Gilbert Historical Museum

We rented out one of their facilities to host a bridal shower this past weekend. The facility was clean, spacious, and had kitchen utilities available for prep use! We used the chairs and tables provided by HD South to set up and brought in our own decorations and serving platters. My maid of honor (MOH) reached out to the HD South to reserve and book the room- it sounded like it was a smooth and easy process. Overall, I am very satisfied with the facilities and space used for the bridal shower! The only complaints I had was the confusion about how to use some of the kitchen appliances and my guests complained about the frigid cold bathroom facilities nearby. Other than that, if you are looking for an affordable facility to rent for an event, I highly recommend this place!

March 2024No surprises, small town historical museum. It's in an old school and each class room has a different theme! I've seen other museums utilize this same tactic and it works pretty well! Less over whelming when it comes to reading a lot of info. My fave room was the ag room, talked about farming value and different types of farms. And there's a lot of farm equipment in the back that is cool to imagine working before everything was so fast. The staff was very kind. It was quiet. I'm always a fan of an audio tour, but no such luck here.

I loved this small museum. I grew up on a farm and loved the farm equipment in the yard and the overall country feel of the place. It is situated in the old elementary school next door to the the present high school. I was seriously offended though. How dare they call the displays antiques! I grew up with that stuff! (Totally kidding) It was fun to see the old kitchen, the old schoolhouse desks, blackboards, the old fire engine, threshing machine (before my time, thank you, OK barely), and get a feel for the farming history of the area. A group of antique women was working a quilt in one of the old school-rooms. I stopped and chatted. They were pretty fun. The cost was $5.00, $4.00 for seniors. Ask to see the expansive model train display in the basement. That was pretty cool also. Allow an hour or so, well worth it if you're a history person.

Great museum! Interesting information about Gilbert. Loved the train room! Next time I'll have to bring my kids. Highly recommended!

A pretty nice little museum. It is amazing to see the growth just in the last two or three decades. Lots of good photos.

There's a lot of history about the town of Gilbert, the personal was friendly and very informative, I had a nice experience at this museum