Washington County Historical Society - Iowa

03/29/2026

03/29/2026

Thank you English River Outfitters for letting us be part of your HERO Mission Possible Adventure Race! It was fun to be one of the stopping points for participants.

03/01/2026

IAGenWeb would love the opportunity to welcome you as a new county coordinator! We have 18 counties and a special project that are impatiently waiting for a new coordinator. You will have the help you need to get started.

It's not often that we have a special project up for adoption, Iowa in the Great War. This is an excellent project for anyone who is into military history. To learn more about the project, go to:
https://iagenweb.org/greatwar/

Take a look at these counties and chose one you would like to adopt. Then contact the Welcome Hostess at [email protected]. (copy and paste the email address into an email)

Hope to hear from you soon!

Adair - https://iagenweb.org/adair/
Buena Vista - https://iagenweb.org/buenavista/
Cerro Gordo - https://iagenweb.org/cerrogordo/
Chickasaw - https://iagenweb.org/chickasaw/
Delaware - https://iagenweb.org/delaware/
Dubuque - https://iagenweb.org/dubuque/
Hamilton - https://iagenweb.org/hamilton/
Hardin - https://iagenweb.org/hardin/
Howard - https://iagenweb.org/howard/
Jackson - https://iagenweb.org/jackson/
Jones - https://iagenweb.org/jones/
Lyon - https://iagenweb.org/lyon/
Mitchell - https://iagenweb.org/mitchell/
Montgomery - https://iagenweb.org/montgomery/
Pottawattamie - https://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/
Poweshiek - https://iagenweb.org/poweshiek/
Winnebago - https://iagenweb.org/winnebago/
Winneshiek - https://iagenweb.org/winneshiek/

Photo: Stone City, Iowa, 1930, by Grant Wood, oil on wood, Joslyn Art Museum, Art Institute of Omaha Collection and is reproduced courtesy of Carol Gertin. Stone City is located in Jones County, Iowa.

02/16/2026

Happy Presidents Day

10/31/2025

Iowa Native American Program
Meeting & Luncheon
November 8, 10:00 AM
Marr Park, 2943 Hwy 92

Please join us on Saturday morning, November 8 for a brief business meeting, a Native American program by Archaeologist, Michael Perry, followed by a luncheon and then tour of the Conger House Museum Native American Artifacts Room. Michael Perry spent 36 years on the staff of the Office of the State Archaeologist. In 2015, Mr. Perry lead the research team that identified, organized and cataloged all the native artifacts in the Conger House Museum’s collection. The now renovated Native American Room chronologically tells the story of our early residents, starting with the museum’s oldest artifact, an 11,000 year-old projectile point.

Luncheon reservations ($20.00) are due November 1. Please make checks payable to the Washington County Historical Society
Mail to – PO Box 924, Washington, IA 52353

09/24/2025

Special guests, Dave Erwin and Terry & Julie Mangold will talk about their vintage farm toy and truck collections on Sunday, Sept 28, 2025 at the Conger House Museum beginning at 2:00 PM. Please come and show your support!

09/15/2025

School is in session. Please join us Saturday!

09/10/2025

Hey! We're OPEN SUNDAY, September 14th! Come see us from 2-4 pm. The vintage farm toys date from the 1930s to the 1980s and are made of metal, wood and cast iron. Most of them were made in Iowa!

Plus you can visit the historic rooms, including the recently renovated dining room, the Military room, and the medical room.

08/19/2025

Hey! We're OPEN SUNDAY! Come see us from 2-4 pm. The vintage farm toys date from the 1930s to the 1980s and are made of metal, wood and cast iron. Most of them were made in Iowa!

08/11/2025

Like maps? Check out the 1874, 1906 and 1920 Atlases for Washington County available on the Washington Co IAGenWeb thanks to the University of Iowa Libraries.

Our website has been update with Washington County Atlases for 1874, 1906 and 1920. A current Iowa DOT Highway map was also added.

http://iagenweb.org/washington/maps.htm

08/06/2025

Come on in and see the historical Conger House and the Farm Toy exhibit! The Conger House Museum will be open Sunday, August 10, 2025 from 2-4 pm. Mike Zahs will be hosting.

07/30/2025

As of 2024, there are 234 Century Farms in Washington County.

The Century Farms Program began in 1976 as part of the Bicentennial Celebration. It was sponsored by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. To qualify there must be consecutive ownership within the same family for 100 years or more of at least 40 acres of the original holding of Iowa farmland, and the present owner must be related to a person who owned the land 100 years ago.

This is the current list of Century Farms

The Century Farms Program began in 1976 as part of the Bicentennial Celebration. It was sponsored by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. To qualify there must be consecutive ownership within the same family for 100 years or more of at least 40 acres of the origina...