Museum of Geneva History

The Museum of Geneva History was dedicated in 1965 by the Geneva Historical Society after receiving land donated by Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Kilbee and taking out a small loan for the construction. The Society needed a place to house the many artifacts that they had been collecting from settler families of the Geneva area since the Society was formed in 1952. The Museum contains two large rooms divided into interest areas. There is a kitchen, bedroom, mercantile, pioneer crafts area, and hundreds of interesting items from Geneva, ranging from prehistoric mound findings to musical instruments and Geneva citizen's military uniforms.

Virtually all of the items in the museum were donated or loaned by past residents of the area and demonstrate early life in the Village of Geneva. There are also turpentine and orange grove tools; a cattle ranching display; a square grand piano; a Magic Lantern (preceded the slide projector); items from the early Russian, French, and English settlers; and prehistoric and Native American artifacts found in Geneva mounds/middens. Come see a very fun and interesting museum that is "much larger than it looks". On loan at the present is a beautiful 1910 violano - a player-piano, player-violin. Admission free, but donations appreciated.