an illustrated discussion of the pre-Amana settlement of the watershed including discussion of the Jasper colony. 7:00pm at the Amana Heritage Museum. Free event.
“Homestead Journey” Progressive Dinner
held May 1 6:00pm
On this progressive dinner travel around Homestead to the Amana Heritage Sites and hear stories of old Amana while enjoying delicious colony food. Seating is limited, reservations are required. $45 per person.
Easter Egg Hunt
held April 3, 9am
Kids 12 and under are invited to join us for our annual Easter egg hunt in the Amana Heritage Museum yard. $3.00 per child. Reservations required.
Zither Concert
June 6, 2:00pm
Amana Heritage Society will host Davenport’s German American Heritage Center Zither Ensemble for a unique concert of traditional German music. Join us at the Homestead Community Church Museum at 2:00pm for an afternoon of music that has a long tradition in the Amana Colonies. Free will donation.
Garage Sale
June 18-20, Homestead Blacksmith Shop
The Amana Heritage Society is participating in the7-village-wide community garage sale June 18-20. Our sale will be held at the Homestead Blacksmith Shop (4119 V st. Homestead.Next to Henry's Market) and we will be selling used and surplus office supplies, display materials, craft items, and museum store marked-down items along with donated household items. All proceeds from the sale will be used for our Amana Heritage Museum roof shingling project this summer.
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