Museum and Genealogical Library
"A county that forgets its past will never have a future."
Summer Hours
9:30 am to 11:30 am and 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Tuesday through Thursday (April through October)
Winter Hours
Wednesdays 9:30am-2:30pm
other days by appointment.
Museum
There's much to see here. The history of DeKalb county MO is rich and varied. Artifacts from hundreds of sources are here to see and experience.
Our Mission
-To engage in all activities as permitted by Chapter 355 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri for corporation engaged in educational, civic, patriotic, cultural, literary and historical purposes
-To discover and memorialize the history of the County of De Kalb, State of Missouri and the surrounding area;
-To discover, purchase, commission or otherwise support that which sheds light on the history of the region;
-To discover, procure, preserve physical objects that may relate to the history of the region;
-To establish and maintain a museum on land leased or owned by the society;
-To hold regular meetings and other activities for the recreation and instruction of the members and of the general public.
Adopted by the De Kalb County Historical Society Board August 4, 2010.
Latest News at DCHS
Proclamation Issued
County Rural Schools Remembered
Proclamation Issued
Missouri Representative Jay Eggleston presented a proclamation from the Missouri House of Representatives in celebration of our 50th anniversary. Pictured are Jay Eggleston Sharon Martin President, Margie Bray, secretary, Linda Walker, treasure, and Roberta Dice, Museum co-curator. September 21, 2019.
Officers Installed
County Rural Schools Remembered
Proclamation Issued
New Officers of DeKalb County Historical Society were installed for 2021-2023.
Sharon Murphy, Barb Owen, Bev Maltsberger, Beulah McManus, Chet Owen, Sharon Martin, not pictured is Janice Bennett.
County Rural Schools Remembered
County Rural Schools Remembered
County Rural Schools Remembered
The DeKalb County commissioners have begun a program to remember and post signs at the locations of rural "one-room schoolhouses." The first sign will go up this month to commemorate the Garden Prairie School. A link will be formed to take viewers to an information page online.