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Vilas County Museum & Historical Society

The Vilas County Historical Museum, founded in 1959, offers an extensive collection of historic exhibits and artifacts dating back to the pioneer days of the late 1800's in northern Wisconsin.*

Since its inception in 1959 the Museum has completed three expansion projects. Each were funded by the generous donations of visitors, residents and by membership fees.*

*Quoted from their webpage, see link at tab above.

Charles P. Forbes
July 29, 2008
© 2008 Charles P. Forbes

Comprehensive References

Sayner-Star Lake Chamber of Commerce, Star Lake, Wisconsin, Annual Tourist Brochure, Sayner, 2008. View Full Record

Major References

Record-Setting Year for Mini-grants, Columns, Vol. 31, #5, Sept. - Oct. 2010, p. 6, Madison, 2010. View Full Record View Full Text
Pohlen, Jerome, Oddball Wisconsin, Chicago, 2001. View Full Record
Sayner-Star Lake Chamber of Commerce, Sayner - Home of the Historical Museum, In: Star Lake, Wisconsin, Annual Tourist Brochure, 1995, Sayner, 1995. View Full Record View Full Text
Vilas County Historical Museum, Newsletter, Sayner, 2007. View Full Record

Minor References

Record-Setting Year for Mini-grants, Columns, Vol. 31, #5, Sept. - Oct. 2010, p. 6, Madison, 2010. View Full Record View Full Text
Pohlen, Jerome, Oddball Wisconsin, Chicago, 2001. View Full Record
Sayner-Star Lake Chamber of Commerce, Sayner - Home of the Historical Museum, In: Star Lake, Wisconsin, Annual Tourist Brochure, 1995, Sayner, 1995. View Full Record View Full Text
Vilas County Historical Museum, Newsletter, Sayner, 2007. View Full Record

Affiliate of WHS

The Museum became an affilite of the Wisconsin Historical Society as part of its statewide network of local historical organizations. As reported in "Welcome to New Affiliates in 2007-2008", Columns, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Vol. 29, #4, July/August 2008, p. 6. [Copy at Lowwood.]