Polk County Historical Society

About Us:

The Polk County Historical Society is a public-benefit, non-profit corporation managed by a Board of Directors consisting of the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, nine Directors and the immediate Past President. Board members are elected at the Annual Membership Meeting held each January. The volunteer Board of Directors meets monthly to implement the pronouncements comprising the PCHS Mission Statement.

The Museum is a non-profit organization that is totally staffed by volunteers, both amateur and professional. It is also a research facility with a fine archival collection. Many artifacts–physical, pictorial, and written–from the eras of 1842 to 1960 are on display in the Museum and at the Historic Brunk House, just a couple miles east. A large number of the original pioneer families still have descendants in the area who have graciously shared their family treasures and enriched our inventory.

Historic Brunk House & Farm, also owned and operated by the Polk County Historical Society, is an 1861 two-story farm home featuring furnishings of that era. In addition there are outbuildings, gardens, and orchards where you can explore what it was like to live on a working farm of the time. Special events at Brunk House include the annual apple cider-making day in the fall and the Cherry Blossom Drive & Pie Social in the spring.