Online Resources

  • Our History Website

    Dedicated to telling Sioux City’s rich history; filled with true stories of the community’s good and bad times over the past 150 years.

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  • Virtual Collections

    Explore where we are, who we are and what we do through images of more than 200 artifacts.

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  • History at High Noon

    View our online local history presentations in full.

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360° Virtual Site Tours

Explore our sites without leaving home! With our 360° virtual site tours:
Sioux City Public Museum
Sergeant Floyd River Museum & Welcome Center
Peirce Mansion

 

Our YouTube Channel

Don’t miss a thing with the Sioux City Public Museum YouTube Channel. Check out our playlists ranging from videos featuring our Local History Presentations to our Sioux City History Projects. All from the comfort of your own home.

 
 

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2024 Sioux City History Projects Exhibit

The 33rd annual exhibit showcases models and posters of local historic landmarks, people, and events created by 86 local fourth-grade students. The exhibit is on display through May 11, 2024, when students will be honored with a reception and awards ceremony.

Instagram Highlights

A sampling of our of our latest happenings and Sioux City stories is available on Instagram.

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On this day in Sioux City history: April 23 is a significant date for the Sioux City Public Museum. First, Mrs. Bernice L. Holtze of the Junior League of Sioux City presented the deed for the Peirce Mansion to Carl J. Wolle, Sioux City Councilman on
🎙Matt Anderson, Curator of History, was interviewed by Payton Miller, KMSC Station Manager, for KMSC Fusion 93's Community Connections today! Matt discussed upcoming events like Saturday's Logan Park Cemetery Walking Tour and the monthly History at
On this day in Sioux City history: Sioux City East High School sophomore Shelby Houlihan set an Iowa state record for the 1,500m run at the Sioux City Relays on April 20, 2008, finishing with a time of 4:46.48. Houlihan shattered many more records th
On this day in Sioux City history: Dave James Bancroft, who went on to become a Baseball Hall of Famer, was born in Sioux City on April 20, 1891. He played for several major league teams and won several pennants, including two World Series (1921 and

Virtual Exhibitions

 
 
VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONS
2024 Sioux City History Projects Exhibit
2024 Sioux City History Projects Exhibit

The 33rd annual exhibit showcases models and posters of local historic landmarks, people, and events created by 86 local fourth-grade students.

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2023 Sioux City History Projects Exhibit
2023 Sioux City History Projects Exhibit

The 32nd annual exhibit showcases models and posters of local historic landmarks, people, and events created by 96 local fourth-grade students.

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Virtual Tour: Vernon Tott Photographs
Virtual Tour: Vernon Tott Photographs

Powerful images taken by a Sioux City soldier during the liberation of a WWII concentration camp.

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Virtual Exhibit Tour: Women’s Suffrage
Virtual Exhibit Tour: Women’s Suffrage

An in-depth look at featured artifacts from the Sioux City Public Museum's exhibit, "The Women’s Suffrage Campaign in Sioux City" presented by Matt Anderson, Curator of History.

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