Vernon County Historical Society, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin

     The Vernon County Historical Society is the officially recognized county organization for the preservation of Vernon County's historical heritage.  Its purposes and objectives are to promote and guide in the preservation of Vernon County's Historical Heritage, to encourage historical research, education and publication of gathered data, to operate the Vernon County Museum and its historical sites, to assist and promote other historical organizations within the county, to cooperate with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and incorporate state objectives wherever possible, to receive, hold, preserve, or dispose of any property (real estate or personal) acquired by the society by gift, devise, bequest, purchase, or otherwise. and to the extent to which human and financial resources shall permit, the practices and procedures in the collection, accessioning, cataloging, use, and display of museum and library materials shall be consistent with the standard site, museum and library practices and procedures such as those recommended by the Office of Local History and other divisions of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.


      The Vernon County Historical Society is governed by an Executive Board. This board consists of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, three Directors, and the Immediate Past President. Each is entitled to one vote. Officers are elected yearly at the November general meeting. The Executive Board meets monthly.


     The Vernon County Historical Society operates four historical sites. The Vernon County Museum, Old St. Mary's Church Museum, the Foreaker One Room Schoolhouse, and the historic Sherry-Butt House.

email: vcmuseum@frontiernet.net
fax: (608) 637-8736