Wells County Historical Museum

     420 West Market Street--- PO Box 143               

Bluffton, IN 46714-0143

 

The Wells County Historical Society was founded in 1935, initiated to plan the 1937 Centennial Celebration of Wells County. Its purpose then, as now, is to preserve the rich heritage of Wells County and its residents - past and present.

 

Membership Dues are minimal:

Student: $ 5.00 per year

Individual: $ 10.00 per year

Family: $ 15.00 per year

Patron: $ 25.00 per year

 

Lifetime: $150.00

 

Spring & Summer Hours

April-October—Sundays 1-4 p.m

June –August-Wednesdays 1-4 p.m

 

The Board of Directors would like to thank Thoma-Rich Funeral Home for the use of a tent for our Ice Cream Social on June 28. We would also like to thank Barry Jamison for the wonderful entertainment, and Bill Brubaker for all his hard work putting up and tearing down the tents. We hope everyone had a good time.

 

Wells County Historical Museum & Wells County Genealogy Society

 

 Our current exhibit “All Things Genealogy” runs from June 14th through July 22nd.

 

Special events:

Sunday, July 12- Joan Gavilanez will be speaking on “Foreign Genealogy Research” at 2:00 p.m. If you have any genealogy questions we will have members there to answer your questions.

 

Saturday, July 18—Wells County Genealogy Society meeting at the museum at 10:00 a.m. Come prepared to work on your own genealogy. We can use the Museum’s library and the Genealogy Society Library of books.

 

Sunday, July 19- Cami Mount will be our afternoon speaker her topic will be “Preserving Your Family Keepsakes” at 2:00 p.m. If you have any genealogy questions we will have members there to answer your questions.

 

Sunday, July 26- Lynn Elliott will be the afternoon speaker her topic “Come Learn About the Daughters of the American Revolution” If you have any genealogy questions we will have members there to answer your questions.

 

Friday-Saturday & Sunday-August 6-7-8-Wells Of Yesteryear at the Wells County

4-H Park. Come see our Farm Display.

 

Monday, August 17--Our Annual Hobby & Collectors Show will be at Bluffton-Harrison Elementary School. More information soon. If you would like to be an exhibitor please call Laura Sawyer 824- 3806.

 

                

 

The Wells County Genealogy Society has put together a Cookbook. Cookbooks are available. Price is $10.00 

 

For more information about the meeting please call Connie Brubaker 260-543-2423.

 

 

The Museum will be closed the:

4th Of July Weekend

 

2009 Board Members

Jim Sturgeon - President

Connie Brubaker-Vice President

 Barbara Elliott

Marcia Hotopp - Secretary

Gregory Waters - Treasurer

Bill Harris

Peggy Bate

Nancy Carroll Wagner

Jerry Penrod

Nellie Sleppy

Laura Sawyer

Tony Reiff

Becky Behning

Berniece Klausky