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.

06/18/2026

Margaret Hamilton (left) and Jeff Christensen (right) with their new book. Photo by Coltrane Carlson-Raccoon Valley RadioA new book is now available that chronicles several Greene County veterans’ military service. Margaret Hamilton and Jeff Christensen compiled 59

Jed Magee looks at the Museum’s new George Gallup display. Gallup was born in Jefferson.
06/17/2026

Jed Magee looks at the Museum’s new George Gallup display. Gallup was born in Jefferson.

Wonderful Cemetery Walk at Pleasant Hill 6/14. Thanks to all the performers and all who attended.
06/15/2026

Wonderful Cemetery Walk at Pleasant Hill 6/14. Thanks to all the performers and all who attended.

Wonderful Cemetery Walk at Pleasant Hill Cemetery June 14. Thanks to all the performers, who made it special, and the go...
06/15/2026

Wonderful Cemetery Walk at Pleasant Hill Cemetery June 14. Thanks to all the performers, who made it special, and the good crowd, who attended.

We made the Des Moines Register! See you today (6/14) at 2 at Pleasant Hill Church for our cemetery walk.
06/14/2026

We made the Des Moines Register! See you today (6/14) at 2 at Pleasant Hill Church for our cemetery walk.

More Bell Tower Festival from the perspective of the museum. Lots of fun visitors and watching the Rippey Schoolboy Sold...
06/14/2026

More Bell Tower Festival from the perspective of the museum. Lots of fun visitors and watching the Rippey Schoolboy Soldiers parade past our door.

A rainy Bell Tower 6/13 means lots of visitors at the museum
06/13/2026

A rainy Bell Tower 6/13 means lots of visitors at the museum

A rainy Bell Tower 6/13 means lots of visitors at the museum.
06/13/2026

A rainy Bell Tower 6/13 means lots of visitors at the museum.

Stop in and visit the Museum! We'll be open Friday night for Bell Tower, as well as 9-5 pm Saturday.
06/12/2026

Stop in and visit the Museum! We'll be open Friday night for Bell Tower, as well as 9-5 pm Saturday.

Address

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

Telephone

(515) 386-8544

Website

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