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On July 3, 1976 during Drummond's celebration of the country's Bicentennial, the Drummond Museum was dedicated in a program conducted by Gordon Sorenson. Mr. Sorenson became the museum's first curator and was known as the person who, through his hard work and perseverance, made the museum a reality, and a place to preserve the local history.
After Mr. Sorenson's death, Lawrence Gagner took over as curator and with a great deal of hard work, made the museum a centerpiece for Drummond, and a much visited tourist attraction. Lawrence died April 25, 2007 at the age of 92 years. His knowledge about the history of the Drummond area and contribution at monthly Drummond Historical Museum meetings will missed.
We are very proud of our new building opened in 2001, our excellent historical exhibits and our wildlife exhibit. We are also very proud of the support we receive from our members. Please note: There is no admission charge at the museum - you do not have to be a member to tour the museum. The Drummond Historical Museum is totally separate from the Town and is solely supported by museum membership fees, monetary donations, and memorials. These monies provide the funds to update displays, establish documentation, computer equipment, office supplies and all other financial requirements of the museum. Without your contributions and memberships, the Drummond Museum would not be as wonderful as it is - Thank you. Also, a sincere Thank You to the Town of Drummond for the existing arrangements for the Drummond Historical Museum to be located in the Town Building with the Drummond Library.
All of the work done at the museum is done by volunteers and the Board Members are all volunteers. We sure could use more volunteers and would enjoy having new ideas for exhibits. . Please note, you must be a member to be elected to office but you need not be a year round resident as we can conduct meetings via telephone and in several months, we do not hold meetings due to holidays. Our 2009 Annual Meeting and election of Board Members will be Wednesday, July 15 at 10:00 am in the meeting room at the Drummond Library/Museum building. Members and the public are invited. Meetings are normally held the third Wednesday of the month at 10:00 am in the meeting room at the Drummond Library/Museum building. Check the Community Events section of this website.
Do You Have the Technical Expertise to Assist Us With a Special Project We Have Wanted to Accomplish for Several Years - An Audio Recording in Response to a Action by a Visitor at the Museum? For the last several years a project has been planned that includes a recorded description to which a guest could listen. If you have experience in this type of audio technology, and would be willing to volunteer your help, we would appreciate you contacting the museum at 715-739-6500 or call Patsy Larsen at 715-739-6347.
We owe a very grateful "Thank You" to Suzanne Widmar, Library Director, and to Gwen Samp, Library Aid, who so capably answer questions and assist visitors to the museum when a museum volunteer is not present.
New in 2009
Drummond Historical Museum welcomes you to visit the Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox exhibit. Included are displays (including 8 antique prints from the Mead Sales Company) of Paul's birth, the winter of the blue snow, reasons for the tales of Paul and Babe, and books and videos providing access to further exploits of the huge couple as they traveled from Maine, through the Great Lakes region, to the Northwest Coast and eventually to Alaska. The museum has chosen the task to revive interest in the tall tales of Paul and Babe so that young and old can appreciate a portion of the early culture of the logging era of northern Wisconsin and surrounding states.
Check out the pedestal in the bay window area to see the new display on the old Drummond horse barn. Photos and a short written history of the barn and horses.
Please keep us in mind when you are looking for someplace very interesting to take the family when they come to visit. Or a school group, scout group, red hat group, and hunting group. We will try to accommodate your time frame and give your group a personal tour of the museum. Contact us at 715-739-6500 or email drummondmuseum@cheqnet.net. Keep in mind that we are all volunteers at the museum but we do check the email and telephone messages often. Luckily we are in the same building with the Drummond Library and that is why we can be open 6 days a week for self-guided tours. See the schedule below.
Please note: There is no admission charge at the museum.
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Self-Guided Tour Hours - 2009
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