The Malone Area Heritage Museum is a historical museum in Malone, Wisconsin

Malone, Wisconsin

Malone, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community located in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin near the Sheboygan River and Mt. Calvary, in the towns of Marshfield, and Taycheedah. Malone is located in The Holyland region of Wisconsin. It is home to a post office....

, United States. The museum documents the history of immigrants into the Holyland region of Wisconsin

The Holyland (Wisconsin)

The Holyland is an American region located mainly in northeastern Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin and southern Calumet County. The area is known for its distinctive agricultural landscape, a close-knit community life, and deep Roman Catholicism brought by Germans who began settling the region in the...

. The museum is affiliated with the Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society

The Wisconsin Historical Society is simultaneously a private membership and a state-funded organization whose purpose is to maintain, promote and spread knowledge relating to the history of North America, with an emphasis on the state of Wisconsin and the trans-Allegheny West...

. It has been in existence since 2005. It is open to the public on Thursday afternoons between 2:00 and 4:00 pm and on the second Sunday of each month.

Displays

The museum consists of two buildings. Both were purchased from Malone's co-op. One is the original train depot for Malone, which was moved across the street to its present location in early 2005. Had the building not been moved, it would have been dismantled because it was in the way of large trucks. It documents the development and usage of the Sheboygan

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

-Airport:Sheboygan is served by the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport, which is located several miles from the city.-Roads:Interstate 43 is the primary north-south transportation route into Sheboygan, and forms the west boundary of the city. U.S...

 - Fond du Lac

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Fond du Lac is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The name is French for bottom of the lake, for it is located at the bottom of Lake Winnebago. The population was 42,203 at the 2000 census...

 railroad. There is a piece of the original railroad that was dug up in a local field. The building is the final remaining depot from that line. The other building is a more recently purchased agricultural shop which is being adapted for displaying items as of 2008. Both buildings contain artifacts from activities common in the area, especially farming.

Documentation and photography are displayed from the local communities of St. Cloud

St. Cloud, Wisconsin

St. Cloud is a village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Sheboygan River. The population was 497 at the 2000 census. St. Cloud is part of The Holyland region in northwestern Fond du Lac County.-Geography:St...

, Mt. Calvary

Mount Calvary, Wisconsin

Mount Calvary is a village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 956 at the 2000 census, up from 558 residents from the 1990 census.-Holyland:...

 and its train station at Calvary Station

Calvary, Wisconsin

Calvary, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community located in the town of Marshfield, in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. The community was originally know locally as Calvary Station since the community was built around the railroad depot for Mount Calvary...

, Charlesburg

Charlesburg, Wisconsin

Charlesburg is an unincorporated community in the town of Brothertown, Wisconsin in Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States.-Location:Charlesburg is located on St. Charles Road at its intersection with Washington Road. It is considered part of the Holyland region in southern Calumet...

, Dotyville

Dotyville, Wisconsin

Dotyville is an unincorporated community located in the town of Forest, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States....

, St. Peter

St. Peter, Wisconsin

St. Peter, Wisconsin is an unincorporated census-designated place in the Town of Taycheedah in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It is located approximately northeast of Peebles and south of Silica. It was located on Wisconsin Highway 149 before the highway was decommissioned and turned over to...

, St. Joe

St. Joe, Wisconsin

St. Joe is an unincorporated community in the town of Marshfield in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is located on County Highway G in the northeast portion of the county, northwest of St. Cloud and northeast of Mount Calvary. It is considered part of the Holyland.The...

, Garnet

Garnet, Wisconsin

Garnet, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. The community is on the north boundary of the county, just south of Calumet County. It is located at the intersection of County Highway HHH and Town Hall road just east of Calumet County C, in the town of Calumet....

, St. Anna

St. Anna, Wisconsin

St. Anna is an unincorporated community in Calumet and Sheboygan Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It lies in the towns of Russell and New Holstein. The name of the community is pronounced "St...

, Marytown

Marytown, Wisconsin

Marytown, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, in the town of Calumet. Marytown is located at the intersection of Fond du Lac County highways G and HH...

, Taycheedah

Taycheedah (community), Wisconsin

Taycheedah, Wisconsin is an unincorporated census-designated place in the Town of Taycheedah in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. The community is located adjacent to the city of Fond du Lac and Lake Winnebago. As of the 2010 census, its population is 704. Taycheedah calls itself the "Sheepshead...

, Johnsburg

Johnsburg, Wisconsin

Johnsburg, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the Town of Calumet in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. The community is located on County Roads Q and W, approximately east of Lake Winnebago, southeast of Pipe and northwest of Malone. Johnsburg is part of the Holyland region in northeastern...

, and Silica

Silica, Wisconsin

Silica, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the Town of Taycheedah in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It is located at the intersection of County Highway QQ and Silica Road, approximately north of St. Peter....

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