Allmakee Historical Society

WELCOME

The Allamakee County Historical Society’s mission is to work together with citizens, county-wide, to promote the continued study of Allamakee County’s history through the collection and preservation of buildings, objects, photographs and written materials from our county’s past and to interpret history for the Northeast Iowa community and beyond.

ABOUT OUR MUSEUM

The Museum is housed in the Allamakee County Courthouse built in 1861. The exterior is built of native limestone and brick. The interior of this two-story building is built of white pine. Within the Museum, one will discover rooms furnished to reflect the 19th and early 20th century, displays of farm tools, military items, medical room, and the court room-complete with the judge’s bench, chair and gavel. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

GENEALOGY SERVICES

The Allamakee County Genealogy Research Center is open

Friday

8:00 to 4:00

(if staff is available)

located on the lower level of the Veteran Museum

(please use back entrance).

We can assist you in researching your ancestors or we are glad to do it for you.

We always welcome donations of family trees, scrapbooks, photos (identified or not) that we can scan and add to our growing collections. Contact us before getting rid of things.

563 880 3014

THE ALLAMAKEE COUNTY VETERANS
MUSEUM

We are open
Friday

10:00 to 4:00
or by appointment

We have monthly programs usually on a Saturday

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Most impressive is a wall honoring our fallen Veterans, a World War II bunker complete with a machine gun also a huge display of the Viet Nam War. The exhibits are changing everyday with new donations.
In our program room we play interviews of Veterans from Allamakee County, interviews of one room school teachers and the famous Downtown Waukon in the 1930's and more.
A new handicap accessible bathroom was added next to our program room where we have a different program open free to the public every month. We we added a nice handicap accessible ramp.