WCHS Programs

Programs

Among the 25,000 people who visited our sites and attended our programs last year were individuals from nearly every state and a number of foreign countries. Nearly 3,000 area school children toured the Winona County History Museum's hands-on children's exhibit, out newest walk-through display complete with a cave, tepee and steamboat. Special programs and tours are arranged for teachers and students on such topics as Native Americans, logging and lumbering, steamboats, transportation and pioneer life. A unique one-room schoolhouse program is offered each summer at the Arches.

Other programs sponsored by the Society include:

Tours to regional historic sites
Lectures, presentations and films. Food for Thought Lunch & Lecture Series
Publications concentrating on materials of local historical interest
Special exhibitions
Meeting space for various community groups such as the Civil War Roundtable, Quilter's Guild, Spinning and Weaving Guild, Collector's Club, the Learning Club, and Woman's Art group.
Annual events including the Christmas Candlelight Home Tour, Heritage Dinner, Voices From the Past: Woodlawn Cemetery Walk, and Chocolate, Shakespeare and Champaigne.
Research
Step-on guide service to groups visiting Winona, including passengers of the Delta and Mississippi Queens.

Collaboration Projects

WSU Education Dept: Class Lesson Plans
Future teachers at Winona State University teamed up with WCHS to produce Social Studies lessons on the web. These lesson plans incorporate Winona history into lessons for economics, history, government, geography, and much more. Use the links below to view their work.

Kindergarten