This 1871 wooden bowl belonged to John R. Taylor, who may have owned the first bakery in Washington, where it was used for mixing dough.

Our volunteers never stop painting! Today they are in the east wing storefront (old Daily's Furniture wing)

In our schoolhouse room, we have photos of many of the one-room schools of Daviess County in the 19th and 20th century.

If you were looking to do some imbibing in 1901 Washington, there were no fewer than 27 saloons to keep your spirits up.

The "Porton Resuscitator" was designed by the British defense industry in the 1950s to be used in case of a chemical weapons attack.

We're celebrating historic homes & architecture in Washington, and we're looking to add 19th-century homes from elsewhere, can you help?

The Harry Hyatt house, at 608 E. Main, was built in 1879 and is an example of Second Empire architecture.

The museum will be closed Saturday to attend the Civil War History event at West Boggs Park.

Happy #InternationalCatDay from the 1934 Indiana State Fair Cat Show.

Brooks Allen interviews Hugh & Evelyn Schnarr on WFML for In Your Neighborhood soundcloud.com/user753438305/…

Museum volunteers have logged over 5,000 hours of service so far in 2017, thank you for all you do!

On this episode of Meet Your Neighbor, Brooks Allen talks to local farmers Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hubbs soundcloud.com/user753438305/…

Today on In Your Neighborhood, Brooks Allen meets the Taylors who are working at the US Rubber Company in 1950. soundcloud.com/user753438305/…

Today on In Your Neighborhood we meet Earl Armes and his family to talk about car body work and other matters. soundcloud.com/user753438305/…

Tomorrow night is the German American Wine & Brew Fest on Main Street. Tour the museum you'll be entered to win one of these!

Our volunteers are inspecting the first posters for the "Men of Distinction" exhibit, just one more month to go!

We're about to go live on Memories 107.9 with the Men Of Distinction Roundtable

The museum will be closed for the holidays beginning Dec. 17. We'll reopen on January 4. Happy Holidays from the Daviess County Historical Society!

The museum was visited this afternoon by Washington Catholic 2nd-graders. Here they are comparing their shoe sizes to the size-19s of Luke Zeller

WAMW Take 5 for Our Community wamwamfm.com/episode/take-5… wamwamfm.com/episode/take-5…