Marquette County Historical Society 1962
Marquette County, Wisconsin 2024
Marquette County, Wisconsin is the boyhood home of John Muir, often called the Father of our National Parks.
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On August 9th a Musical Pie Social was held outside the Marquette County Historical Society. We couldn't have asked for a nicer summer evening. Cooler and no mosquitos! A barbershop quartet (Old Dogs, New Trick) provided the entertainment. This quartet consisted of Isaac Thompson/Tenor, John White/Lead Norm Barnard/Baritone (MCHS president) and Dale Kleutz/Bass. We had a crowd who enjoyed listening to the arrangements. They also took the opportunity to enjoy a slice of one of the many varieties of home made pies!
We hope to have more programs (outdoor and indoor) in the future. Any ideas, please contact MCHS.
Our grounds include the Nelson/Cochrane house, the restored Riverside Schoolhouse, and the Kerst research building and museum.
Some of Mark Kramer's exhibit..
Dennis Glunn with the fatigues he wore in Viet Nam
MCHS
125 Lawrence St Box 172
Westfield, WI 53964
608-296-4700
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of the Marquette County Historical Society will be held at 3 p.m. on November 21 at our museum office. Election of officers will be held immediately following this meeting.
.Guest speaker Mark Kramer
Keep in mind that our Cookie Walk is featured as one of the registered stops for Westfield's Taste N Tour. Stop in to get your card stamped.
Barb Kidney will be returning to sell her beautiful hand sewn table runners, totes, crib blankets & much more.
Rueben Hunter & Jules Standke
share stories from Nam
Peggy Murray & Cheryl Murray with the sign celebrating their parents.
The Tom Murray Honor Guard uniform behind them.
Upcoming Events
Nov. 21
3 p.m.
November Board Meeting
Annual Meeting + Election of
Officers immediately following.
Nov. 29-30
Cookie Walk (The previously published dates were an error on the part of your web editor. Apologies for any inconvenience.)
May 19
The veterans presentation of May 19 was well attended with many exchanges of stories..
The Marquette County Historical Society is an all-volunteer, all donation operated 501(c)3 non-profit organization. It is located at 125 Lawrence Street in Westfield, Wisconsin, but serves all of Marquette County. The location includes the 1903 Cochrane Nelson house built by T. Harry Cochrane, son of Robert Cochrane, a settler from Westfield, New York, who built a mill on the local creek in 1850 and who owned the land platted for the Village of Westfield.
After Cochrane moved to Portage in 1906, Nels Nelson purchased the home. He owned and operated a grocery and ice cream parlor across the mill pond.
The Society also manages the Kerst/Cant/Robinson Exhibit and Research building which houses an extensive collection of early artifacts from the 14 Townships, 4 villages and 1 city of Marquette County as well as records that aid in genealogy research.
Also on the grounds is the Henry Ellis Section House filled with early railroad memorabilia and the Riverside School, one of the earliest school buildings in the county and the oldest one still standing. It is connected to John Muir, who spent his boyhood in Buffalo Township in Marquette County.
Marquette County owns the land and buildings which are managed by MCHS. MCHS donated funds are used for upkeep of the building and additions to the buildings as well as all collections and activity expenses. Marquette County has shared in the cost of house preservation and grounds improvements under the auspices of the Property Department of the County.
MCHS was started by a group of dedicated volunteers in 1962.