History at High Noon

Presenter Matt Anderson, Curator, will explain the stories behind the photos and artifacts in our current exhibit during History at High Noon: Sioux City and the US at 250 - Part 2, on Thursday, August 20 at 12:05 p.m.

Join us for History at High Noon: History at High Noon: Kosovo, US & Iowa – Partners in Peace, presented by the Sioux City Public Museum in partnership with WIT Lifelong Learning on Thursday, June 18 at 12:05 p.m. at the Robert Dunker Student Center on the Western Iowa Tech Community College campus.

Presenter Tom Munson, Archives Manager, will highlight the award ceremonies and reasons why our city has achieved the honor during History at High Noon: What It Takes to be an All-America City, on Thursday, May 21 at 12:05 p.m.

Join us for History at High Noon: Road Trip to Sioux City on Highways 20 & 75, presented by Matt Anderson on Thursday, April 16 at 12:05 p.m.

Every city has its share of scandals, and Sioux City is no exception. Some of its most eyebrow-raising episodes still spark curiosity more than a century later.

Join us for History at High Noon: Sioux City Houses of Worship 1870-1940, on Thursday, February 19 beginning at 12:05 p.m., presented by Tom Munson, Archives Manager.

Join us for History at High Noon: Sioux City Waterworks, presented by Haley Aguirre, on January 15, beginning at 12:05 p.m.

Join us for History at High Noon: The Country Club Neighborhood, presented by Tom Munson, on December 18, beginning at 12:05 p.m.

Join us for History at High Noon: The Real History of Thanksgiving, presented by Bruce Forbes, on November 20, beginning at 12:05 p.m.

Join us on Thursday, October 16 at 12:05 p.m. for History at High Noon: Sioux City Brews. This event is free to attend!

Join Russ Gifford and learn how Welk, while other bandleaders came and went, remained master of his future and ruled his region – and his timeslot – from the 1950s to the 1980s!

Join Russ Gifford as he explores Sioux City’s forgotten labor beginnings, the confrontations, and the sometimes-surprising differences that gave Sioux City a unique result.

Join us on Thursday, July 17 at 12:05 p.m. for History at High Noon: Jazz in Sioux City. This event is free to attend!

Spend your lunch hour at the Museum! Jerome Kills Small brings his personal experience as an Oglala Lakota to a discussion on what the spirit and science say about water.

Presented by local dinosaur hunters Brian Buckmeier and Darren Maurer, the minds behind the Dinosaurs of the Hell Creek exhibit.

Discover how the “girls” and Madam Shaw’s businesses were treated by the young city and its citizens, as Sioux City grappled with women’s rights, prostitution and the dangerous complexities that existed in frontier towns, presented by Russ Gifford, local historian.

Learn how one of Sioux City’s most well-known women’s clubs originated and became tied to Bruguier’s Cabin, one of the earliest structures built in what became Sioux City, presented by Grace Linden, former Sioux City Public Museum curator of history.

Learn how one of Sioux City’s most well-known women’s clubs originated and became tied to Bruguier’s Cabin, one of the earliest structures built in what became Sioux City, presented by Grace Linden, former Sioux City Public Museum curator of history.

In this History at High Noon, come ring in the first month of 2025 with a look at many different “firsts” in Sioux City’s history, presented by Haley Aguirre.

Presenter Matt Anderson, curator of history, will give a general overview of Sioux City’s meat industry from 1868-2002.

Presenter Tom Munson will explore the history of the Smith Family, the neighborhood, its residents, and its unique architecture.

Presenter Sun Rose IronShell will discuss the Annual Memorial March to Honor our Children.

Presenters Dr. Stacey Alex and Dr. Wilfrido Suárez will share several Sioux City Public Museum artifacts documenting Latina/o presence in our area.

In this presentation, Archival Records Clerk Haley Aguirre will give an overview of Sioux City’s many iconic neighborhoods: where they are, who named them, and what these names mean.

Presenter Russ Gifford chronicles the life of one of Sioux City’s most colorful mayors who stood up against the Anti-Saloon League and the Ku Klux Klan.

How did this park get its name? Why is it here? What is that monument? Tom Munson, Archives Manager, will take the audience on a historic “tour” of Sioux City Parks.

Presenter Matt Anderson, Curator of History, will provide an overview of the WWII Pacific Campaign and accounts of the contributions made by local residents. The program is held in conjunction with the Sioux City Public Museum's exhibit, Sioux City and the Pacific War 1941-1945.

Presenter Matt Anderson, Curator of History, traces the history of Sioux City’s largest nature preserve and public recreation area. Covering more than 800 acres, the park is also a pristine fragment of the Loess Hills.