Rusk County Historical Society Museum
The Rusk County Historical Society Museum is a museum in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The museum contains over 9,000 artifacts relating to the history of Rusk County. The Rusk County Historical Society was incorporated in 1955 and is a non-profit organization. The historical society has a museum that is located at the Rusk County Fairgrounds in Ladysmith, WI. The museum is open from 12:30-4:30 on weekends Memorial Day through Labor Day. The objectives of the society are the discovery, preservation, and public dissemination of the history of Rusk County and the State of Wisconsin.
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The museum is an open air style museum that consists of several different buildings that are connected by walkways. Buildings at the museum include the following:
- Henry Golat Welcome and Research Building
- Little Red Schoolhouse
- Teacher's Cabin
- Gates County Courthouse
- Log Cabin
- Flambeau Mine Visitors Center
- Jones LeCount Military Building
- Logging and Farm Equipment Building
- Glen Flora Jail
- Farm Machine Shed
- NATO Tank