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• June 14  6 PM
  Earl Short Streetcar Presentation
  Walnut St. Line, Downtown, Part 2 (Zoom)
• July 12  6 PM
  Earl Short Streetcar Presentation
  Grand Avenue Line (Zoom)
  
• August 9  6 PM
  Earl Short Streetcar Presentation (Zoom)
• Sept. 11  10 AM - 4 PM
  Concourse d'Elegance - Western Gateway
  ​More information coming soon.
  
• September 13  6 PM
  Earl Short Streetcar Presentation (Zoom)
  
• October 11  6 PM
  Earl Short Streetcar Presentation (Zoom)
  
• November 8  6 PM
  Earl Short Streetcar Presentation (Zoom)
  
• December 13  6 PM
  Earl Short Streetcar Presentation (Zoom)
  
  ** In-person historic home tours are being organized. Check back & follow our Facebook page here . 
  

Streetcar historian, Earl Short presents the History of the Des Moines Streetcars. See Event Listings for dates and times. 

​Some events are available only to members of the Des Moines Historical Society. Joining is easy and inexpensive. Just click here to join. It takes seconds to do and will help support efforts to preserve the stories and artifacts of Des Moines history.

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