Museum Hours: Sundays Noon - 4pm (Memorial Day through Labor Day) & Scheduled Tours
Welcome to Winneconne Historical Society’s webpage.
We are a privately funded, non-profit organization dedicated to educating, researching and preserving the history of Winneconne. The society was chartered in 1962 by a group of residents who shared an interest in preserving and sharing the history of the surrounding area and to collecting and exhibiting objects and documents from its past.
The Winneconne Historical Society also operates the museum complex located on West Main Street in Winneconne and is open on Sunday afternoons in the summer. It is operated by a volunteer board of directors. There are no paid staff. The board develops and monitors a budget and establishes yearly goals, while operating the museums. Other volunteers assist with visitors, computer work, fund raising, cleaning and organizing.
WHS Museum Complex
KAY WILDE DOLLHOUSE

The Kay Wilde Doll Cottage Museum, dedicated in 1993 was the fourth unit added to the Winneconne Historical Society Museum Complex. It is patterned after an English Cottage.
DiscoverLITTLE COUNTRY HOME

The “Little Country Home” was the second addition to the Winneconne Historical Society Museum Complex in Marble Park, as a 1976 Bicentennial Project. It had been part of the Children’s Country Home.
LearnONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE

In 1980, a gift of a country school house from Alfred Zellmer was the third addition to the WHSMC. Built by St. Peter’s Congregation, Town of Winchester, it came with the original desks.
ExploreRAILROAD DEPOT

A railroad depot owned by The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and built in 1871 had served the Village of Winneconne until the railway was abandoned.
DiscoverBRIDGE TENDER HOUSE

The Bridge Tender House site is in progress for completion in the near future. For more information, visit our website often to stay updated.
LearnSTEAMBOAT HOUSE

One of the largest intact artifacts of early steamboats that plied the Wolf River system is a 2-story steamboat cabin found hidden in a house along the Lake Butte des Morts shore.
ExploreHow you can help
Winneconne is a small community with historical roots. You are part of that root system and your help is needed to preserve the history and protect our future.
We encourage volunteers to help with our events and join us at meetings.
“You are the ancestors of the future.”
Author unknown
What WHS Museum Complex visitors are saying…
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Winneconne really is “history’s crossing place” and this little complex shares all that history with visitors!
Jessica Harrison -
Cannot say enough about the Winneconne Historical Society Museum Complex experience: fun and informative!
Ruth Lawson -
Loved the small tour size (5 museums) ! I learned a lot about the history of Winneconne, my home town!
Teresa Barrett