Family Storytime offered July 13 at the Victorian House Museum

Posted on July 5, 2024 by angelo

CEDAR FALLS — The Victorian House Museum, 308 W. Third St., is hosting a family story hour, “All About Amelia,” at 10 a.m. July 13.

The story of “The Man Who Sings and Dances” will be presented by Diane Schupbach, Programming and Outreach Coordinator. Participants will sing songs, participate in a scavenger hunt and make crafts.

A Glimpse into the Past at the Cedar Falls Historical Society

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021820kw-womens-vote-exhibition-04 — A metal corset and crinoline cage are featured in a display case relating to the evolution of women’s fashion in the “Fight for the Right” exhibit, which will be on display when the Victorian Home & Carriage House Museum reopens this week.

Kelly Wenzel

Victorian House and Carriage House Museum

Victorian House and Carriage House Museum — The Victorian House and Carriage House Museum at 308 W. Third St. in Cedar Falls.

COURTESY PHOTO

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021016bp-useful-tools-07 — Plus: The Cedar Falls Historical Society’s exhibit, “A Useful Invention in Cedar Falls,” features inventions patented by Cedar Falls residents. The exhibit is on display through December at the Victorian Home & Carriage House Museum, 308 W. Third St., Cedar Falls. Check their website and visit www.cfhistory.org for a schedule of events. Shown here is a model of an ironing board patented in 1907.

COURIER ARCHIVE PHOTO

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Fire and Ice 3 — The Cedar Falls Historical Society’s “Fire and Ice” exhibit celebrates the history of the Cedar Falls Ice House.

CHRIS ZOELLER, Courier staff photographer

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Fire and Ice 4 — The Cedar Falls Historical Society’s “Fire and Ice” exhibit celebrates the history of the Cedar Falls Ice House.

CHRIS ZOELLER, Courier staff photographer

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Historic Cedar Falls 1 — Julie Huffman-Klinkowitz, collections manager at the Cedar Falls Historical Society, removes a stallion skin coat from its storage box April 21 in Cedar Falls.

CHRIS ZOELLER, Courier staff photographer

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Cedar Falls History 2 — The coat, which belonged to Mathias Sadler, a German who arrived in the United States in 1895, is part of the permanent collection of the Cedar Falls Historical Society.

CHRIS ZOELLER Courier Staff Photographer

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Cedar Falls Historic 4 — A storage space in the Cedar Falls Historical Society.

CHRIS ZOELLER Courier Staff Photographer

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Cedar Falls Historic 5 — A clothing storage space in the Cedar Falls Historical Society.

CHRIS ZOELLER Courier Staff Photographer

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Cedar Falls Historic Falls 3 — A women’s three-speed bicycle manufactured by John Deere dating from 1972-1978 was recently donated to the historical society.

CHRIS ZOELLER Courier Staff Photographer

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Duvets 1 — Quilts featured in the “Art & Heirloom” exhibit for the Cedar Falls Historical Society’s annual exhibit.

CHRIS ZOELLER, Courier staff photographer

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Duvets 6 — Quilts featured in the “Art & Heirloom” exhibit for the Cedar Falls Historical Society’s annual exhibit.

CHRIS ZOELLER, Courier staff photographer

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Duvets 2 — Quilts featured in the “Art & Heirloom” exhibit for the Cedar Falls Historical Society’s annual exhibit.

CHRIS ZOELLER Courier Staff Photographer

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Duvets 3 — Quilts featured in the “Art & Heirloom” exhibit for the Cedar Falls Historical Society’s annual exhibit.

CHRIS ZOELLER Courier Staff Photographer

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Duvets 4 — Quilts featured in the “Art & Heirloom” exhibit for the Cedar Falls Historical Society’s annual exhibit.

CHRIS ZOELLER Courier Staff Photographer

Duvets 5

Duvets 5 — Quilts featured in the “Art & Heirloom” exhibit for the Cedar Falls Historical Society’s annual exhibit.

CHRIS ZOELLER Courier Staff Photographer

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021820kw-womens-vote-exhibition-01 — Pauline Harding, left, and Jean Richardson tour the “Fight for the Right” exhibit on women’s suffrage at the Cedar Falls Historical Society Tuesday afternoon.

Kelly Wenzel

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021820kw-womens-vote-exhibition-02 — The buttons are on display at the “Women and the Vote” exhibit at the Cedar Falls Historical Society Tuesday afternoon.

Kelly Wenzel

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021820kw-womens-vote-exhibition-07 — The buttons are on display at the “Women and the Vote” exhibit at the Cedar Falls Historical Society Tuesday afternoon.

Kelly Wenzel

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021820kw-womens-vote-exhibition-06 — A corset is on display at the “Women and the Vote” exhibit at the Cedar Falls Historical Society Tuesday afternoon.

Kelly Wenzel

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041218mp-Cedar-Falls-Historical-Society-2 — New ceramics exhibit at the Cedar Falls Historical Society on Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

MATTHEW PUTNEY, COURIER PHOTO EDITOR

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041218mp-Cedar-Falls-Historical-Society-5 — New ceramics exhibit at the Cedar Falls Historical Society on Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

MATTHEW PUTNEY, COURIER PHOTO EDITOR

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041218mp-Cedar-Falls-Historical-Society-7 — Decorative water cooler made in 1879 by Thomas Mountford, who worked for WB Sherwood & Co. and later went into partnership with William Sherwood.

MATTHEW PUTNEY, COURIER PHOTO EDITOR

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041218mp-Cedar-Falls-Historical-Society-3 — A vintage photograph of Raab’s Stoneware and Terra Cotta Works, one of many potteries in Cedar Falls from the mid-1860s to the 1900s.

MATTHEW PUTNEY, COURIER PHOTO EDITOR

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041218mp-Cedar-Falls-Historical-Society-1 — A hands-on demonstration of different types of pottery firing.

MATTHEW PUTNEY, COURIER PHOTO EDITOR

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041218mp-Cedar-Falls-Historical-Society-4 — Visitors can touch plates that are examples of different types of clay, glazing and firing.

MATTHEW PUTNEY, COURIER PHOTO EDITOR