Getting to Know Us

Spark Your Imagination

The Winnebago Area Museum began as an outgrowth of the 1976 Bicentennial celebration for the nation.

Interested citizens realized there was a need for a museum. They wrote a grant and applied for funding. A fundraising committee was started and the group began planning a museum.

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The Winnebago Area Museum was dedicated in 1977. The city provided a small budget to the museum that has been tended by a loyal volunteer group to this day. The community has continued their support with gifted items to the museum throughout the years.

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 Because of the dedicated local community, the Winnebago Area Museum has remained free to all visitors!