Sioux City Museum & Historical Association

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The Sioux City Public Museum explores the region's history and culture, showcasing diverse permanent exhibits from prehistoric times to the modern era alongside exciting traveling exhibits, and fun, family oriented events and programming. The Sioux City Museum & Historical Association is a 501(c)(3) membership organization that provides funding for exhibits and programming for the Sioux City Public Museum and its sites. Currently, the Association is more than 200 members strong.

The Sioux City Public Museum's Logan Park Cemetery Walking Tour will be this Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. Attendees s...
10/23/2026

The Sioux City Public Museum's Logan Park Cemetery Walking Tour will be this Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. Attendees should meet at the cemetery entrance at 3901 Stone Park Boulevard.

Founded in 1892, Logan Park Cemetery is the burial site of Jay N. “Ding” Darling, Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist, Louise Zerschling, pioneering Sioux City Journal reporter, and entrepreneur Henry Metz.

Earlier this year, it was revealed that legendary boxer George Foreman was laid to rest in Logan Park Cemetery. Although his burial site is not on the formal tour, directions to his memorial and stories about him will be shared at the end of the tour.

On this day in Sioux City history: On October 22, 1889, community leaders in Sioux City met and formed the Humane Societ...
10/23/2026

On this day in Sioux City history: On October 22, 1889, community leaders in Sioux City met and formed the Humane Society. The initial board consisted of 26 members, and elected Miss Susanna Weare as president. Photographed here is Mrs. M.W. Baldwin who, alongside Sioux City Mayor Wallace M. Short, successfully spearheaded the reorganization and revival of the Sioux City Humane Society (now known as the Siouxland Humane Society) in 1922. In 1925, under her leadershiop, the organization constructed its first physical animal shelter.

🦴🐶 Did you know October is Adopt a Shelter Dog month? Visit our friends at the Siouxland Humane Society for more information! 🐾🐕

On this day in Sioux City history: On October 22, 1855, the United States Land Office officially opened for business in ...
10/22/2026

On this day in Sioux City history: On October 22, 1855, the United States Land Office officially opened for business in Sioux City, marking a key milestone in early property entries and local settlement for Woodbury County. Prior to this, local land entries for the area were processed out of Kanesville (now Council Bluffs, Iowa). At the time, Sioux City consisted of a few log cabins, and photography was in its infancy, so no photographs exist of the original Land Office structure. A business card in the October 15, 1868 Sioux City Journal advertises the United States Land Office as being located on Pearl Street, between 4th & 5th, with John Cleghorn serving as the Register.

On this day in Sioux City history: The Orpheum Theatre hosted a Sioux City Symphony concert on October 21, 1946, celebra...
10/21/2026

On this day in Sioux City history: The Orpheum Theatre hosted a Sioux City Symphony concert on October 21, 1946, celebrating the return of Maestro Leo Kucinski from service in WWII. Kucinski was one of the most famous musicians in Sioux City, starting with teaching and conducting at Morningside College. Eventually, the Morningside College symphony grew into the Sioux City Symphony due to Kucinski’s recruiting and leadership. Today, Leo Kucinski Academy of Music at Morningside College still holds the name of the “music-man” of Siouxland. For more about the notable Sioux City conductor, visit SiouxCityMuseum.org/history-website/kucinski-leo.

On this day in Sioux City history: A group of history-minded Sioux City residents formed the War Eagle Memorial Associat...
10/21/2026

On this day in Sioux City history: A group of history-minded Sioux City residents formed the War Eagle Memorial Association in 1914 with the intention of erecting a grave marker to honor the great chief. Association members spent the next eight years raising funds and building public support. Sioux City’s City Council purchased War Eagle’s Bluff from a private landowner in 1920 and set it aside for a future monument. The effort culminated in the dedication of a bronze memorial plaque set in granite on October 21, 1922. This image shows War Eagle’s granddaughter Julia (Bruguier) Conger (left), daughter of Theophile Bruguier and Dawn War Eagle, unveiling the marker with the help of her daughter Mercy (Conger) Bonnin.

The Day of the Dead Altar exhibit is now open. Come see the beautiful work members of your own community have created. ...
10/20/2026

The Day of the Dead Altar exhibit is now open. Come see the beautiful work members of your own community have created.

Get involved! Check out the marigolds on the altar dedicated to the men and women who built Sioux City. Visitors are invited to write their loved ones name on a marigold and they will be added to the wall around the altar.

The altars will be on display until the Museum's Day of the Dead receptionist on November 1.

On this day in Sioux City history: A large crowd of Sioux City residents met on October 20, 1866 to decide the future of...
10/20/2026

On this day in Sioux City history: A large crowd of Sioux City residents met on October 20, 1866 to decide the future of railroads in Sioux City. A representative of John I. Blair, a wealthy railroad businessman, explained his plans to build the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad. This railroad would link Sioux City with Chicago and the industrial East. All the City needed to do was to give the company land and depot grounds by the levee. Five months after the meeting the city approved this land donation, and 13 months after that, the first passenger train came through Sioux City. The image below is a stock certificate of the Sioux City & Pacific. For more about Sioux City's railroad history, including a photograph of the first passenger train, visit SiouxCityMuseum.org/history-website/transportation-trains.

On this day in Sioux City history: After an extensive preservation effort, a rededication ceremony for the 1918 Woodbury...
10/20/2026

On this day in Sioux City history: After an extensive preservation effort, a rededication ceremony for the 1918 Woodbury County Courthouse was held on October 20, 1998. As the book, “Sioux City: 1980-2002” notes, “Inside, a relighting ceremony illuminated the restored and cleaned courthouse dome. Outside, participants watched as 32 brass fixtures on the eight restored columns along Douglas Street were relit.” For more about the structure sometimes referred to as “Sioux City’s architectural crown jewel,” visit Siouxcityhistory.org/historic-sites/131-woodbury-county-courthouses.

Have you filled out your nominations for Siouxland's Choice Awards yet? You can find the Sioux City Public Museum in th...
10/19/2026

Have you filled out your nominations for Siouxland's Choice Awards yet? You can find the Sioux City Public Museum in the family entertainment, museum/art gallery, tourist destination, and local social media!

Visit https://go.siouxcityjournal.com/siouxlandschoice/ today!

On this day in Sioux City history: The Monahan Post Band won first prize and the title of "Official Band of the American...
10/18/2026

On this day in Sioux City history: The Monahan Post Band won first prize and the title of "Official Band of the American Legion" on October 18, 1922, in New Orleans. The band was awarded $1,000 in cash, a silver cup, gold cornet, silver-mounted snare drum and citation for meritorious service. It was the beginning of local fame and international prominence. For more about the Monahan Post Band, visit SiouxCityMuseum.org/history-website/monahan-post-band.

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607 4th Street
Sioux City, IA
51101

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

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(712) 279-6174

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