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Odebolt Historical Museum is located
on the corner of 2nd and Maple Streets.
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Members are happy
to open the museum for visitors.
Phone numbers to set up a
time are:
(712) 668-4377; 668-4532;
668-4234; or 668-2647 |
Odebolt Historical Museum Association
meets
the 4th Thursday
of each month.
UPCOMING MEETINGS & NEWS
2008 Christmas ornaments have been ordered. The design will
be the Monument Circle, with navy blue and gold coloring. We
are in need of mannequins to be donated. Next meeting is
April 30th at 7 p.m.
Museum Curator/President:
Kathy Larson
3181 Fox Avenue, Odebolt, Iowa 51458. (712)
668-2776.
Vice President: Mary Schroeder
Secretary: Eleanor Peterson
Treasurer: Renae Babcock
Members: Thelma Schroeder, Betty
Hansen,Elaine Raasch, Margaret Landgraf, JoAnn Scott, Jane Bair,
Charlotte Bengford, Phyllis Kies, Verna Mae Schwaller.
History Web Site: The
Odebolt History Pages
Editors: Barb Horak and Bonnie Ekse
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In the summer of 2004 the Odebolt Historical Museum
moved to a downtown location that makes it more accessible and
visible to the community. The new location is at the northeast
corner of 2nd and Maple Streets in Odebolt.
Odebolt Museum News, February 2008
The Odebolt Museum will open for the
summer on Memorial Day Weekend. It will be open every Sunday
afternoon from 2:00 - 4:00 throughout the summer, closing on Labor
Day weekend.
During Creek Days, June 21 and 22, the museum will be
open for visitors. The museum is open throughout the year by
appointment - contact Kathy Larson at 668-2766.
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.
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
CONTACT: Send correspondence or
monetary donations to:
Odebolt Museum
PO Box 196
Odebolt, IA 51458
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
HISTORICAL NOTE CARDS
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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
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To order: send request to
History Museum
PO Box 196
Odebolt, IA 51458
Also available from any Museum Association member
and at Iowa State Bank on Main Street in Odebolt.
or call (712) 668-4377; 668-4532
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Front of note card |
Back of note card |
HISTORICAL ORNAMENTS
The museum sells historical Christmas ornaments to raise
funds.
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Capture a bit of Odebolt's past!
- 1st edition - White - Old school
house (SOLD OUT)
- 2nd edition - Maroon - Train depot (a few left)
- 3rd edition - Blue - Cracker Jack Co.
- 4th edition - Green - Original Library
- 5th edition - Light blue - features the cover painting from the history book
"Odebolt Forever,
1877-2002" in full color (SOLD OUT)
- 6th edition - Gold - Princess Theater (not pictured)
- 7th edition - Red - features the old Odebolt Hospital (2004)
- 8th edition - the 2005 ornament features the Odebolt Veterans'
Memorial Monument
- 9th edition - the 2006 ornament features the First National Bank, now
the Odebolt State Bank
- 10th edition - the 2007 ornament features the Stratton Hotel and the
color is lilac mist.
- 11th edition - the 2008 ornament features the Monument Circle; color is
navy blue and gold
1st to 7th editions - $5.00
(plus $2.00 shipping)
8th and 9th editions - $9.00 each (plus
$2.00 shipping)
2007 Edition - $10.00
(plus $2.00 shipping)
For sale at
Iowa State Bank, east side of Main
Street in downtown Odebolt.
To order: send request
with check ($2.00 shipping) to
History Museum
PO Box 196
Odebolt, IA 51458
or call (712) 668-4377; 668-4532
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1st - 4th editions
Click photos to
enlarge
7th edition - 2004
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Odebolt School
Yearbooks for Sale
Price is $10.00 each. Call (712) 668-4377 to
order
(and to verify that we still have the year you want)
| 1920
1920
1921
1923
1925
1926 |
1940
1946
1948 |
1950
1955
1956
1957 |
1960
1961
1963
1966
1967
1968
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1970
1970
1971
1978
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1980
1981
1983
1984
1986
1987
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1990
1990
1992
1993
1994
1996
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2000
2000
2001 |
Odebolt Forever - 2002
Odebolt History Book
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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. |
The "Barn Quilt" displayed on the front
of the Odebolt Museum.
See this and many other barn quilts around Sac County at
www.barnquilts.com
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