{"id":140,"date":"2021-02-24T16:44:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T16:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5308.temp.domains\/~floydcou\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2022-11-02T13:51:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:51:44","slug":"museum-collections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.floydcountymuseum.org\/?page_id=140","title":{"rendered":"Museum Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hart-Parr\/Oliver\/White\/Minneapolis-Moline Tractor Collections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Contains Company history files, annual reports; company photographs, negatives, and slides; union records (United Auto Workers union, Local 1415); motion picture films; technical manuals; blueprints; sales literature and advertisements; artifacts from the factory; and tractors, all from the Charles City, Iowa plant. You can find out more about our tractor collections and the services we offer related to the archives here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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John G. Legel Drug Store<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A recreation of the Legel Drug Store from Main Street Charles City, Iowa. Collection contains apothecary bottles, store fixtures, mix\/compounding\/distilling\/dispensing apparatuses, medical appliances, home and general merchandise, and ephemera. Site donated in its entirety to the Floyd County Historical Society and opened as the Museum in 1963. Recreated in the current building when Museum moved in 1980. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Log Cabin & Early Pioneer Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As you walk down the “outdoor” area and through the doorway, imagine yourself living in this 1850s log cabin. The entire family lived in one room which served as a kitchen, dining room, living room, and parents’ bedroom. The children would have slept in the upstairs loft. The fireplace was the heart of the home, providing heat, light, and cooking facilities. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Local History Collection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Other artifacts at the Floyd County Museum range from items that pre-date Floyd County’s existence to items from the twenty-first century. The collection primarily focuses on the period between 1850 and 2000. The collection includes household, agricultural, professional, trades, leisure, transportation, decorative arts, textiles, folk art, and military materials. We also store books, county organization records, newspaper clippings, and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Interested in donating to our collection? Check out the process here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plan Your Visit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

See the Floyd County Museum\u2019s hours, admission cost, and how to get here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Exhibitions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The FCM offers a variety of exhibits perfect for everyone! From tractors to a turn-of-the-19th-century drug store, we have something for everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Learn and Teach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Learn about all the resources the Floyd County Museum has to offer, from research, to tractor information, to kids programs, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Floyd County Museum
500 Gilbert St
Charles City, IA 50616<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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641.228.1099<\/p>\n\n\n\n

fcmiowa@gmail.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n