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Description: The Washington County Historical Society serves as a historical umbrella for the county's history organizations and acts as a community resource for individuals and organizations seeking historical information. The Society: WCHS works with other community groups to facilitate local discussions on history and provide advertising and networking for each other's projects. The ultimate goal is to provide the opportunity for all county residents to learn about and enjoy their area's history and build a sense of community heritage. The general purpose and plan of operation of the Washington County Historical Society shall be to investigate and study the history of the County of Washington and the State of Minnesota; to provide for the collection, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge and information with reference thereto; to provide for the collection and preservation of papers, books, records, relics, and other things of historical interest; to display such materials in appropriate museums and exhibits; to acquire, hold, own, operate, and provide for the marking and preservation of historic sites and buildings; to publish any and all materials which shall bear upon the history of this county and state. Founded April 11, 1934, the Washington County Historical Society is a private, non-profit educational institution with about 700 members. There are two membership meetings held annually during the late summer and late winter. The society operates two museum sites, each with two structures. The society's research library has been growing since that first meeting in 1934. It is housed in the reconstructed carriage house behind the Warden's House Museum. The WCHS endowment fund was established in 1984 to provide a source of funding for everyday administrative and operating expenses. In 1941, the Society purchased the Warden's House Museum in Stillwater from the state. It is one of the state's oldest buildings as well as its second oldest continuously operating house museum. The Society leased the Hay Lake School for a museum in 1974 and purchased it from the Forest Lake school district in 1978. The school's neighbor, the Johannes Erickson Log House, was donated to the Society in the early 1980s, moved to the site and restored. All three buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places. The historic family-owned Boutwell Cemetery west of Stillwater was purchased in 1978. In 1996 the Society reconstructed the Carriage House that originally stood behind the Warden's House. In 2001 climate control was added and the textile collection and archives were moved into the new facility.

Contacts:	Washington County Historical Society, P.O. Box 167, Stillwater, Minnesota, 55082.
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