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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

~ Stepping Out: 150 Years of Footwear

~ Stepping Back: 175 Years Ago

~ Through Lincoln's Eyes: Grant and Galena Video

 

 

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

~ Labor of Love Cancelled for 2009

~U.S. Grant's Birthday Celebration, April 16-18, 2010

~Historic Cemetery Walk, June 12-13, 19, 2010

~ Summer Celebration Walk, July 10-11, 2010

~Tour of Historic Homes, September 25-26, 2010

~Chocolate, Champagne, and Candlelight, November 6, 2010

~Mistletoe Ball, December 5, 2009

 

 

 

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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