“The People Are Kind: A Religious History of Iowa,” the first book from Clutier author Bill Douglas, is out now and published through Wipf and Stock. CONTRIBUTED GRAPHIC

TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present the program “Iowa’s Religious History” on Wednesday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo.

The program will be given by Clutier’s Bill R. Douglas, author of “The People Are Kind: A Religious History of Iowa.” Drawing from his book, Douglas will show how Iowa’s extraordinary religious diversity helped shape the state, and illustrate with examples from Tama County and neighboring communities.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information about upcoming Tama County Historical Society programming, visit tamacountyhistory.org.