About the Museum
The museum is located
in a house built in 1927 by Mr. and Mrs. Ike Kent. All the cement blocks
were hand made by them.
A museum commission was
formed on November 2, 1988, by the Lake County Commissioners. Five members
were appointed to be commissioners with the task of starting a museum.
The museum opened its
doors on May 23, 1991. The museum is non-profit and is supported by the Lake
County Endowment Fund, the Lake County Historical Society, various grants,
and personal donations and memorials.
The purpose of the
museum is to gather and display the history of Lake County, which includes
education, business, government, cultures, and artifacts indigenous to the
area. Each year the museum serves many visitors and inquiries regarding
genealogy and family history through its files of photographs, records,
obituaries, and marriage records.
All items in the museum
inventory were donated by individuals, estates, groups or clubs. We strive
to display as many of the items as possible, but we have a limited amount of
space. Some displays are rotated every 6 months and others every year.
Lake
County is very rich in history and we are proud to be able to make available
to the public a large inventory of resources including but not limited to
marriage records, obituaries, files, photos and records. Many people today
are researching their family trees and we have the resources to assist them
in tracing their genealogy. We are eager to help with your research, you
only need to telephone, send us a letter or us email with your request.
Since we are a non-profit organization, a donation to the Lake County Museum
would be appreciated.
