Become a WHS Member Today!
Please consider becoming a member of our society! Annual membership to the Waupaca Historical Society is:
Individual: $20/year
Couple/Family: $40/year
Supporting: $75/year
Your membership includes a quarterly newsletter, updates on upcoming programs and events, and a special invitation to our annual meeting in September!
The revenue generated by supporting member fees helps offset the cost of our newsletter and operational costs, along with supporting our efforts to provide free monthly programs, events, local research, collections preservation, and much more!
A membership application can be found here.
Membership forms and fees can mailed to:
Waupaca Historical Society
321 South Main Street
Waupaca, WI 54981
Please make checks payable to the Waupaca Historical Society.
Become a Business Partner!
Thank you for donating to the Waupaca Historical Society and helping us preserve Waupaca and Chain O'Lakes history!
Come visit us year-round at the Holly Center at 321 S. Main Street during our open hours on
Wednesday through Friday,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.!
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What's Happening at the Waupaca Historical Society
- ON SALE NOW: 2025 Yuletide Trail cookie tins ($25 each) on sale at the Holly Center, Community First Credit Union, Northern Home and Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce
- Thursday, November 27-Friday, November 28: Holly Center CLOSED
- Saturday, December 13 & 14, 12-5 pm: DEPOT OPEN
- Saturday, December 20 & 21, 12-5 pm: DEPOT OPEN
- Holly Center CLOSED from December 24 through January 2
- 2026: Holly Center now open until 4 pm on Fridays and the second Saturday of each month, 11:30 am to 2 pm
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
