The Museum is closed for the
season until May, 2008. Appointments may
still be made for viewing during the fall and winter months. The Museum is located in the 100 block of
North Main in Leon, Iowa.
For viewing appointments,
please contact Bob Bixby at (641) 446-3297.
Museum
News
Donations
Recent donations to the
Museum include:
- A nice contribution from Ruby Cox of Bethany,
Missouri.
- An L-shaped desk from Barb Campbell of
- 120 old law and record books from the Decatur
County Law Library at the courthouse.
Law and Record Books Donated
by Law Library
- Four bookcases from the Law Library will be given
soon. They will house the law books
and many other books from upstairs which will be moved into an area on the
first floor. This will be more
convenient for researchers.
- A new notebook of
- A $3,000 grant from the South Central Iowa
Community Foundation with matching funds from the Museum savings account.
Boy Scout Uniform
Donated by Lois Slade
Pictures Donated by Lucy Carter
For the Steven Carter Display
Projects
Recently Completed
- The upstairs living room has new plaster and
wallpaper on the north wall and new plaster on the ceiling.
New plaster and wallpaper
In Living Room
- The north wall has new plaster and wallpaper and
the window has been repaired in the upstairs dining room.
Restored upstairs Dining Room
New plaster, wallpaper and window
- The records and book room upstairs has a new
window installed.
New window in Records Room
- A new front door and lock has been installed at
the main entrance.
- The main floor display cases have been cleaned,
new background paper installed and new labeling started.
- The upstairs now has a functional air conditioner
that makes visiting the upstairs much more comfortable.
- Plaster repair on the ceiling of the upstairs
hallway.
Projects
in Progress
- The entire east outside wall is being
tuck-pointed and should be completed in a couple of weeks by Delbert Lee
and his son.
Delbert Lee cleaning the East wall
In preparation for tuck-pointing
- Plaster repair in the upstairs bedroom.
- New upstairs entrance door (the old one has been
leaking water.)
Future
Projects
- Painting the upstairs hallway, the bedroom and
the ceiling in the living room.
- Improved lighting in the upstairs hallway.
- Unsafe wiring to be replaced in the building.
- A restroom downstairs.
- Creating a library on the main floor for
research.
- New labeling and signage on the displays, i.e.
what they are and the name of the donor.
- Painting the front and rear trim inside and
outside.
- New steps on the outside rear main floor fire
exit.
- Tuck-pointing the front of the building.
With the seven inches of rain
received the week of August 19th there weren’t any leaks in the
building!
Thanks
to the Following:
- Ivan Stoltzfus and Commercial Roof Coating of
- Cody and Chris Lindsey, Contractors,
- Delbert Lee and
- Jane’s Wallpaper, Humeston.
- Carla Perks, Museum
- Janet Jelsma, Museum Volunteer,
- James Cornell,
- Kathy Howell, Museum Volunteer, Leon, for
signage.
Museum
Goals
- Increase the hours and days the Museum will be
open.
- Organize the Museum so that patrons can research
and copy the many records at the Museum and furnish the means to do so.
- Restoration of the displays and identification of
the artifacts, records and books so that they will be easier to use and
view.
Donations
Donations to the Decatur
County Historical Society and Museum may be sent to:
Great Western Bank
c/o Chet Redman
111
Checks may be made out to:
The Decatur County Museum.
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