Museum & Digital Museum

We opened at our new address – 110 North Monticello Street, Winamac – on July 10, 2025. Currently we are open every Saturday from 10:00 – 4:00.

Artifact Donations

DONATION POLICY

Donations are considered unrestricted gifts. All donations will be considered for accessioning by the museum coordinator or museum committee. If the donation does not fit into the organization’s mission, the committee or coordinator has the right to refuse a donation.  All donations should be accompanied with a monetary donation. A suggestion donation amount depends on the item being donated. If an item or items cannot be accompanied by a donation, the museum committee will decide if the museum can properly care for the item(s) without monetary support.

Donations should also be accompanied by this form. You can choose Word (fillable) or PDF.

Additional Historical Items on our YouTube Site

A variety of programs are available for viewing on our YouTube site.  See individual videos listed below, or visit HERE.

  • A trailer for the upcoming film, Tractors on the Tippecanoe. This will be a feature on the annual Power from the Past, a local festival.
  • A workshop series – this is a playlist – How to Research the History of Your Old House, presented by the Pulaski County Historical Society and provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities through Indiana Humanities and Indiana Landmarks.
  • Itch’s Room, his cobbler shop, tools, and a variety of historical items. This room was a popular feature in our former museum. We were unable to keep everything when a new facility became available.
  • A video on the interpretive sign at the Artesian Well, produced by the Pulaski County Tribe.
  • A brief history of Vurpillat’s Opera House. This building is now a catering venue for One Eyed Jacks, called Celebration Station.
  • 2021 Annual Meeting, featuring Brenda Gilsinger and the history of Pulaski (the town).
  • 2022 Annual Meeting, featuring Shirley Willard from the Fulton County Historical Society, the history of the Potawatomi in Fulton & Pulaski Counties and the Trail of Death.
  • 2023 Annual Meeting, featuring Fred Zahrt discussing kit homes in Pulaski County.
  • 2024 Annual Meeting, featuring the Indiana State Museum’s curator of Paleobiology, Dr. Catalina Tome’ who talks about Mastodons in Indiana (generally) and Pulaski County (specifically).

Digital Museum Content

Because we have a limited amount of artifacts, the Historical Society has established digital displays, another way of telling our story.

Native American History

We begin with the first stories of the land that would become Pulaski County, our Native American history. We begin with the Ice Age and move through all eras that moved the Native population from one part of the continent to the other. Eventually, Potowatomi would populate our area, and, of course, be forcibly removed. 

 

Winamac Town Park

Let’s spend a little bit of time at the Winamac Town Park. We have few historical references to Native American villages in the county, but we know this area, where now the town park is situated, was used as fishing and hunting grounds.

 

Casimir Pulaski

We go next to the eponymous Casimer Pulaski. The painting to the left depicts General Washington with several of his generals, including Pulaski, but this gathering never actually took place.

 

Historic Places

We’ll take a look at some landmark sites around the county. The photo to the right is the “calaboose” in Medaryville.

 

 

 

Mastodons

We have additional ancient history, dug up from the swamps of the county. Mastodons – many years ago – were prevelant in this area.

 

 

Military Service

The county has a proud history of military service. To the right is a montage of photos of Harry H. Pattison, a native of Rich Grove Township who served in the Spanish American War and WWI, later serving as a diplomat in Japan.

Maps and Markers

A variety of maps and markers are available for you to study.

 

 

 

 

 

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