MCHS has created a simple tool that children can use to interview grandparents. Download our PDF, choose your virtual visit platform, and get started sharing stories!

We have new shelves for storing artifacts, thanks to a generous donation.

The elegant Hotel Wausau, built in 1925, was a boon to the local area for several decades.

Here's something fun to read: Remember when Slinky was a new toy? Can you still sing the jingle? "It's fun for a girl or a boy!"

A favorite snack in 1938 was the potato chip. It was new! It satisfied the urge to crunch something, and it was tasty, too! The Red Dot company helped develop the perfect chip potato.

A donation of six bottles from Marathon City Brewery helps tell the story of beer brewing in central Wisconsin. 

Ellerman Dairy operated near Athens during the 1950s. Do you have any stories?

Curators found a button in our artifact collection, and wondered what its story was.

A special donation returned antique light fixtures to Wausau.

Another of our objects is featured in the Wisconsin 101 online museum!