Malone Area Heritage Museum
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The Malone Area Heritage Museum is a historical museum in Malone, Wisconsin, United States. The museum documents the history of immigrants into the Holyland region of Wisconsin.{{cite news|title=Museum revives Holyland history - from Eden to Jericho|url=http://www.actiononline.net/feature11_2.html|last=Kleine|first=Katie|date=November 2, 2008|publisher=Action Sunday|pages=A1|accessdate=2008-11-14}} The museum is affiliated with the Wisconsin Historical Society.{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/localhistory/directory/viewsociety.asp?id=407|title=Malone Area Heritage Museum |publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate=2008-11-14}} 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 and Fond du Lac 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.fdl.com/attractions.iml|title=Attractions|publisher=Fond du Lac Area Visitors & Convention Bureau|accessdate=2008-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030602105811/http://fdl.com/attractions.iml|archive-date=2003-06-02|url-status=dead}} 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, Mt. Calvary and its train station at Calvary Station, Charlesburg, Dotyville, St. Peter, St. Joe, Garnet, St. Anna, Marytown, Taycheedah, Johnsburg, and Silica.
Images
Image:MaloneAreaHeritageMuseum.jpg|Former agricultural building under conversion
Image:MaloneAreaHeritageMuseumDisplay1.jpg|Display in the agricultural building
Image:MaloneAreaHeritageMuseumDisplay2.jpg|Display in the agricultural building
Image:MaloneAreaHeritageMuseumDisplay3Depot.jpg|Interior of the depot building
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Category:Museums in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Category:History museums in Wisconsin