MCHCFriends's is an outgrowth of a meeting in the fall of 2009 by a small group of local folks that had attended Montgomery County Schools - several of which are now closed. Their concern was the loss of artifacts and materials from those schools simply because there was no place where such items could be housed and displayed. They approached The History Center to request the possibility of being a repository for "Old Schools" memorabilia. It is important to note that this group was/is made up of all county schools, including those schools which are still open, namely Red Oak, Stanton, Villisca. Click here for more About Us

As an incentive to support these gathering efforts, MCHCFriends has offered to sponsor and support fundraising events to help defray the associated costs involved with the physical and storage requirements of such an effort.

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David McFarland
Executive Director

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Recently an "Old Schools" committee was formed with representatives from many of the closed schools, as well as representatives from the schools that are still open in the county, namely Red Oak, Stanton and Villisca. The primary objective of the committee is to make their old school constituients aware that the History Center...for more About Us

MCHCFriends's objective and mission is to seek, solicit and secure artifacts, materials and memorabilia from Old Schools classmates and friends, as well as the general community. This effort is to be a benefit to the History Center in their efforts to dedicate an area within the History Center to display county school artifacts, as well as to have materials available for research purposes.

Furthermore, MCHCFriends will be active in fundraising projects that will benefit the History Center, and to thus support the on-going efforts of The History Center to dedicate a portion of the facilities to display items from all county schools. An Old Schools Day is scheduled for June 4, 2010.

Old School Days Events - June 4, 2010:

• County Historical Tour

Research materials at the History Center is growing every day and it is one of the primary reasons for visitors.
For more information, visit

Montgomery County History Center Website

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Our mission is to kindle and promote an interest in the history and character of Montgomery County, Iowa, and its people by collecting historical artifacts and materials, by preserving those artifacts and materials, and by exhibiting this historical record to the public.

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Woodland Hills Subdivison
United Group - Real Estate

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