The Le Claire Township Genealogy and Historical Society was formed in October 3, 2002 as a non-profit educational society whose objective is "to collect, preserve and display things of historical value "relating to Le Claire, Iowa to collect historical material of all kinds, and to "promote and disseminate historical information".

One of the society's goals is to encourage interest in the history of our families and town today and for the future generations. This is achieved by the many activities of the society which includes tours of our museums and grounds for school groups and the public, lecture series, displays of historic items, a research library, online newsletter, speakers, and various preservation activities.