Altoona, Iowa

History, Historical Society

Clinton, Iowa

General, History, Historical Society

The purpose of the museum is to preserve and promote the history of Clinton County by interpreting historical artifacts for its residents and interested persons.

Burlington, Iowa

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society

Sitting proudly at the top of Snake Alley, the Garrett-Phelps House Museum in historic Burlington, Iowa, sheltered three generations of one family for over 100 years.

Dows, Iowa

Historic House, Historical Society, Specialized

Built in 1896, the depot was the first one built in Wright County and operated as a working depot until 1980. Passengers rode the trains to nearby towns and many commercial products were shipped by rail such as poultry, farm products, and coal. The Dows Historical Society raised enough money to purchase and restore the depot in 1988, and today it is known as The Dows Depot Welcome Center. It has been placed on the National Register of Historical Places.

Shenandoah, Iowa

Archaeology, Historical Society, Military, Science

A museum to preserve the history of Shenandoah and southwest Iowa featuring the Morman settlement of Manti, and old time radio days with Earl May of KMA and Henry Field of KFNF.

Maquoketa, Iowa

Historical Society

A local history museum, machine shed of antique agricultural equipment, period rooms, natural history, country school and programs.

Kellogg, Iowa

Historical Society

A seven building complex preserving and promoting Kellogg's heritage.

Marshalltown, Iowa

History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

The Historical Society was formed in 1908 to provide a public link to Marshall County's past. It exists to collect, store, and preserve artifacts and documents that were used or manufactured in Marshall County. The Historical Society Museum building associated with the Society was opened to the public in 1987 at the current location in Marshalltown, Iowa. The museum displays the Society's collections that illustrate and interpret Marshall County's natural and human history. The Central Iowa Genealogical Society has it's home base in our museum library.

Kalona, Iowa

Church, History, Historical Society

N/A

Oelwein, Iowa

Historical Society

A museum preserving a piece of history from the Oelwein and surrounding area

Waverly, Iowa

Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society

Please note new phone #. We now have a land line at our museum. We are not there every day during off season, but we check for messages every week or two.

Hopkinton, Iowa

Historical Society

N/A

Burlington, Iowa

General, History, Historical Society

A museum featuring the history of Des Moines County, as well as a heritage center.

Hampton, Iowa

Historical Society

N/A

Burlington, Iowa

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Park

The Hawkeye Log Cabin Museum local high on the bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.

Kalona, Iowa

Historical Society

N/A

Wapello, Iowa

Historical Society

N/A

Sibley, Iowa

History, Historic House, Historical Society

Mission is to protech Osceola County History. Major projects: 1) looking for Osceola County memorabilia, 2) Sibley High School memorabilia, 3) build an exhibit case to house WWII uniforms and memorabilia.

Fort Madison, Iowa

Culture, General, History, Historical Society, Military

The Historic Center housed at the Santa Fe Railway Depot Complex is proud to boast a number of important regional, local, and railroad artifacts. Outside the depot sits a circa 1954 caboose, completely restored including brakemen seats, Conductor's desk, and folding seat/beds, of course the traditional cast iron stove remains in the old caboose, allowing visitors to picture the caboose crew warming their hands, coffee and cooking supper in the traditional way. The caboose was donated to the Historic Society by the Santa Fe Railway, now the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad and was permanently placed on the depot property by volunteers. Also included on the site is a diesel utility car utilized by the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad.

Nashua, Iowa

Children's, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Military, Park

The Old Bradford Pioneer Village Museum has 13 buildings on its walking tour, including an original Great Western Depot and a Chicago Northwestern caboose. Dr. Pitts' medical office, two authentic log homes, General Store, Laundry, Blacksmith Shop, Agriculture Bldg, Heritage Bldg, Cottage, Jail, one room schoolhouse and toy shop. The Cottage is the only original building to the grounds. It was the home of the caretaker of the Little Brown Church, which sits adjacent to the museum property. All of the buildings are bursting with the tools and utensils of the 1800s and early 1900s.