Guthrie County Historical Village and Museum

06/17/2026

Lots of fantastic vendors at this Saturday’s market. 🐓 🌺 🍞

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Come on down to the Guthrie County Historical Village and Museum Saturday morning (free admission during the market hours)😊 More than 20 Local Vendors are getting ready for You! So much to see and do. More than just a Farmers' Market, we're a Family Friendly Event! We'll be there 9AM to Noon. We ALL Hope to see YOU in the Village!🐓

06/06/2026

It really was perfect!

06/05/2026

It’s time! Our first market of the season is tomorrow at the Village. Join us for all sorts of awesome stuff. 9am-Noon. The Historical Village will be open and free for touring, too! See you tomorrow.

What's better than an open-air, old-school Farmers Market, in an old-town, picturesque setting with a wide variety of talented vendors? Live Music, of course! We have two, very talented musicians that will be joining us for each market of the season, playing on the front porch of The General Store. Come hungry, ready to shop and feel free to bring a chair, "sit-a-spell" and listen to some good music. Sounds like a perfect Saturday morning to me❤🐓

05/25/2026

originated during the Civil War when communities began decorating graves with flowers to commemorate fallen soldiers. Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, General John A. Logan, head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers and May 30 was chosen for the first national Decoration Day. In 1971, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday by an act of Congress, though it is still sometimes called Decoration Day. It was then also placed on the last Monday in May, as were some other federal holidays. Many Southern states also have their own days for honoring the Confederate dead.

In this image, then-President Ulysses S. Grant and General John Logan are seated at the flag-draped Old Amphitheater, Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Va., for Decoration Day ceremonies on May 30, 1873.

Photo: Library of Congress

05/22/2026

The Rock Chair - Guthrie Center, Iowa

Did you know that a natural rock chair is located in the Guthrie County Courthouse Park? According to the 1953 "Guthrie County Centennial Supplement" booklet, the chair originally came from the Derwin Willey farm. The farm was located in Valley Township, SE of Guthrie Center a few miles. In 1953, this farm was owned by Wilford Jackson.

The chair was taken to the old Reed Elevator (I think located in Monteith) and later placed in the courthouse park. In 1932, the Lions Club inserted a plaque memorializing Guthrie County Pioneer Women. The "chair" and plaque are still there today.

05/22/2026

We had some wonderful little visitors from ACGC this week.

10/15/2025

It’s the end of our season and it always makes us a little sad. The summer went by so fast! We would like to thank everyone who visited us and who volunteered this summer. We hope you will come see us again next year.

Opening day will be Friday - May 1, 2026.

10/15/2025

Everyone at the Guthrie County Historical Village would like to thank the many businesses, organizations, and volunteers who helped make The Haunted Village 2025 the best yet! We estimate that around 250 children attended and a good time was had by all.

Thank you to:
Bin There
Guthrie County Conservation
Guthrie County Health
GCH Panora Clinic
Little Panther Daycare
Old Soul Millennial
Panora Chamber
Panora Lions' Club
Panora Public Library
Stuart Fremont Theatre
WFPF
Alex Krueger
Bailey Clark
Candy Thompson
Doug Long
Kim Finnegan
Michelle Clark
Michelle Doran
Nancy Smith
Sandy Jorgensen
Traci Kauffman

It's our goal to host a fun and safe night at the Historical Village for all the little ones and hope that it is something they will always remember. With your help, that's just what we did. We hope you will join us again next October for the 23rd Haunted Village. Thank you again.

09/16/2025

It’s a beautiful day to grab a coffee and come hang out the Village. We are open for just one more month - October 15 - so don’t miss out before we close for the season.

09/13/2025

Thank you to everyone who participated in the market this year - vendors, buyers, musicians, volunteers, and visitors! It was a great season and we hope to see you for next year’s market. 🐓 🌽 🌺