Coming Up

Windmill Winterim
January 2023
Join us for classes, speakers, movies, and more in 2023! We'll be hosting Iowa's "Pie Lady" Beth Howard, offering a class on komijnekaas-making, providing Dutch lessons, showing both a kid-friendly movie and a documentary on the Dutch Resistance, and premiering a documentary about Pella! Click to learn more about what is being offered and how to sign up.
Valentine's Day Tea
Friday, February 10 | Maria's Tea Room
1:30 PM, 3:30 PM, & 7:00 PM
Celebrate the season of love in the beautiful and historic Scholte House! Join us for one of three Valentine's Day teas at Maria's Tea Room: at 1:30 bring your Galentines, at 3:30 we encourage you to bring your Little Loves, and at 7:00, it's all about the romance!
Please call 641-620-9463 or email us at tearoom@pellahistorical.com to reserve your spot.


Book Club - The Clean Daughter
Thursday, March 9 | 12:00 noon
Scholte Garden Room
The Clean Daughter tells the true story of Jill Kandel, a North Dakota native who marries a Dutch man and has problems adjusting to the Dutch lifestyle, especially her overbearing father-in-law. This becomes more troubling when her father-in-law decides to avail himself of the Netherlands' euthanasia laws. (In case you're wondering about the title, the word for "daughter-in-law" in Dutch is "schoondochter" or "clean daughter.")
We have several copies at Pella Historical. Because the Museums are closed for the winter, please call 641-628-1541 to set up a time to pick up the book, or email info@pellahistorical.com.