Scholarship
Every spring the Floyd County Historical Society offers a $500 scholarship to an area senior. Preference is given to a student who has been active in the Museum and/or who intends to go into a history or related field.
Applications are due every year by May 1. If you have any questions, please call 641-228-1099.
You can apply here.
Internships
The Floyd County Museum will hire another intern for summer 2024. Preference will be given to current college students or recent highschool graduates with an interest in history, museum studies, or social studies. More details will be published as we get closer to the start of the internship period. To inquire please send an email with your resume to fcmiowa@gmail.com.
Employment Opportunities
The museum is hiring for a summer internship position! Do you have experience in video editing? Are you studin digital media in school and want to hone your skills? Our summer internship would be the perfect fit for you. Our museum in Charles City, Iowa is seeking a student to help us edit and create video content to be used in museum displays. The majority of the work will focus on the history of the Oliver Corporation (who manufactured tractors right here in Charles City) and their marketing strategy to farmers and dealers. The museum has a collection of 16mm film from the tractor company that will be edited together to create totally new video content that will utilize scans of sales literature, pictures, oral history interviews, and narrations. We need an intern to help put these videos together. Eventually they will be on display in the museum tractor wing on a new video display wall. The intern will also be asked to help create videos for other areas of the museum and to use for advertising.
Applicants are asked to submit a resume via email to fcmiowa@gmail.com. Work will be done onsite at the Floyd County Museum, 500 Gilbert St, Charles City, IA 50616. Intern will work 30 hours a week for $11 an hour for 12 weeks. This internship is only available for current, incoming, or recently graduated college students.
Plan Your Visit
See the Floyd County Museum’s hours, admission cost, and how to get here.
Exhibitions
The FCM offers a variety of exhibits perfect for everyone! From tractors to a turn-of-the-19th-century drug store, we have something for everyone!
Learn and Teach
Learn about all the resources the Floyd County Museum has to offer, from research, to tractor information, to kids programs, and much more.
Floyd County Museum
500 Gilbert St
Charles City, IA 50616
641.228.1099
fcmiowa@gmail.com
Museum Hours
Sunday CLOSED
Monday CLOSED
Tuesday 9-4 (Office Only)
Wednesday 9-4
Thursday 9-4
Friday 9-4
Saturday 9-4
Admission Rate
Teens/Adults (13+): $5
Youth (6 to 12): $3
Children (under 6): Free
Members: Free
Explore This Site
Visit
Exhibits and Events
Learn and Teach
Gift Shop
Ways to Support
About