Dyersville Area Community Foundation: Inspired to Preserve History

Members of the New Vienna Area Historical Society are excited about sharing stories of their community’s past. 

The Society’s Heritage House Museum located on Highway 136 in New Vienna is open to visitors in the spring, summer and fall. Volunteers greet museum patrons and enthusiastically share area history and period antiques, as well as military artifacts from citizens that have proudly served our country.
 Leaders of the Society established a new agency endowment this past year. , Volunteer Andy Willenborg explained, “with many of our members becoming older we are actively engaging those individuals ensure the museum remains vibrant and relevant for future generations to become involved with in preserving the area’s history. Annual payouts from our endowment will cushion operating expenses and also jumpstart new projects that will benefit the preservation of our area’s history.”

Society members produced a mailing for current and past residents, area businesses and alumni of St. Boniface High School to invite their partnership supporting the new endowment while receiving a 25% state tax credit, supporters would also know they were preserving the life and times of a place they love.