. E . ▁moved ▁out ▁of ▁that ▁location ▁and ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Bear ▁Ch ase ▁G olf ▁Club . ▁ ▁Museum ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁Sh el by ▁County ▁Historical ▁Society ▁was ▁formed , ▁but ▁was ▁only ▁active ▁for ▁a ▁couple ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁a ▁few ▁local ▁community ▁members ▁decided ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the ▁organization , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁meeting ▁being ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Sh el by ▁County ▁Commission ers ' ▁room ▁at ▁the ▁Sh el by ▁County ▁Cour th ouse . ▁More ▁members ▁were ▁added , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁enough ▁interest ▁had ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁Blue ▁River ▁Valley ▁P ione er ▁C raft ▁Fair , ▁which ▁allows ▁at ten de es ▁to ▁visit ▁living ▁histor ians ▁throughout ▁the ▁Sh el by ▁County ▁Fair ground , ▁and ▁watch ▁them ▁as ▁they ▁reproduce ▁craft s ▁from ▁a ▁by g one ▁era . ▁ ▁As ▁more ▁interest ▁built ▁in ▁local ▁history , ▁the ▁group ▁decided ▁they ▁needed ▁a ▁place ▁to ▁properly ▁store ▁and ▁display ▁the ▁artifact s ▁that ▁were ▁being ▁don ated ▁to ▁them . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁L ena ▁Fir n ▁Gro ver ▁w illed ▁her ▁farm ▁to ▁the ▁organization , ▁which ▁sold ▁it ▁for ▁$ 2 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁The ▁money ▁raised ▁in ▁that ▁sale ▁allowed ▁the ▁museum ▁to ▁make ▁a