Contact Us
The Boone County Historical Society offices are located at the Boone History Center.
Offices are not staffed on a regular basis and there are no employees. Our all-volunteer Board of Directors are at the Center at irregular times, however, the History Center is open for tours on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Street Address: 602 Story Street
Mailing Address: PO Box 172
Boone, IA 50036
Contact Form
Telephone: 515-432-1907
Please leave a detailed message.
Email: info@bchsiowa.org
Email messages are answered quickly; telephone messages can take 4-5 days to be answered since there are no full-time staff.
Here are the locations and hours of all the museums we own or promote.
Boone History Center
602 Story St, Boone, IA 50036
515-432-1907
Hours:
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace
709 Carroll St, Boone, IA 50036
Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1:30-5:00 p.m. For group tours, call 515-212-9037.
Hickory Grove School
Just east of Ogden at the junction of County Rd E41 & J Ave
Hours
Open by Appointment only. Call Doug Nebbe, President of Battin Heritage Association, at 515-275-2427 and leave a message if you’d like to schedule a visit.
Kate Shelley Park & Museum
1198 232nd St, Boone, IA 50036 (Moingona)
Hours
Depot closed. Park open during daylight hours only.