Hill O’Beans Gathering

Madison County Historical Society
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
9:00 am in the Museum Lounge

The Madison County Poor Farm 1876-2002

If you missed this at the MC Genealogical Society May meeting, here is another opportunity.

Built in 1876, a bit north of Winterset, the buildings and farm were to provide refuge for the poor.  Madison County owned the farm throughout the years, even when it became an adult nursing home in 1956, and later a residential facility for the impaired.  In 2002, the buildings were sold then burned, with much community discussion about preserving its history. Linda Griffith Smith will tell its story as using 125 years of newspaper articles, censuses and cemetery ledgers.

The program is free and open to all.