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Our museums
are now open
regular hours year round.
When you visit Louisa County, be sure to
stop in!
The Louisa County
Heritage Center
is open
1:30-4:30
p.m. Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays or by appointment.
Closed Easter, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Dec. 25 though Jan. 1 and
occasionally during inclement weather. The main campus, located at
609
N. James L. Hodges Ave., Wapello, Iowa,
houses a Museum, One-Room School, Country Church, Genealogy Library, Native American Indian
Artifacts, Grandma's Bedroom, Louisa Stage and a dining room that is available for
gatherings. Group tours can be organized. For more information, call
319-527-5247
or e-mail
LCHS@louisacomm.net
Admission is
free, however donations are appreciated and help keep the museum operating.
Our sister museum, the
Columbus Community Heritage Museum
at
122
Maple St., Columbus Junction, Iowa, features artifacts from the
northwestern area of Louisa County. Its
hours are
9
a.m.-noon Saturdays and
1-4
p.m.
Sundays. |
Above painting by Twyla Gilkey
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Our Mission
“Acquire, Record and Share the
History of Louisa County, Iowa” |
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Volunteers Needed
We welcome your photos, story ideas or
any story you would like to share and submit
for the LOUISA'S hiSTORY magazine, now in its 12th year of
publication. There are many other opportunities to volunteer with
the Louisa County Historical Society. For more information, contact
the Museum Manager at
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Coming
to the Heritage Center!
The
next
program
is 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13 - General
Membership Meeting
& Soup Supper. Program: “About
the Irish” with John Carpenter
See complete
program schedule
LCHS has received
permission from the State Historical Society of Iowa to print some
stories from 1958-era Palimpsest magazines regarding the early
American Indians who lived in this area.
Here is the first one!
We also have permission
to reprint a story from the Feb. 13, 2009 Burlington daily newspaper, The Hawk Eye, about a recent
archeological dig dubbed Oak Village located near
Oakville.
NOTE: Hours have been cut at the
State
Historical Library & Archives Reading Rooms in Des Moines and Iowa City.
The Reading Rooms,
located at the
State Historical Building, 600 E. Locust St., Des Moines, and at the
Centennial Building, 402 Iowa Ave., Iowa City,
will be open to the public 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday and 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday, Monday and
official state holidays. The new hours went into effect Dec. 8, 2009.
Genealogy Seminar slated in Burlington April 10 Speaker: George
G. Morgan. Cost: $10. Register by April 2.
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