Clay County Historical Society Museum

This article is about a museum in Missouri. For the museum in Florida, see Clay County Historical Museum.

Clay County Historical Society Museum is a local history museum in a historic building in Liberty, Missouri. The museum building dates to 1865. It was a drug store and a doctor's office until 1963, when it was turned into a museum.[1]

Exhibits

The Clay County Historical Museum houses art, antiques, and collector's items reflecting the early history of Clay County, Missouri. The exhibits are displayed in separate rooms, each named according to its contents. The main rooms are The Country School, Old Fashioned Parlor, Kitchen, Minerals, Gems, Library, Chapel, Musical Instruments, Military, Primitive, Bedroom, Clothing and Children's Toy Room. The museum also has a library, which has collections of newspaper files, area wide genealogies, area maps, reference books and microfilm.[2]

The museum is open Monday through Friday from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM and 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturdays. Admissions during other times are only granted by appointment.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Clay County Museum and Historical Society". Clay County Museum. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Clay County Historical Society". KSGenWeb. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

Coordinates: 39°14′47″N 94°25′14″W / 39.24648°N 94.42056°W / 39.24648; -94.42056


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