Welcome to the Grundy County Historical Society and Museum

The Mission of the Grundy County Historical Society Museum is to house, preserve, and exhibit objects pertaining to the County’s history: cultural, social, geological, and anthropological.

Visit Grundy County Historical Museum Where History is Collected, Preserved and Displayed.

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday
Closed

Kankakee & Seneca Railroad

Date: Tuesday, April 23. 2024 Location: Wesley Center, 111 W. North Street, Morris, IL Please join us to learn about the Kankakee & Seneca Railroad. Josh Biggers, a railroad enthusiast, will tell us about this railroad. The presentation begins at 7 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m. There is no admission fee. It is open…

Join us at the 2nd Annual Senior Expo

Please join us at the 2nd Annual Senior Expo on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Jennifer’s Garden Banquet, 555 Gore Road, Morris, IL. We will have a table there We want to thank U Can Storage of Minooka for sponsoring our table at the event. We had a great…

Exciting News–We are Expanding!!

Earlier this year the Museum was approached by the current owner of the Christian Youth Center space (Mission Bible Church) to determine if we had any interest in purchasing the remaining part of Unit B that they own. The Museum had purchased a part of that unit in December 2017 (what we refer to as…

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