Paullina, Iowa — A repurposed school bus that’s packed with artifacts and stories from Iowa’s past is coming to Paullina in the near future.
Author and historian Michael Luick-Thrams is the organizer of what he calls the Buseum, which is now on its third vehicle.
The latest touring exhibit is focusing on some of the things that may have influenced our parents or grandparents, called: “Hidden or Forbidden No More: Prequels to the Greatest Generation,” like those who fought on D-Day during World War Two.
The exhibit touches on five big events or social issues from decades ago which may have helped form that generation’s character.
The Buseum features information on the Spanish flu pandemic of over 100 years ago in Iowa, Iowa and Prohibition, the Ku Klux Klan, and unemployment at the time of the Great Depression. Upcoming stops are scheduled in: Le Mars, Holstein, Paullina, Spirit Lake, Spencer and Clear Lake.
Find more information at www.traces.org.
