Clinton County Historical Society Museum

Founded in 1965, the Clinton County Historical Society Museum preserves and promotes local history through its exhibits, special events, and research library. The museum's collection includes photographs and a variety of historical documents and artifacts. The research library contains a wide range of documents including naturalization records, birth and death certificates, yearbooks, and oral histories.

The Clinton County Historical Society also owns the former St. Irenaeus Catholic Church, which is being converted into the St. Irenaeus Cultural Center, and three Heritage Gardens. The Society is using the gardens as a way to fund the cultural center by offering residents to "buy a brick," which can be engraved. The bricks will be laid at the Center. Some of the events at the museum include an auction, a garage sale, a flea market, and an ice cream social. Notable items housed in the research library include the earliest-known historical sketch of Clinton County written in 1871 and an 1865 map of the county.

Homepage. Clinton County Historical Society Museum. Accessed October 18, 2021. http://iagenweb.org/clinton/CCHS/index.htm.