Welcome to the Nodaway County Historical Society and Museum
The museum currently is closed due to COVID-19. We are open by special appointment for museum tours and to access our research room. Contact us at 660-582-8176 with any questions. Please call between 1-4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, and leave a message if we are unavailable to answer your call.
Upcoming Virtual Events
Spring virtual events to be announced in December-February. Stay tuned!
Click on "Events" to see a full event schedule, to learn more about upcoming programs, and to see some of our past events. Please let us know if there is something you would like to see.
Gift Shop
Take a look at our gift shop! We have books on local and regional history, material by local authors, postcards and holiday cards, and much more. Making these purchases at the NCHS helps support the museum and preserve your local history. If you cannot make it to the museum or live out of town but would like to make a purchase, check out our new online gift shop for an item list and prices. There will be an additional charge for shipping and handling.
Now Available:
Tales of Nodaway County: Area History, 1837-1977
Material compiled by the NCHS. Get this limited edition reprint now for $30!
About Us
Nodaway County, Missouri, is a rural area consisting of eighteen communities, a university, and a seminary. The Nodaway County Historical Society believes it is important to preserve the past in order to build the future. Since its founding in 1967, the Society has collected an array of artifacts related to the towns and the people comprising Nodaway County. Visit our museum and browse our site to learn more about the history, present, and future of our community.
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2020: The Centennial of Women's Suffrage
One hundred years ago this year, women across the United States were finally granted the right to vote. Women in Nodaway County played an important role on the local, state, and national levels in this fight. Please enjoy some of our special exhibits on these local women, read some of the recent scholarship on these topics, and more:
Our uniform from the Missouri Ladies Military Band, the group who marched in the national suffrage parade in DC, currently is on display at the State Historical Society of Missouri. Can you spot it in this video?
Memorial & Recognition
Visit Us
Currently closed due to COVID-19
Open by special appointment only -
masks required.
Hours
1:00-4:00 Tuesday-Friday (currently by appt only)
Special tours welcome by appointment
Closed on major holidays
Closed December 10th - March 4th
Admission
Free (donations welcome)
NCHS curator Cathy Palmer passed away in December 2020. She was a lover of local history and worked tirelessly to promote and preserve the history of our county. Her family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, donations-memorial gifts may be made to the Nodaway County Historical Society (send them to PO Box 324,
Maryville, MO 64468). Thank you, Cathy, for all that you have done for this community and for our museum. You will be missed.