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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 soley 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 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.
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The above photo is Drummond circa 1900. The photo was professionally printed in Hayward from four old negatives, on file at the Drummond Museum, of a photo taken of the original photo. The above framed photo is 10 inches high by 34 inches long and framed in black with paper backing, wire for hanging and wall protectors. This new photo is only available thru the Drummond Historical Society for $39.00. The photo can be protectively packaged in a box for shipping or transport for an additional $3.50 (box will hold up to two photos). The photo can be purchased at the Drummond Museum or from the Drummond Library Director and the Library Aid . Sorry, we cannot handle credit cards so payment must be by cash or check. If you want us to send a packaged/boxed photo to you, shipping charges are extra and vary by destination.
When you are in the museum, please take a look at the large panorama photo of the town circa 1900. That photo has red numbers on some of the buildings and homes and beside the photo is a listing of the numbers with corresponding names of buildings or names of people living in the homes at the time of the photo.
We hope you like the photo and will purchase the photo due to your interest in Drummond now and in the history of Drummond as a town, a particular building, or a particular home. Please stop in or send us an email to drummondmuseum@cheqnet.net or call the Drummond Museum at 715-739-6500 and leave your number; or call Ruth Ann Unseth 715-739-6288; or Patsy Larsen 877-739-6347. If you send an email, please put "Panorama Photo" in the subject and be sure to include your telephone number so we can call you.
New in 2008
The Drummond Historical Museum is displaying girl baby clothes from the early 1880's in the glass display case near the bay window. Dresses from late 1899 to 1930 are displayed in the Library above the computers, the glass display case and in a glass cabinet in the bay window area. These items are on loan to the museum and were worn by Edith Soluda (Watson) Bartlett. Her husband, Frank Bartlett, replaced Frank Drummond as the General Manager of the Rust-Owen Lumber Company's operations in Drummond.
Were you ever inside a 1914 store?? A big store in a "Company Owned Town"?? Well, now you can look inside the old Rust-Owen Lumber Company Store built in 1914. We have put up 3 wonderful photos produced from glass negatives and put the photos in a large frame next to the huge photos of the original 1884 store (burned in 1914) and the rebuilt store of 1914. Look for the barrel-like container and wire tracks that carried money and charge slips from the clerks to the cashier cage.
Stephanie Danker Kirby has presented the museum with several boxes of documents from the Rust-Owen Lumber Company. The documents have been arranged in 3 large binders that are on the book cases in the bay window area for you to peruse while at the museum. The books are not available to be checked out via the Drummond Library.
Also new in 2008 and on the book cases in the bay window area is "The John S. Owen Enterprises" by Duane Dale Fischer, a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of PhD (History) at the University of Wisconsin 1964. This document is in two binders, Book 1 J. S. Owen Early Family 1849-1881 and Book 2 J. S. Owen 1882- The Rise of the Owen Family to National Prominence and Their Demise as a Lumbering Family. A conversion of excerpts taken while reading these documents have been made into a typed shorter version of the thesis. Very interesting reading as a whole document but very time consuming as well. Again, the books are not available to be checked out via the Drummond Library but please take a look at them while you are at the museum. A sincere "Thank You" to Ralph Owen III for lending his grandfather's signed copy of the thesis to the museum for two years and setting us on the path to obtaining a copy of the document.
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
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