Jerome County Historical Museum

Great time! Family enjoyed learning about the area!

Great little museum to learn about the local area.

The museum has moved to 212 East First Street into the Oregon Shortline Railroad Depot.

I have a friend called Jerome, too. He´s a NI.....

Good place for Jerome natives to research family history!

Very cool local history on display!

Great collection of local artifacts

History we’ll explained

Right in the center of downtown Jerome, the Jerome County Historical Society is based in an Oregon Short Line Railroad Depot, dating back to 1910.

This was moved to the lovely current location in Russell Shepard Park just over 40 years ago to serve as a Senior Citizen Center, becoming the venue for this museum in 2010. Within you can browse a wealth of artifacts relating to 100+ years of Jerome’s history.

In particular you’ll find a lot of background on the immense irrigation project along the Snake River in the early 20th century that kickstarted agriculture in a semi-arid region, as well as the poignant story of Japanese internment in World War II, which we’ll cover in more detail next.

And Senior citizen center very nice place

A wide variety of historical artifacts displayed in an amateur way. Strong points are the Japanese internment display and a railroad display in its infancy. Reliant primarily on visitor donations and dues from a rapidly dwindling membership. Visit soon...this MAY disappear soon.