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MISSON STATEMENT:
To educate the general public on the history of Wakarusa, Madison Township and Elkhart County; by operating the museum, providing exhibits, providing public programs, and acquiring and preserving collections that reflect the past of Wakarusa, Madison Township and Elkhart County. It is the Wakarusa Historic Society policy to comply with all applicable national and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination and equal opportunity.


















































Wakarusa Historical Society
574-862-4407

"This is Your Past Preserved for Your Future!"

The Wakarusa Historical Society, Inc. was organized September 9, 1975 by Larry Smith, Floyd Drake, Robert Ehret, Helen Klein and Jack Hess. A meeting was held at the Leinhart Funeral Home with the goal to obtain and restore the old Wakarusa Depot which was subseqently donated to the Society September 10, 1976.

Since then the Wakarusa Historical Society has obtained "The Vet/ Dr. Office" and "Railroad Coach Car" in 1979; "Grandma's Haus" in 1983; "Dean's Toll Shed" in 1997; "Little Red School House" in 1995; "The Museum's Flag" in 1999; "The Blacksmith's Shop" in 2001and "The Fire House" and two "Fire Trucks" in 2002.

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