Founded in 1938, the Galena-Jo Daviess County Historical Society operates the Galena & U.S. Grant Museum and the Old Blacksmith Shop.

Mission/Vision

The Society shall, through its collection, Museum, and other resources, educate and culturally enrich the public about the history and material culture of Galena, Jo Daviess County, and the Upper Mississippi River Lead Mine District of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa and Ulysses S. Grant.


Board of Directors
Back row: Steve Repp, Bill Butts (Vice-President), Vickie Gratton, Bob Tosterud, and Steve Coates.
Middle row: Liz Mitchell, Bonnie Cox, Kathleen Morgan, and Don Fouts (Secretary).
Front row: Andy Gilbert (ex-officio), Marge Cooke (President), and Dave Winter (Treasuer).