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.

 
 

Featured

 

2025 Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration

Enjoy this wrap-up video of the Sioux City Public Museum's Dia de los Muertos Celebration! This year’s theme is “El aire que nos une” [The air that unites us] with a focus on the importance of connection in Day of the Dead festivities. The Celebration was held October 26, 2025.

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: The Grandview Park Bandshell Dedication was on May 26, 1935. For more about the history of this iconic Sioux City venue, visit SiouxCityMuseum.org/history-website/grandview-park-band-shell. #siouxcityhistory
On this day in Sioux City history: Woodbury County’s second marriage ceremony was officiated by Judge Justus Townsend (pictured here) on May 24, 1856. The marriage was between Mary Ann Lapora and Charles Sangster. (Lapor#siouxcityhistory middl
On this day in Sioux City history: On May 23, 1893, the new Sioux City High School, which would later become Central High School, was dedicated after being completed at a cost of $126,000. For more about "The Castle on the Hill," visit Siou
On this day in Sioux City history: On the morning of May 18, 1892, a massive wave of muddy water from the Floyd River rolled through the city. Despite three weeks of steady rain, the citizens were unprepared. People were climbing trees, climbing on t

Virtual Exhibitions

 
 
VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONS
2025 Sioux City History Projects Exhibit
2025 Sioux City History Projects Exhibit

The 34th annual exhibit showcases models and posters of local historic landmarks, people, and events created by 100 local fourth-grade students.

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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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