Ashland Historical Society Museum

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Ashland Historical Society Museum A vision of the past! Free Admission, but donations are accepted.

The Ashland Historical Society, a non-profit volunteer organization promotes the appreciation of local history and pride of community through a visual connection to the past by connection to the past by collecting and preserving memorabilia and artifacts, stories and traditions and by functioning as an educational resource.

10/12/2026
10/11/2026

Ashland's busy 300 block of W. Second Street during Maxwell Street Days. Montgomery Ward, McCrory's and Stern & Field. Off to the right of this photo would have been Woolworth's. Let's hear about your memories of this block, these stores, and Maxwell Street Days. I personally used to love going to the basement in Montgomery Ward and checking out who had the biggest fish in their freezer for the fishing contest.

Enjoy. Jim.

10/11/2026

Boat loading at the Soo Line ore dock, Ashland, Wisconsin. This is a good example showing some of the chutes either coming down or going up.

Enjoy. Jim.

10/10/2026

Who remembers the Taco John's in Ashland located at 707 Lake Shore Drive West, which would have been located across the highway from where the McDonald's parking lot is now?

Enjoy. Jim.

10/10/2026

Ashland Light Power & Street Railway Company trolley No. 21 (Lake Park route).

Enjoy. Jim.

10/09/2026

We at the museum are working on updating our memberships and noticed that there are many members who have not updated their memberships in the last two years or so. The current memberships will be rolling over to June 30, 2027.
If you have not received a Gazette lately, that means your membership has lapsed. If you rejoin before the end of this year, your membership will go until June 30, 2028.
Folks who are current, you don't have to renew until after the new year and your renewal membership will now go until June 30, 2028.
Changing the calendar dates for the memberships will eliminate confusion at the end of the year when life is more hectic.
Current members who wish to renew before December 31 are certainly able to do so.
July 1 to June 30 are the new calendar dates to go by.
Thank you to those who have been supporting us all along and we look forward to new members.
We will remind you about these changes in the next Gazettes

10/09/2026

Looking east at the Knight Hotel around 1938 with trees from City Hall park in background. Check out all of the flags along the parade route and the parking in the middle of Ellis Avenue.

Address

216 Main Street W
Ashland, WI
54806

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 3pm
Friday 10am - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 12pm

Telephone

(715) 682-4911

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