Resources & More
Area Historical Societies
Other historical societies
Taylors Falls Historical Society
The Taylors Falls Historical Society seeks to discover, collect, preserve and disseminate historical knowledge relevant to the Taylors Falls locale, and to manage the Folsom House museum for the Minnesota Historical Society.
Eureka Sterling Lakeville Historical Society
SELHS headquarters are in Cushing, Wisconsin. The history group covers three townships in far northwest Wisconsin. We have a Memory Room museum in Cushing in the upstairs of the Community Center open by appointment.
Osceola Historical Society Facebook
Luck Area Historic Society & Museum
The Luck Historical Museum has information and artifacts from the town’s history. It is also headquarters of the Polk County Genealogical Society that helps interested visitors find information on their family’s past.
Polk County Historical Society & Museum
The Polk County Historical Society was established in 1937 by a group of five Polk County residents. Under an agreement with the County Administrators the Society was established to manage the preservation of the rich history of Polk County and the housing of artifacts. The Society is a nonprofit organization with a Board of Directors and Membership.
Burnette County Historical Society & Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park
The Historical Park is located near Danbury, Wisconsin on 80 beautiful wooded acres along the historic Yellow River. This is a living history site with two Fur Trade Posts; North West Company and XY Company, reconstructed on the site known to be active from 1802 to 1805. An Ojibwe Village offers insight into Ojibwe life during the time of the fur trade. Several museums, including a logging museum and one-room schoolhouse, showcase other aspects of Wisconsin and Burnett County history.
Area Historical Attractions
Places to see and things to do
Folsom House
The Folsom House was completed in 1855 by William Henry Carman Folsom, a lumber baron, businessman and politician. It lies in the Angel Hill district in Taylors Falls which is noted for its concentration of New England style buildings.
Polk County Museum
The Polk County Historical Society was established in 1937 by a group of five Polk County residents. Under an agreement with the County Administrators the Society was established to manage the preservation of the rich history of Polk County and the housing of artifacts. The Society is a nonprofit organization with a Board of Directors and Membership.
Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park
The Historical Park is located near Danbury, Wisconsin on 80 beautiful wooded acres along the historic Yellow River. This is a living history site with two Fur Trade Posts; North West Company and XY Company, reconstructed on the site known to be active from 1802 to 1805. An Ojibwe Village offers insight into Ojibwe life during the time of the fur trade. Several museums, including a logging museum and one-room schoolhouse, showcase other aspects of Wisconsin and Burnett County history.
Snake River Fur Post
Discover the cultural, global, and economic story of the fur trade. View an exhibit, take a guided tour, walk the trails along the Ginebig-ziibi (Snake River), and engage in conversations that will spark connections between the past and your life today.
Gammelgarden Museum
Meaning “old farm” in Swedish, the Gammelgården Museum is the only open-air museum devoted to preserving, presenting, and promoting Swedish immigrant heritage in the United States. Through the historic buildings that have been preserved, artifacts on display, special events, and classes, visitors can experience the daily lives of early immigrants in Minnesota through a Swedish lens.
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Other things to check out