Last updated: 12/27/2010
McCallum Museum and Brunson Heritage Home
Sibley, Iowa
Street Address
8th Street and 5th Ave.
Sibley City Park
Sibley, IA 51249
Mailing Address
724 3rd Ave
Sibley, IA 51249
phone: 712-754-3882
e-mail: jstoff@hickorytech.net

Hours

Sundays:1:30-4:30 PM

Admissions

Admission is free. Donations are gratefully accepted.

Staff

Janet Stofferan
phone: 712-754-3882
e-mail:
Description

Mission is to protech Osceola County History. Major projects: 1) looking for Osceola County memorabilia, 2) Sibley High School memorabilia, 3) build an exhibit case to house WWII uniforms and memorabilia.

History

McCallum Museum was built in 1957 to protect and cover an already existing structure in Sibley City Park, The H.K. Rogers House, built in 1871 and one of the first inhabitable homesteads in Osceola County. It has subesequent addtitions with Bunson Heritage Home addition completed in 1991.

Artifact Collections

Significant artifacts: 1908 Sears Auto Buggy, two-headed calf, chainless 1886 boy's bicyle, Civil War era (muskets, canteens, haversacks), bound editions of Osceola County newspapers, 1872-1940, early woodworking tools, miltary miscellanea such as WWI gas mask, WWI German machine gun, large collection of stonewar (Tea Leaf)and china dishes, baseball memorabilia, Indian artifacts, agricultural tools such as corn planter, grain cradel, oxen yoke, early office equipment and more.

Research Collections

Early family historys, Osceola County Newspapers, local photographs, and more.

Educational Programs

None this year. Last year we featured, "Art in the Museum," a chance for students to work with local art teacher to draw museum artifacts. Registration through local Recreation Dept.
Library
Access: Scholars, Staff Only
Appointment required: Yes
Publications

Printing a new brochure. A first ever newsletter is bing worked on.
Services
Gift Shop
Exhibitions
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2025 California Association of Museums Conference

February 18 - 22, 2025

San Fransico, California

2025 California Association of Museums Conference

Tuesday, February 18 - Saturday, February 22, 2025

San Fransico, California

Hosted by: California Association of Museums

CAM is hard at work planning for the 2025 conference, set to take place from February 18–22, 2025 in San Francisco. We look forward to highlighting best practices and innovative ideas from California's museum community

The California Association of Museums is excited to continue offering in-person programming for 2025. We will not be requiring proof of COVID vaccination/s, but highly encourage vaccination and boosters. For the health and safety of our colleagues, masks are also encouraged (but not required). Capacity and spaces will be thoughtfully considered in the planning of this event.

For more information, please email programs@calmuseums.org.

2025 Am Assoc for State and Local History Annual Conference

September 10 - 13, 2025

Cincinnati, Ohio

2025 Am Assoc for State and Local History Annual Conference

Wednesday, September 10 - Saturday, September 13, 2025

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Cincinnati, Ohio

Hosted by: American Association for State and Local History

The 2025 AASLH Annual Conference, in partnership with Ohio Local History Alliance, will take place as the history field makes the final preparations to kickoff off the 250th commemoration of the founding of the United States.

The 2025 conference theme, inspired by AASLH’s Making History at 250: The Field Guide for Semiquincentennial, is an opportunity to broadly explore one of the guide’s themes, The American Experiment. For many in the American colonies in 1776, independence from Britain represented a “leap into the dark” into an unknown future

We are excited for you to join us in Cincinnati as we encourage discussion about our democracy and civic institutions and how they can help strengthen understanding, inspire action, and reveal ways that all of us can participate in and shape the ongoing American experiment.

For more information, please call 615-320-3203 or email info@aaslh.org.

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