Westfield Washington Historical Society Museum

Promoting the History of Westfield and Washington Twshp in Hamilton Co Indiana

Promoting local and regional history about 1834 Westfield and Underground Railroad, Quakers, Orphan Train, Businesses, etc.

We need your help!!!

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Now you can also donate (one time or renewing payments!) at Network For Good online with your credit card!

We need volunteers. Programs, Museum open hours, Collection Management, Exhibit creation, scanning of old pictures, transcribing old document, etc - you name it, we need you. 1 hour a month, 4 hours a month, every other month....whatever you got, we can use it! Send an email to any officer and let us know what you would like to do to help out, or ask us at any of our program meetings or at the museum.

Our Museum is open for you!


Museum opening hours
Every Saturday 11 am - 3 pm.
(Please call ahead to make sure we are open - we are a small organization with not enough volunteers, sometimes illness or other things prevent us from being open)

Call or email us for appointments!

president@wwhs.us
(317) 804 5365

Events

Members

  • Bruce S. Hansen
  • Michael Kobrowski
  • Westfield Washington HistSoc
  • Betsy Jones
  • Andy Cook
  • John D. Peine
  • Joe Sanders
  • Paula A. Monroe
  • Tom Huckstep
  • Eric Becker
  • Linda L. Osborne
  • Adrienne Ogle
  • Karen Newnam Wood
  • Joe Wheeler
  • Michael E Bailey
  • Stephen Edwards
 

Latest Activity

June was one of the nicest persons I have ever met since moving to Westfield. I haven't spent much time with her of course, but at the Historical Society meetings and at the Museum there wasn't a nicer person. Her knowledge and passion of history wa…
on Saturday
2 blog posts by Michael Kobrowski were featured
on Saturday
Michael Kobrowski added a blog post
http://www.indystar.com/article/20100826/LOCAL010401/8260511/1225/local0104/Nelda-June-CordellINDIANAPOLIS -- Nelda June Millikan Cordell, 82, Indianapolis, died Aug. 26, 2010.Mrs. Cordell worked at L.S. Ayres in downtown Indianapolis, J.C. Penney,…
on Saturday
Bruce S. Hansen added an event
Historical Writers Series at Historic Westfeild City Hall Building (Assembly Room)
August 17, 2010 from 7pm to 8:30pm
The Society is pleased to invite all members and supporters to our August Program Meeting. Our guest presenter will be journalist, historian and author Joan Praed Lyons. Her most recently published book is titled, "Remembering Zionsville." Joan writ…
August 13
Historical Writers Series at Historic Westfeild City Hall Building (Assembly Room)
August 17, 2010 from 7pm to 8:30pm
The Society is pleased to invite all members and supporters to our August Program Meeting. Our guest presenter will be journalist, historian and author Joan Praed Lyons. Her most recently published book is titled, "Remembering Zionsville." Joan writ…
August 13
July 12
Juana Nunez Clark is now a member of Westfield Washington Historical Society Museum
July 12
A blog post by John Blazier was featured
I just received word that Joe Wheeler, one of our most devoted members, passed away this morning. Joe loved the history of the Westfield Washington community. Out heartfelt condolences go out to the Wheeler family.
July 2

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Blog Posts

Michael Kobrowski

Nelda June Millikan Cordell Oct. 23, 1927 - Aug. 26, 2010

http://www.indystar.com/article/20100826/LOCAL010401/8260511/1225/local0104/Nelda-June-Cordell

INDIANAPOLIS -- Nelda June Millikan Cordell, 82, Indianapolis, died Aug. 26, 2010.

Mrs. Cordell worked at L.S. Ayres in downtown Indianapolis, J.C. Penney, Kohl's, Lazarus and Stride Rite, where she retired from in 1994. She
also operated a daycare in her home, providing care to

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Posted by Michael Kobrowski on August 28, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Bruce S. Hansen

Joe Wheeler Remembered. . .

IN HONORABLE REMEMBRANCE


The Westfield Washington Historical Society and Museum wishes to remember one of our members and a great supporter of our city's history. Mr. Joseph S. Wheeler, passed away this past Sunday, June 27, 2010 at his home in Westfield.

Most of us knew him simply as Joe. He was a great friend of the society, supporting many of our events and activities over the years. He donated historical artifacts to our museum collections and volunteered wh
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Posted by Bruce S. Hansen on June 29, 2010 at 11:17pm

John Blazier

Joe Wheeler

I just received word that Joe Wheeler, one of our most devoted members, passed away this morning. Joe loved the history of the Westfield Washington community. Out heartfelt condolences go out to the Wheeler family.

Posted by John Blazier on June 27, 2010 at 3:13pm

Michael Kobrowski

WWHS in the News - James Whitcomb Riley events!

Posted this to News From You section in the Indystar.com website. Might be printed tomorrow. Sorry for any typos, I was in a hurry when I submitted it. Of course they also edited it a bit, as I of course wrote "Westfield Washington Historical Society :-) Thanks to Bruce and Rachel for the information and setting this up. I was very excited seeing the picture of the reproduction handbill! :)


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Posted by Michael Kobrowski on April 19, 2010 at 7:31pm

Michael Kobrowski

Luretia Coffin Mott

http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2010/03/lucretia-coffin-mott/

Faith to Freedom Daily: Lucretia Coffin Mott


Posted on March 31st, 2010 by Chris McMahon



1793-1880


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Posted by Michael Kobrowski on March 31, 2010 at 8:28pm

Forum

Michael Kobrowski

Program suggestions and requests 4 Replies

Started by Michael Kobrowski. Last reply by Kathryn Sue Gray Jan 21.

Westfield Washington HistSoc

Exhibit suggestions

Started by Westfield Washington HistSoc Jan. 18, 2009.

 
 
 

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