Author name: Garnavillo Historical Society

Its been a busy past couple of months for the Garnavillo Historical Society. Besides being open for the season on weekends and baking & selling pies on the 4th of July, the Society hosted a number of county groups who visited or held their meetings at the newly air conditioned museum. The Clayton County Genealogical […]

Spending time in the Garnavillo Museum is now a lot more comfortable for visitors and workers, and the exhibits, documents and artifacts, thanks in part to a grant received last fall from the Upper Mississippi Gaming Corporation. The Garnavillo Historical Society received a $10,000 grant toward the project of installing new ductwork and a new

Great Give Day is returning on May 9, 2019 and the Garnavillo Historical Society is again taking part! This 24-hour online giving day is presented by the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque to celebrate and support the work of nonprofit organizations throughout the region. This is an opportunity for us to raise much needed dollars

THANK YOU to Clayton County Foundation for the Future, Aureon and our private donors for helping us complete our “Lighting Up History” project at the Garnavillo museum. Thank you to B&M Electric for doing the installation. Things are much brighter now, especially in the basement area!

Thank you to all our donors and fund raiser workers for making the restoration of the Lodge Hall exterior possible!  This was the year’s big project and supported totally by private donations and fund raisers. It was an awesome accomplishment. Rotted wood was repaired and vinyl siding installed with new windows and doors.  The historical

Twenty members and ten guests gathered November 13th at the Thoma Dairy Bar & Café, Garnavillo, for the Garnavillo Historical Society’s annual appreciation supper and corporate meeting. A delicious soup and sandwich supper was enjoyed by all. Society board member David Beck gave an interesting slide & video presentation on the 1902 Crestmobile, first “car”