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| Timber exhibit recalls the history of logging and its important role in Alma |
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The Alma Area Museum, operated by the Alma Historical Society, is open to the public in the afternoon from Thursday through Sunday during the summer and Friday through Sunday during the fall. Admission is free.
Museum Location: 505 South 2nd Street, Alma, Wisconsin
Current Operations: Museum Will Close On October 15th for the 2011 Season
2011 Operation Dates: May 29, 2011 through October 150th, 2011 -- 1pm to 4pm
The Museum is housed in the Buffalo County Training School & Teachers College.
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| 1896 Painted Panel From Jordet Farm, Modena, Buffalo Co, Wisconsin |
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Buffalo County Training School & Teachers College
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This school was built in 1902 to train teachers for the more than 100 district schoolhouses in Buffalo County at the turn of the centry. The stone for the foundation was quarried from directly behind the structure. At first a high school graduate could earn a teaching certificate after one year, later changing to a two year requirement. An actual class of students was taught each year by the trainees.
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The school was discontined in 1967 and the building was used as the Alma City Hall and Library until 1982. In 1982 the city leased the training school building to the Alma Historical Society to prepare and house a museum, now known as The Alma Area Museum.
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CLASS ROSTERS COMING SOON!
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