Hudson Area History Connection

Address:
1004 3rd St Hudson WI 54016

County:
St. Croix

Region:
West Central

Phone:
715-386-2654

E-mail:
[email protected]

Website:
https://www.hudsonoctagonhouse.org/

GPS Coordinates:
44.9804201,-92.75552022

Contact

Local Historical Society Contacts

Contact Name

Wayne Haut: Hudson Area History Connection President

E-mail

[email protected]

First Name

Wayne

Last Name

Haut

Contact Name

Julie Lesher: Hudson Area History Connection Vice President

E-mail

[email protected]

First Name

Julie

Last Name

Lesher

Contact Name

Peggy Stern: Hudson Area History Connection Secretary

E-mail

[email protected]

First Name

Peggy

Last Name

Stern

Local History Affiliate Resources

Affiliate Resource

Hudson Area History Connection Octagon House Museum

Address

Hudson Wisconsin 54016

Hours

Open May 1 -October 30: Friday-Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tours begin on the hour. December: Weekends only Saturday & Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Info

The St. Croix County Historical Society maintains the Octagon House museum complex. In addition to the gracious, restored house with Civil War progressive era furnishings, the complex includes the History Alcove with its 19th century life, domestic arts, carpenter, blacksmith, and general store tableaux; and the Carriage House, which includes the Museum Gift Shop and research center. All structures are set amid expansive, beautifully maintained gardens.

United States
Country

Wisconsin
State

St. Croix
County

Local History Affiliation

In 1899, Reuben Gold Thwaites, director of the Wisconsin Historical Society, traveled by train to Green Bay and Ripon to participate in the affiliation of Wisconsin's first two local historical societies. Since then, more than 450 additional local history and cultural organizations with nearly 60,000 members have organized and affiliated with the Wisconsin Historical Society.

Affiliated local historical societies and the Wisconsin Historical Society have a special relationship defined in the Wisconsin Statutes. The Society offers organizational and educational assistance to local affiliates. The local affiliates, in turn, share in the mission and responsibility of preserving Wisconsin's history.