Henry County Historical Society Museum is housed in the 1870 Italianate mansion that belonged to Civil War general William Grose. HCHS has an outstanding local history & genealogy library, collections of local artists, quilts, coverlets & textiles of all kinds, military artifacts from all U.S. wars, pioneers rooms, exhibits of industrial history (Maxwell & Briscoe, Hoosier Manufacturing Co., Jessie French Piano Factory), and much more. A tour through the HCHS Museum gives one an excellent sense of Henry County's entire history and its many facets.

Our Mission:

The primary function of the museum is to promote and preserve the history of Henry County, Indiana.