The Marquette County Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to preserving, celebrating, and sharing the rich history of Marquette County, Wisconsin. As an all-volunteer organization, we rely on the generous support and donations of our community to carry out our mission. While our museum and office are located in Westfield, we proudly serve residents and visitors throughout Marquette County, Wisconsin.
Our grounds include the historic Nelson/Cochrane House (pictured at left), the restored Riverside Schoolhouse, and the Kerst Cant Robinson Research Building and Museum. We recently expanded our grounds with the acquisition of the historic Blacksmith Shop (pictured below), located two doors north of the Nelson/Cochrane House.
Click the link to help restore this historic building to its previous glory.
County Fair: Jul 15-19
Blacksmith Event: Oct TBD
Cookie Walk: Nov 27 & 28
The Marquette County Historical Society (MCHS), annually selects a Hero of History based on contributions that varying candidates have made to our cause. In 2025 we added Becki Kearns (pictured here on the right with Jeanne Metcalf, MCHS secretary) as our latest inductee. Becki works tirelessly scanning photos from area families, schools and railroads. She has scanned over 70,000 pictures, helping to preserve history that would otherwise be lost.
The Board of Directors for the Marquette County Historical Society meet the second Thursday of each month at 3 p.m. at the Museum.
Any additional meetings will be announced here.
2026
President - Norm Barnard
Vice President - Rich Faltz
Secretary - Jeanne Metcalf
Treasurer - Gary Sorenson
Directors - Jackie Miller
Chuck Shultz
Pam Iruk
Norma Weisbrod
Jacey Cantrell-Pasch
The Marquette County Historical Society has an extensive database of obituaries. We try to maintain this database on a quarterly basis. We currently have over 17,000 obituaries in our files.
Click on the picture above to access a link that will enable you to download the most recently updated spreadsheet containing all of our recorded obituaries.
Join our society and become part of a community of people who are dedicated to preserving Marquette County Historical Society's history.
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Just send your information as listed below.
Name
Phone
Address
Email Address
$15/yr. INDIVIDUAL
$25/yr. Sustaining
(donation plus membership)
$30/yr. FAMILY
(dependent children + spouse)
$225/LIFETIME
(includes spouse)
$50 BUSINESS
(includes business card ad in newsletter)
Mail to:
Marquette County Historical Society
125 Lawrence St. Box 172
Westfield, WI 53964