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Celebrate Geneva’s Legendary Women
In honor of Women’s History Month, the museum created a t-shirt featuring nine women who made an impact on our town. There are too many legends to include on one…
Read MoreDonor Spotlight – Dan Maier
Why do you support the Geneva History Museum? I have a keen interest in American history and I was raised in Geneva. My involvement with the museum started after I…
Read More2nd Tuesdays @ 2 PM
Starting in September 2024, the Geneva History Museum will offer monthly programs “2nd Tuesdays @ 2 PM” in place of the former Brown Bag Programs. The format of the programs…
Read MoreGHM Updates Code of Ethics
Ethical codes evolve in response to changing conditions, values and ideas. A professional code of ethics must, therefore, be periodically updated. It must also rest upon widely shared values. Although…
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Nancy Bell & Pat Kessler “Never were there such devoted sisters…” Sisters, Nancy Bell and Pat Kessler grew up in Geneva. They volunteer weekly at the museum and are G.E.M.s…
Read MoreThe Joshel Silos
If you were in Geneva before 1995 you recognize this photograph of the former Joshel silos along North River Lane. They were built in 1917 by Mayer Joshel for his…
Read MoreWork at old Geneva cemetery uncovers headstones from city’s early history
CREDIT: By Linda Girardi, For Beacon-News It takes some hard labor and detective work, but volunteers working at the West Side Cemetery have discovered pieces of Geneva history that have…
Read MoreIntroducing Freya
The Geneva History Museum is pleased to announce the name of the dragon head from the 1892 Viking Ship is Freya. Freya is a girl’s name of Scandinavian origin, derived…
Read MoreNEW! Play a video game on an Apple IIe Computer
Did you know that the first apple graphics software was created in Geneva? Penguin Software was the company started by Mark Pelczarski in his Geneva home. They were the creators…
Read MoreGeneva History Museum Receives Highest National Recognition
Awarded Accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums The Geneva History Museum has achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition afforded the nation’s museums. Accreditation…
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