Galena / Jo Daviess County Historical Society and Museum, Illinois, United States
4.5 (350 reviews) Thursday: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #1 in Galena Speciality & Gift Shops • History Museums
Great Historical Museum
It's worth the climb up the steep stairway to see what's inside this lovely Italianate home built in 1858: an actual lead mine, Civil War memorabilia, items honoring Ulysses S. Grant (including an original painting depicting Robert E. Lee's surrender to Grant), plus other historical articles from Galena and Jo Daviess County.
Address
211 S Bench St, Galena, IL 61036-2203
Mobile
Website
http://www.galenahistorymuseum.org
Working hours
Monday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Current local date and time now
Thursday, May 09, 2024, 3:34
User Ratings
4.5 based on (350 reviews)
Reviews
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4markmillieramon 5:00 PM Jul 29, 2022
Small Town With Much History
Galena has a surprisingly rich history and this museum illustrates it beautifully. It starts with a video of General Grant and his wife greeting us to town and telling a few anecdotes. The rest of the tour is pretty standard stuff. They do have the original painting of Lee surrendering to Grant to end the civil war. Lots of rifles and bayonets used in battle. There's even a flag from the war of 1812. One room on the first floor is devoted to mining as Galena was an area rich in lead. Not for everyone but if you love history you just might learn something.
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4jfurukaw 5:00 PM Nov 2, 2022
Nice little museum
Nice little museum although opening video presentation was difficult to see, very dimly lit. Rest of items were quite interesting. Several one of a kind paintings as well as original flags. Admission was a bit pricey for being so small
