Last updated: 2/5/2014
Winona Lake, Indiana
Street Address
200 Seminary Drive
Winona Lake, IN 46590
Mailing Address
History Department
200 Seminary Drive
Warsaw, IN 46590
phone: 574-372-5193
web: winonahistorycenter.com

Hours

Tuesday - Saturday
2 PM - 5 PM

Admissions

donations

Staff

Jared S. Burkholder
phone: 800-544-7223
Description

The Winona History Center is located in historic Westminster Hall on the campus of Grace College in Winona Lake, IN.

Mission

To foster educational and scholarly interest in Winona's heritage through the preservation and exhibition of historical collections and by inspiring a new generation to discover the treasures of American history.

History

As part of the 1998 restoration of Westminster Hall, Grace College president Ronald E. Manahan decided the west wing of the building should be dedicated to Winona?s history, and two years later the Reneker Museum of Winona History opened under the direction of Steve Grill and Carol Forbes, both of whom worked tirelessly to make the museum a reality.

In 2014, the museum was reorganized under the direction of the Grace College Department of History and Political Science and became part of the newly formed Winona History Center. In addition to the museum, the center offers tours of the Billy Sunday family home and for researchers, the archives house thousands of documents, recordings, and letters from Winona's rich past.

Artifact Collections
Billy Sunday Residence with interior furnishings.
Homer A. Rodeheaver Memorabilia
Research Collections
Homer A. Rodeheaver Papers
Rodeheaver Audio and Film Collection
Billy Sunday Papers
Papers of the Winona Assembly Grounds
Governance

Under the direction of the Department of History and Political Science at Grace College, Winona Lake, IN

Library
Researchers

Researchers should make arrangements with the director.

Access: General Public, Students, Scholars
Appointment required: No
Services
Walk-in visits are welcome.

Walk-in visits are welcome. Individual tours of the museum and Sunday residence can be arranged if necessary.

Group Tours
ADA
Wheelchair Accessible
Exhibitions
Museum Events
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