Mills County Historical Museum
Your visit to the Mills County Historical Museum in Glenwood, Iowa can take you back more than 150 years when Iowa was being developed with homes, farms, businesses, railroads and schools.Changes in transportation and agriculture can be observed along with the progress of family life through home furnishings and clothing displays. Histories of the county’s communities, including Glenwood, Malvern, Mineola, Pacific Junction, Hastings, Emerson, Henderson and Silver City can be visited.
Seven historical buildings from Mills County, Iowa are available for touring. The main museum has undergone recent remodeling and includes two floors of displays. The Mills County Historical Museum is home to the largest display of Prehistoric Native American Artifacts in the state of Iowa. Outbuildings include a reconstructed peg barn, community jail, relocated outhouse, rural one-room schoolhouse, a large machinery hall and a Burlington caboose.
Featured Exhibit
For a short time, there will be a temporary display showcasing a collection of authentic Civil War artifacts in the first level of the museum.
Group Tours
The Mills County Historical Museum offers group tours by appointment. We recommend allowing a minimum of one hour to visit the entire museum complex.
Find Us
2 Lake Drive
Glenwood, Iowa
712-527-5038
Thur & Fri 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Sat 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sun 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Area Links
Indian Creek Historical Society & Museum
59256 380th Street, Emerson, Iowa 51533
(712) 824-7730
www.indiancreekmuseum.org
Mineola Historical Society
Box 174, Mineola, Iowa 51554
(712) 527-0353
Malvern Historical Society
Linda Marshall
Pacific Junction Historical Society& Museum
Pacific Junction, Iowa 51561
(402) 203-1232 Gary Williams
(712) 527-9519 Pat Holmes
www.pjhistsociety.org
Tabor Historical Society& Museum
PO Box 584, Tabor, Iowa
(712) 629-3164
www.taboriowahistoricalsociety.org