Impact Story
Boone County History & Culture Center
Since 1924, the Boone County Historical Society has been working diligently to collect, preserve and exhibit historic records, artifacts and artwork for future generations of Boone County residents to discover the history of our community. With more than 22,000 historic artifacts, in addition to more than 500,000 photographs which the Smithsonian believes to be the largest community collection of photography in the country, this volunteer-driven organization is hard at work preserving Boone County’s legacy. Visitors can explore the collection at the Boone County History & Culture Center. The Center consists of the Walters History Galleries, the Montminy Art Gallery, the Village at Boone Junction, The River-Horse Pavilion and the historic Maplewood House.
Over the past 50 years, the Boone County Community Trust has gifted more than $125,000 dollars to this incredible organization to help maintain their facilities, build an imaging lab to digitize their incredible photography collection and handwritten records dating back to the early 1800s, and establish the Montminy Gallery which strives to nurture creativity and encourage intellectual growth and interactions between artists and the Boone County community.
To learn more about the Boone County Historical Society and the work they do to preserve and support our community at the Boone County History & Culture Center, visit boonehistory.org.
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