About the Society

Preserving the past. Serving the present.

Since 1974, the Marysville Historical Society has collected, protected, researched, and shared the history of Greater Marysville.

Historic postcard view of Marysville's old Lincoln School — Old Lincoln School · Society photographic collection

Our purpose

History belongs to the whole community.

The Society connects people with the stories, places, and objects that help explain how Marysville became the city it is today.

Preserve

Care for the record

Protect photographs, documents, objects, textiles, oral histories, and community knowledge.

Research

Look beyond the label

Build context around people, places, businesses, events, and everyday life.

Make history accessible

Welcome visitors through exhibits, programs, tours, research, and digital storytelling.

Gather

Strengthen community

Offer a place where people can learn together and celebrate meaningful moments.

Our story

A long-held museum dream, realized.

The Society began with community members determined to keep Greater Marysville’s history alive. Over decades, volunteers assembled a rich collection, saved the historic Comeford Park water tower, cared for the Pioneer Gehl Home, and worked toward a permanent museum.

Today, the Marysville History Museum is both a home for the collection and a community gathering place—proof that preserving history can help create new memories, too.

Learn more

The people and records behind the Society.

Find membership information, meet the volunteer leaders who guide the organization, browse meeting records, and explore the Pioneer of the Year archive.