The Oswego Historical Museum occupies the ground floor of a two-story building downtown that is owned by the Society. Its displays of furniture, artifacts, artwork and photographs offer a glimpse into the lives of those who settled the town and built it up over many decades.

410 Commercial Street

The Museum is open weekday afternoons, 1:00 - 5:00 PM, from June 1 to October 31 each year. Visitors are also welcome at other times by appointment; please call ahead as far in advance as possible, to ensure that a volunteer will be available to oblige you. There is no admission charge, although donations in support of the Society's work are always welcome.

Highlights include rooms set up as a kitchen, a parlor, and a bedroom, just as they might have looked to our grandparents. There are Indian artifacts from the Oswego vicinity. The Civil War played a big role in our town's history, so naturally there are memorabilia honoring veterans of that war and later conflicts. And would you suspect Oswego was once home to a nationally famous musician or an Arctic explorer? You can find out more about these and other prominent citizens when you visit the Museum!

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