Waushara County Historical Society — Attraction in Wautoma

It's an interesting museum with lots of recreation of period rooms and items. The way you enter is by a side door. When we arrived there was no one or signage of what to do. We wandered in and went into a couple rooms before someone greeted us. They asked us to wait and a guide would be along soon. We waited and a nice gentleman gave us a tour. One of the people on the tour brought up the notorious person they held in that jail. The guide said they don't bring him up unless asked because it is still a wound for that community. Once he was brought up the guide gave us interesting information about his time at the jail. Then he showed the group a display case that had information about the crimes, some books and photos. Also in the case we're his guns and a knife. The guide had lots of local stories and ghost stories to share. It was small but...

We enjoyed it! They housed Gein, which is probably the biggest piece of specific history here. But if that's not your cup of tea the entire building is filled with different themed historical rooms! It's definitely not Gein oriented in any way... really just the opposite. But they do have some artifacts of his, a small replica of his house, and they will tell you where he was housed there, if you ask! Good for all ages. The tour guide was so helpful and full of...

It was fun and interesting to learn more about Wautoma's history. The museum is small but is packed full of historical items and information. We really enjoyed looking through all the vintage clothing and memorabilia. It was an...