Diagonal PRINT Museum

Diagonal PRINT Museum Before introducing you to the Diagonal Printing Museum, the only original one in the Midwest, let's start with the town of Diagonal.

It's a welcoming community with plenty of interesting history. The "Only Diagonal in the World".

Summer 2023 and YES we are open, come see what additions we have to see. We enjoy your visits. We are open 2-4: PM each ...
06/09/2023

Summer 2023 and YES we are open, come see what additions we have to see. We enjoy your visits. We are open 2-4: PM each Saturday and Sunday through Labor Day weekend. Also appointments can be made by calling Jan Johnston. Come see us soon.

01/12/2022

Just a reminder the Museum is closed for the winter. We will open again Memorial weekend. Hope too see you then.

10/03/2021

Thank all of you who wrote messages to us and especially those who were able to come visit us in person. We are very proud of our Museum and hope to see and hear from you next summer. We are CLOSED now till next Memorial Day 2022. See you then.

08/30/2021

Labor Day is almost here. Be sure and come see us.

08/22/2021

In addition to our wonderful Print Museum started out being a drug store, Dr. Jessup’s office and even a barber shop. Dr. Jessup & his wife built the structure that still stands today in 1909. Read more about it at the Museum.
Then in 1924, Mr. Thomas S. Waffle purchased the building with his wife Maude and family, living in the upstairs apartment. Thomas operated the Diagonal Reporter. Harold Turnbull was his sole employee having apprenticed in April, 1922, aged 16, and just prior to his graduation from Diagonal High School. In the later 20’s when a Mergenthaler Linotype was installed. More info at the museum.
Harold Turnbull took over the business 1937. He and wife Mildred and son Miles operated the paper till 1972, when they retired.
Meanwhile our awesome little city was platted in 1889. It has grown over the years and as some do at some point it starts shrinking. The only sad thing now in 2021 our school is still going even though it is the smallest in the state but we do have a beautiful Church and a lot of wonderful people that still love this small city and each other.
Come see our Museum, enjoy the Printing equipment and our awesome History. We even have a great story about our name, Diagonal and how it came to be.
OPEN; every weekend 2: P.M. – 4: P,M, and also Monday Labor Day 11: A.M. – 5: P.M. or so.

08/05/2021

Before we introduce you to our Print Museum, which is the only original one in the Midwest, we want to start with our town, Diagonal. It is a warm community with a lot of interesting history. Our name, is very interesting as it is the “Only Diagonal in the World”. It was platted on March 30,1889 and recorded on April 3, 1889 in the Courthouse of Ringgold County, Mt. Ayr, Iowa.
The Museum building, a large two story with many windows, built by Dr. A.E. Jessup in 1909. For 10 years the downstairs used for Doctor office and Pharmacy and the upstairs their home.
The Diagonal Reporter came to be in 1924 by Thomas S. Waffle. Then in 1937 Harold Turnbull purchased the business and ran it for 50 years till retiring.
With all the original printing equipment still there, in 1983 it was opened as a Museum. Since then it has become a rich source of history. There is so much to see so we invite you to come visit and take a history walk with us.

08/01/2021

Good afternoon, much cooler day today. The Iowa State Fair is starting the 12th of August, and I hope you get to go. The Print Museum will be closed the weekend of 14-15. We've got some more interesting things in so while Diagonal is celebrating our Labor Day and all it's festivities the we will be open. Come see us.

07/28/2021

This is a hot 100+ degree Wednesday afternoon, but we are over half way through the summer. Labor Day is coming up and until then we are still open every weekend 2-4 p.m. and will be open Sunday after Church and Monday after the Parade. If we have visitors later in the afternoon we will stay open. Please come and enjoy our Museum as we are very proud of it.

Thank you,
Frances (Lane, Ruby) Rouse

05/21/2021

Keep watching Memorial Day is right around the corner.

Address

106 Broadway Street
Diagonal, IA
50845

Opening Hours

Saturday 2pm - 4pm
Sunday 2pm - 4pm

Telephone

(641) 344-0677

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