Taylor County Historical Society

10/05/2025

The Taylor County Genealogical Society is having a Beginning Genealogy Class on Saturday, October 11 at the Simek Memorial Library in Medford. The class is free, and everyone is welcome.

09/09/2025

Author Talk tonight at the Broadway Theatre, Medford WI.

07/25/2025

Book Sale

We are having a book sale at the museum during the fair. Lots of great local and area history books, to choose from.

We have one copy of the Westboro 1875-1975 Pages of History book. A rare find!

The museum is open today until 6 pm.

07/25/2025

Stop in and visit us during the Taylor County Fair. The museum is open until 6 pm today, and the Pioneer Village will be open from 3 pm to 6 pm today.

07/28/2023

Come out to the Taylor County Fair and stop in to see us. The museum and pioneer village are open today until 6 PM.

06/23/2023

Here is a preview of the WWII Prisoner of War Camps presentation that is being held on Monday, June 26 @ 6:30 PM at the Multi-Purpose Room in Medford, located on the fairgrounds.

See our events tab for more information.

Younger generations may not know it but WWII prisoners lived among communities here in Western Wisconsin.

10/05/2022

Thank you to everyone that came out last evening to see the Krueger Shoot-Out video presentation. What a great crowd, we had around 200 people in attendance. Your donations will go to support the Taylor County Historical Society as well as the Colby Rural Arts Museum and the Colby Library. Your support is appreciated.

09/19/2022

Join us for this special presentation on October 4, 6:00 pm at the Broadway Theatre in Medford.