Preserving our history: Iowa Museums Week

Sawyer Bottorff, 7, stands at the front of the classroom at Old Bradford Pioneer Village, just outside of Nashua. Press photos by Kate Hayden

The Carrie Lane Chapman Catt Girlhood Home. File photo

The Rudd Historical Society was founded in 2012 and holds a wide collection of residents’ family heirlooms, including Rudd and Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock High School varsity jackets, wedding dresses, town advertisements and more. The society holds a breakfast on the first Saturday of each month as a fundraiser.

The Marble Rock Historical Society maintains three buildings within a block of the main street, including a log cabin undergoing restoration. The society’s next show is June 24-25, displaying historical kitchen gadgets from early residents.

Sawyer Bottorff, 7, peers inside a cabin that was inhabited by six family members in the mid-1800s.

The Rudd Historical Society was founded in 2012 and holds a wide collection of residents’ family heirlooms, including Rudd and Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock High School varsity jackets, wedding dresses, town advertisements and more. The society holds a breakfast on the first Saturday of each month as a fundraiser.