Ankeny Area Historical Society

Ankeny Area Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity. Contrary to popular belief, neither the society nor the museum receive public funding from any government or municipal entity - we help to keep your history alive through yearly membership renewals and donations from the community.

Come tour our museum house, built in 1905. You can visit Floppy, Iowa's most famous beagle, star of his own program on local channel 13 from 1957-1987, who is currently on display in our barn. We also have military memorabilia, an antique toy room, and a library full of information about the Ankeny area and the families who have lived here.

Our museum has non-traditional operating hours. We have an Open House every Sunday from June to Labor Day weekend, and the 1st Sunday of every month in April, May, October, and November from 2-4pm. If you're planning on coming to visit the area with a tour group, or coming from out of town, please call us and we can try to make other arrangements for you to visit during a different time.

Although the museum is not open during the week, the historical society does have regular office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM, meaning there should be a person in the office to answer phone calls and emails during this time. If this changes for a particular day, we will create a Facebook post to notify our followers. If you're trying to reach us outside of our office hours, please leave a message or send us an email, and allow us 2 business days to respond. If you leave a message or send email on Thursday evening, you should not expect to receive a response until Monday.