Dr. Lisa Payne Ossian draws crowd at Grinnell Historical Museum

Dr. Lisa Payne Ossian draws crowd at Grinnell Historical Museum

In the back conference room of the Grinnell Historical Museum lay a packed room of people awaiting Dr. Lisa Payne Ossian’s presentation on her research on the Iowa homefront during World War II. Despite heavy rain, hail and an approaching tornado warning, the room remained packed with what museum director Bethany Hewlett described as upwards…