Please visit with our Business Members     Teacher Pages for the Galena History Museum:   Our CAP assessment reports: Daniel Barrows Mansion Historical Society's Collection	Welcome to the Galena - Jo Daviess County Historical Society and the  Galena History Museum!    Current exhibits:                       ~U.S. Grant in Galena      ~Mining, Steamboating, & Railroading ~Geology in the Driftless Area   ~Made in Galena ~Wired: Rural Electrification in Northwestern Illinois   Special Events:   Please click on the event name for more information and next year's dates. ~ Labor of Love Cancelled for 2009 ~ Through Lincoln's Eyes: Grant and Galena, February 12, 2009 ~U.S. Grant's Birthday Celebration, April 17-19, 2009 ~Historic Cemetery Walk, June 13-14, 20, 2009 ~ Garden Walk, July 11-12, 2009 ~Tour of Historic Homes, September 26-27, 2009 ~Chocolate, Champagne, and Candlelight, November 7, 2009 ~Mistletoe Ball, December 5, 2009       A private, non-profit organization founded in 1938 to collect, preserve and interpret the history of Galena and Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Housed in the 1858 Daniel A. Barrows mansion located at 211 S. Bench Street. Phone: (815) 777-9129 Fax: (815) 777-9131 E-mail: info@galenahistorymuseum.org
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