Worth County Historical Society, Iowa

06/19/2026

06/16/2026

NORTHWOOD, Iowa — Acclaimed singer-songwriter Dan Bern will take to the backroads of Worth County this June for a musical journey unlike any other. From June 23-27, Bern will travel by tractor from town to town as part of the inaugural Worth County Tractor Tour, presenting a series of free communi...

06/15/2026

Please join us at 9:30am at the main museum in Northwood tomorrow, June 16th, for our June monthly meeting.

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06/15/2026

Hope to see you at the museum this summer on Sunday afternoons!

06/13/2026

Join us at the Northwood Movie Theatre on Saturday, June 13th, for a 1 PM showing of Ken Burn's "Horatio's Drive". This movie is about the saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, the first man to cross the United States by automobile--in 1903!

This movie showing is FREE to the public, sponsored by the Worth County Historical Society and the Jefferson Highway Heritage Byway Council.

06/10/2026

06/08/2026

June 13th @ 1:30 in Mason City. Learn about Glenmary in Worth county.

These newspapers have been made available to the community for the purpose of research, study and to satisfy curiosity. Due to the nature of the colloquialisms, culture, attitude, region, and/or political climate of the various time periods represented, some content me be viewed by some as “inappr...

06/02/2026

Still looking for a frame 36" x48". Anyone able to make a frame with a plexiglass top for a decent price?

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05/21/2026

We are looking for a 3' x 4' frame to hold a flag. Please let me know if you might have something to you could donate or borrow to the histoircal society for a month.

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