Odebolt Historical Museum is located
on the northeast corner of 2nd and Maple Streets.

The Museum will be open throughout the summer on Sunday afternoons from 2:00 to 4:00.

To contact the museum please call Kathy Larson at 668-2766.

Odebolt Historical Museum Association meets
the 4th Thursday  of each month.

ODEBOLT MUSEUM 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. 
 

HOURS: The Odebolt Museum will open for the summer on Memorial Day Weekend. It will be open every Sunday afternoon from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. throughout the summer, closing on Labor Day weekend.
     MUSEUM HOURS DURING CREEK DAYS
The Museum will be open during Creek Days on Saturday from 7:30 to 4:00 p.m. (closed during the parade) and on Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.
     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 362
Odebolt, IA 51458

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

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.
or call (712) 668-2766 or 668-2823
 

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.