Greene County Iowa Historical Society

Greene County Iowa Historical Society With our programming, museum and special events, we not only preserve the history of our county in west central Iowa, we make it come alive again!

Our Greene County Historical Museum is located at 219 East Lincoln Way in Jefferson, and our mailing address is P.O. Box 435 with Zip code 50129. Museum hours are on Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, from May 1 thru October, and by appointment at (515) 386-8544. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. The president of the historical society is David John, of Jefferson.

Randy Winkelman organized a wonderful program on submarines at St. Patrick’s Cedar on 9/4. Also speaking were submariner...
09/04/2026

Randy Winkelman organized a wonderful program on submarines at St. Patrick’s Cedar on 9/4. Also speaking were submariners Mike Monagin and Mike Neubauer.

09/02/2026
Look high on the wall at the museum and you’ll find a balance beam donated by local manufacturer AAI. Scott came and put...
08/30/2026

Look high on the wall at the museum and you’ll find a balance beam donated by local manufacturer AAI. Scott came and put it up. Then Saturday he brought his family to visit.

Fantastic talk by Jim Andrew at the Museum 8/29! (His uniform is in the background.)
08/29/2026

Fantastic talk by Jim Andrew at the Museum 8/29! (His uniform is in the background.)

Jim Andrew donated these uniforms to the museum. Come see him talk about them Saturday, 8/29, at 10. Open House from 9-n...
08/28/2026

Jim Andrew donated these uniforms to the museum. Come see him talk about them Saturday, 8/29, at 10. Open House from 9-noon.

Mike Palmer gave a wonderful program on Railroads Through Greene County on 8/16. It should be on YouTube within a week.
08/16/2026

Mike Palmer gave a wonderful program on Railroads Through Greene County on 8/16. It should be on YouTube within a week.

Come see "Railroads Through Greene County," Sunday, August 16, at 2 pm at the Museum. With speaker Mike Palmer
08/15/2026

Come see "Railroads Through Greene County," Sunday, August 16, at 2 pm at the Museum. With speaker Mike Palmer

Address

219 E Lincolnway Street , P. O. Box 435
Jefferson, IA
50129

Telephone

(515) 386-8544

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Greene County Iowa Historical Society posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category