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Waupaca Historical Society
Waupaca Historical Society
321 S. Main St., Waupaca, WI 54981

Upcoming Programs and Events at WHS

All programs take place at the Holly History and Genealogy Center (321 S. Main Street, Waupaca) unless otherwise noted.


2026 HOLLY CENTER HOURS: Wednesday-Thursday, 10 am-2 pm, Friday, 10 am-4 pm
Second Saturday of the month, 11 am-2 pm

Friday, February 6: Valentine's Dinner fundraiser at the Holly Center: Seatings at 5 and 7:30 pm, $100 per ticket for three-course meal. Tickets can be reserved in person or online by paying through Venmo, NetGiver or PayPal
Sunday, March 1, 3-5 pm: Self-Guided Winter Hike at Shambeau Hill and Shambeau Park, with stop at the Depot (with Waupaca Parks and Rec and Waupaca Area Public Library) 
Thursday, April 16, 6pm: "Inspiring Poems by Danes in America" with Michael Koehler
Sunday, April 26, 11am and 2:30pm: Mother's Day Tea
Thursday, May 21, 6pm: "Waupaca's Lost Indigenous Mounds" with author Zachary Bishop
Memorial Day weekend-Labor Day weekend: Hutchinson House Museum and Depot OPEN on Saturdays and Sundays
Hutchinson House: Saturday and Sunday, 1-4 pm
Depot: Saturday and Sunday, 12-5 pm
Monday, June 22, 6:30 pm (Waupaca High School Auditorium): "The National Native American Veterans Memorial: Honoring the Military Service of Native Americans" with Rachelle B. Pablo of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (program with Winchester Academy)
Sat., August 8 (location and time to be announced): Parks and Rec Tour (with history of Waupaca's parks)
Thursday, September 17, 6pm: "A Visit with Margaret Ashmun" with Dr. Connie Haack-Hurlbut
Saturday, October 17, 2-4 pm (Lakeside Memorial Park): Hike Through History at Lakeside Cemetery
Thursday, November 12, 6pm: "The King Family: Soldiers Through the Age" with Mark Storch, Wisconsin Veterans Museum
Sat., December 5, 10 am-4 pm: Waupaca's Yuletide Celebration

 

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Come visit us year-round at the Holly Center at 321 S. Main Street during our open hours:


Wednesday and Thursday:
10 am to 2 pm

Friday:

10 am to 4 pm

2nd Saturday of the Month (excluding April and December):
11:30 am to 2 pm

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What's Happening at the Waupaca Historical Society


  • 2026: Holly Center now open until 4 pm on Fridays and the second Saturday of each month (excluding April and December) from 11:30 am to 2 pm!
  • Sunday, April 26: Mother's Day Tea
  • Thursday, May 21, 6 pm: "Waupaca's Lost Indigenous Mounds" with author Zachary Bishop
  • Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend: Hutchinson House Museum open every weekend, 1-4pm; Depot open every weekend, 12-5pm.
  • Monday, June 22, 6:30pm at the Waupaca High School Auditorium: "The National Native American Veterans Memorial: Honoring the Military Service of Native Americans" with Rachelle B. Pablo of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian

Looking for other events taking place in Waupaca? Check out the Waupaca Chain O'Lakes Community Calendar here!
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Appointments outside of open hours at any WHS buildings can be made at least two weeks in advance by calling the Holly History and Genealogy Center at (715) 256-9980 or emailing 

Tracy Behrendt at 

director@waupacahistoricalsociety.org.