hauberg museum

This small museum has an actual cast of Black Hawk's head, a real indian canoe, authentic Indian beaded clothing, artifacts, and tools. Be careful to check limited hours before going. It took us three visits before we got it right. It is adjacent to the Black Hawk State Historic Site.

This museum provides a good experience to see the life and history of the Blackhawk nation. The park is wonderfully maintained and it is a great monument to the Blackhawk people.

This museum has been there for many years and is always a pleasure to go in and see the exhibit. Very well displayed and the History it represents. Too bad the view from the cliff is somewhat obstructed. I know there is a rock quarry on the other side but the view is still something else too see.

The road entrance to the lodge which houses the museum was a little difficult to figure out and they were limited on noticeable signs. We stopped here on our way to Des Moines to learn more about the Sauk culture and to pay my respects to Black Sparrow Hawk, whom I have a special place in my heart for. The museum is small but gives you a great background of information and displays of their homes and beadwork. They accept donations and have items for purchase at the desk. I would suggest going to their website to see what items they have as they didn't have everything displayed. We purchased the Twelve Moons book to learn even more. Nice little pitstop and would recommend!

This was my son's pick for a museum when we visited Moline. He wanted to learn about Black Hawk. So we headed out for Black Hawk Park and the Hauberg Museum.The museum is not large. In fact, it is pretty small. Now once you know that, you can appreciate it. The entrance fee is just a suggested donation of 2 dollars a person. There are a few books for sale as well if you are interested in more of the history. What I like about the museum is that it was perfectly set up for my kids to understand. It showed how the tribe lived from season to season. You start with spring and then follow through the seasons. They show their summer and winter homes. There is also a dugout canoe that was recovered in the area. I was there with two children aged 6 1/2 and 3 1/2. Perfect for them and I enjoyed it too. Just enough information without being overloaded. The museum is in the park so we also were able to play on the playground, see some awesome fall foliage, and view some native Prairie Grass. The trees are just great in his park. The playground equipment is older but so much fun. You don't get to slide down those big metal slides or swing on tire swings anymore. I think it is perfect and hope they don't replace it with plastic stuff. This was a hit with both my kids.