Parker Museum - Spencer, IA

Open Hours: Tuesday - Friday

11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

or by appointment

Admission: Free-will donation

Lights On! for Iowa Museums An evening for museums to be open extended hours for people who can not visit during normal business hours. Parker Museum is open until 7:30 on the fourth Thursday night in October. Special activities are offered.

Current Exhibits:
"Reliving the 1920s in Clay County"
March 4th through November 30, 2009

"Photography by Art Bates"

A collection of black and white photographys from the Bates family collection and Parker Museum collection.

Reverend and Mrs. Parker, along with a group of county citizens, established the Parker Historical Society in 1960.

Museum artifacts were first exhibited on the second floor of a house owned by the Spencer Community School District. The first floor was used for Special Education classes. It was located on the south side of the 1914 High School building, which was one block from the Parker home. The society also constructed a building for agriculture items behind the Parker home at 300 East Third Street.

Realizing the museum would need a permanent home, Reverend and Mrs. Parker made arrangements to gift the house and surrounding property to Parker Historical Society when they no longer needed the home. Parker Historical Society took possession when Mrs. Parker moved to St. Luke’s nursing home in 1969.

“To collect, preserve, and interpret Clay County history for the education and enjoyment of the public.”

Parker Historical Society of Clay County accepts memberships and other monetary donations by mail, or they can be delivered to the society’s business office. For information, please click here.

Your support is appreciated!

Parker Historical Museum
PO Box 91, 300 East 3rd Street
Spencer, IA 51301
Phone: 712-262-3304
Fax: 712-262-3304
Email: parkermuseum@smunet.net