ODEBOLT MUSEUM RESTORATION!
We need your help!
The Odebolt Historical Society wishes to restore the current
Museum building to its former glory. 


(Click the photo for an enlargement)

Phase 1 – replace 3 windows upstairs and add new canvas awnings over downstairs windows. (Completed, as in above photo)
Phase 2 – continue replacement of upstairs windows
Phase 3 – open front fourth of the first floor to expose the tin ceiling.
Phase 4 – restore stair railings to gain public access to the upstairs
Phase 5 - remodel the upstairs for more display space.

The Historical Society is accepting donations to help with remodel costs. Send to:  Odebolt Museum, PO Box 362, Odebolt, IA 51458

Visit our history web site

The Odebolt History Pages
Editors: Barb Horak and Bonnie Ekse

Help identify unknown photos
Click here!

DONATIONS Help preserve the history of our town and its people by contacting the museum to donate historical items, historical books, pamphlets or newspaper articles, family histories, photographs or other items your family does not wish to keep.

NEEDS  The museum is in need of manikins, display cases and shelving units, and of course, monetary donations are always appreciated.

CONTACT: 
Send correspondence or monetary donations to:
Odebolt Museum
PO Box 362
Odebolt, IA 51458

FOR SALE:
The museum sells items to raise funds.
Click each link below to find descriptions and ordering information.
Historical Note Cards
Historical Ornaments
History Book
School Year Books

Memorial to Historical Museum
Elaine Vivian Dannenberg Raasch (left) enthusiastically shared her knowledge of the history of Odebolt during her latter years. She followed the development of the Odebolt Historical Museum and admired its volunteers in their accomplishments in establishing and maintaining the museum. In keeping with her wishes to preserve the heritage and artifacts of the community, her nephew John Brooks Noyd funded the installation and ongoing maintenance of an alarm system to protect and to minimize the loss of the community keepsakes from fire, burglary and vandalism. This was done in admiration of his Aunt Elaine's devotion to the Odebolt Historical Museum and the Odebolt community. (Photo of John Noyd; Elaine's children, Bonnie Raasch Mason and Jim Raasch; and Kathy Larson, museum curator.)

Take a VIRTUAL TOUR
Please take a tour of our museum on the above link.
The museum building as it appeared in 1910 as " Koehler and Hanson",
which was in the hardware & implement business until about 1920

Odebolt Historical Museum Association
Curator/President:
     Kathy Larson
     3181 Fox Avenue, Odebolt, Iowa 51458. 
     (712) 668-2766.
    
Vice President – JoAnn Scott
Treasurer – Renae Babcock
Secretary – Mary Schroeder

 

Meetings are at 7:00 pm
the 4th Wednesday of the month
from April to September.

Members:  Thelma Schroeder, Betty Hansen, Margaret Landgraf,  Jane Bair, Charlotte Bengford, Phyllis Kies, Verna Mae Schwaller, Eleanor Peterson, Alice Hemphill, Rebecca Ullrich, Marilyn King.

3 1/2 x 5 inch note cards,
printed front and back, with envelopes

Packs of 5 = $4.00
Packs of 10 - $7.00

Proceeds go to help defray costs
of operating the museum
 

To order: send request to
History Museum
PO Box 362
Odebolt, IA 51458

Also available from any Museum Association member
and at Iowa State Bank on Main Street in Odebolt.

Front of note card

Back of note card

HISTORY BOOK - An updated history of Odebolt was published for the Odebolt Quasquicentennial in 2002.  A limited number of these books remain.  If interested, contact Kathy Larson, Curator, at the above address, or print and send in the on-line order form.  The books are also for sale at Iowa State Bank on Main Street in Odebolt until supplies are sold out.