A private, non-profit
organization founded in 1938 to collect,
preserve and interpret the history of Galena and
Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Housed in the
1858 Daniel A. Barrows mansion located at 211 S.
Bench Street.
The USGenWeb Project is a group
of volunteers working together to provide
Internet websites for genealogical research in
every county and every state of the United
States. This Project is non-commercial and fully
committed to free access for everyone.
President Ulysses S. Grant
Home, Congressman Elihu B. Washburne Home,
several parks and neighborhood homes near the
Grant Home, the Old Market House and the
Information Center in the Market House Square on
Commerce Street are all part of the Galena State
Historic Sites. These sites are part of the 58
state-owned historic sites and memorials
administered by the Illinois Historic
Preservation Agency.
The Galena/Jo Daviess County
Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) was
established in 1983 as a department of county
government. The Bureau’s mission is to develop
year-round sustainable tourism for Jo Daviess
County in a manner that will favorably impact
the county residents’ quality of life and
economic well-being.
