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Welcome to the Galena - Jo Daviess County Historical Society and the  Galena History Museum!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Current exhibits:                      

~U.S. Grant in Galena      ~Mining, Steamboating, & Railroading

~Geology in the Driftless Area   ~Made in Galena

~Wired: Rural Electrification in Northwestern Illinois opening June 15, 2008

 

Special Events:   Please click on the event name for more information and next year's dates.

~Labor of Love, February 1-10,2008

~U.S. Grant's Birthday Celebration, April 18-20, 2008

~Historic Cemetery Walk, June 14-15, 2008

~Garden Walk through Historic Galena, July 12-13, 2008

~Tour of Historic Homes, September 27-28, 2008

~Chocolate, Champagne, and Candlelight, November 8, 2008

~Mistletoe Ball, December 6, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

A private, non-profit organization founded in 1938 to collect, preserve and interpret the history of Galena and Jo Daviess County, Illinois.

Housed in the 1858 Daniel A. Barrows mansion located at 211 S. Bench Street.

Phone: (815) 777-9129
Fax: (815) 777-9131
E-mail: info@galenahistorymuseum.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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