Welcome to the Lee Moberly Museum

Historic preservation is a conversation with our past about our future. We can teach our future generations what we have learned and help them understand. Sometimes we remember things we are proud of, and sometimes we have moments that are painful or uncomfortable to remember. Through the Historical Society of Middleton and fellow community members such as yourself, we are sure to hold on to our values, our teachings, and our will to learn something new every day.

  • School Days

    By Claudia Moberly “School days, school days, dear old golden rule days.” As summer was winding down, the Lee Moberly Museum hosted a one-day display, School Memories. Participants brought in a number of items from their days in the classroom. School medals, classroom photos, awards, Commencement programs, and even a mortarboard were on display for…

  • NEW LOOK AT OLD MIDDLETON

    By Dennis and Claudia Moberly When you look around at Middleton these days, it might be hard to imagine how agricultural the small town once was. Most families made their living by farming or ranching, or in jobs that centered around those endeavors, like trucking produce, hauling milk, or repairing farm machinery.Here are a few…

  • Open July 4th!

    On July 4, the Museum will be open from 9:00am -2:00 pm, a change in hours to accommodate other City celebrations. You can eat breakfast at the firehouse, then cross the street to visit the Museum. You can watch the parade along Main Street and Dewey, then come in as you make your way to…

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If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.

Michael Crichton