Spring has sprung, and the Vernon County Museum and History Center is moving to its springtime hours. During the months of April and May, we will be open Monday through
In November of 1943, during some of the darkest days of World War II, a young American soldier found himself in serious trouble behind enemy lines. He was in a
We are experimenting with a new name for our old building. The building was constructed in 1918-1919 as the Vernon County Normal School, and the name “County Normal” is still
“Women’s Work” and “Vernon County Goes to War” are the titles of two recent publications by the Vernon County Historical Society. Each booklet is about 52 pages long and full
When we talk about African-American history in Vernon County, we usually focus on Cheyenne Valley, a community founded in the 1850’s in the Town of Forest. Several free Black and