ROCK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
EIN 39-0825331 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A82Z)
What they do
to PRESERVE and PERPETUATE THE HISTORY of ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN; to DISCOVER, COLLECT, and PRESERVE. ANY MATERIALS WHICH MAY HELP to ESTABLISH or ILLUSTRATE THE HISTORY of ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, WISCONSIN; to PUBLISH HISTORICAL and GENEALOGICAL MATERIALS COVERING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THIS AREA; to ESTABLISH and MAINTAIN HISTORICAL EXHIBITS and PROGRAMS THROUGH PURCHASES, EXCHANGES, DONATIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS and SOCIETY PROJECTS; to RECEIVE and HOLD GIFTS of REAL and PERSONAL ESTATE FROM ANY SOURCE for THE BENEFIT of THE SOCIETY; to CONDUCT or SPONSOR LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS, and WORKSHOPS and CONFERENCES AIMED AT IMPROVING OUR KNOWLEDGE of HISTORY and THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1950
- Location
- 426 N JACKSON ST, JANESVILLE, WI 53548-2936
- County
- Rock
- In care of
- DON HANDROW