The Sanford Museum Association is an organization of volunteers who contribute time and money to enrich the offerings of the Sanford Museum and Planetarium.

Working in cooperation with museum staff, the association hosts exhibits, lectures, and demonstrations, sponsors programs of research, and purchases museum equipment and library books.

The association sponsors several programs each year.

To find out about becoming a Sanford Museum Association member, E-mail us at sanfordmuseum@iowatelecom.net

The programs for 2013 are: 

*January 12 - 7:30 P.M.   Farmscape: The Changing Rural Environment with Mary Swander

*February 9 - 7:30 p.m.   George Drouillard: Hunter, Interpreter, and Sign Talker for Lewis and Clark with Darrel Draper

March 9 - 7:30 p.m.   Iowa's Changing Land, Water, and Climate: The Ongoing Story with Connie Mutel

April 13 - 7:30 p.m.    Ice Age Exhibit Opening with Chris Widga

August 12- 9:00 p.m.    Perseid Meteor Shower - Cherokee Little League Fields

August 24 - 7:30 p.m.    The Assassination of Robert Kennedy: Simple or Surreal? with Dave Curbow

September 21 - 1:00 p.m.   Trash or Treasure Returns! with Charles G. Schoenknecht and Ward A. Paul

October 12 - 7:30 p.m.    Oak Hill Cemetery Past and Present with Richard Boothby

November 9 - 7:30 p.m.  Living Longer and Better: 10 Steps to Aging  Gracefully with Dr. Frank O'Neill

To find out about becoming a Sanford Museum Association member, E-mail us at sanfordmuseum@iowatelecom.net