Looking for the perfect gift for the history enthusiasts in your life?

give the gift of history!

Give a meaningful local gift to your family and friends who love history. They'll love it and you’ll also be helping local history preservation and education for years to come by supporting the Chippewa Area History Center, the Chippewa County Historical Society (CCHS), and the Chippewa County Genealogical Society (CCGS.)

Three ways you can give the gift of local history:

1. Gift a local history book by local authors

2. Gift a Society Membership

3. Donate to the Chippewa Area History Center Capital Campaign in your friend or family member's name.

1. Gift one of the following books written about local history by local authors. All book sale proceeds go toward building the new Chippewa Area History Center building on Bridgewater Avenue (next to Irvine Park.)

Northern Wisconsin State Fair: A Fair To Remember - by Anne Keller and Donna Bourget
Irvine Park: The Bear Facts – by Anne Keller, Donna Bourget, and Jim Schuh
Lake Wissota: The Dam Story – by Anne Keller, Donna Bourget, and Jim Schuh
Colorful History of Chippewa County – a coloring book for children by Adrienne (10), Natalie (7), and Grandpa H. (Bob Hogseth)

The books are available at the following businesses:

Chippewa Falls: Eau Claire

- Chippewa County Historical Society, 123 Allen St. - Chippewa Valley Museum, Carson Park

- Chippewa Falls Main Street, 514 N. Bridge St. - Volume One Loal Store, 205 N. Dewey St.

- Collective Charm, 16 W. Columbia St.

- Country Treasures, 216 N. Bridge St.

- Foreign Five, 123 N. Bridge St.

- SandBar & Grill, 17643 50th Ave.

- Wayside Bar & Grill, 18091 Co. Hwy X

CCHS Membership Form

CCGS Membership Form

GIFT form to print for recipient

2. Gift a Society Membership to one or both of the societies that make up the Chippewa Area History Center (CCHS: the Chippewa County Historical Society and CCGS: the Chippewa County Genealogical Society).

a. Print out the membership form for the society you choose, fill it out with your gift recipient's name and information, and mail it with a check to the society.

b. Print the gift form, fill out with the gift recipient's name and yours, and give it to your friend or family member.

3. Donate to the Chippewa Area History Center Capital Campaign in your friend or family member's name.

a. Donate online, by mail, or in-person (see links below.)

Donate Online

Printable Donation Form

b. Print the gift form, fill it out with the gift recipient's name and yours, and give it to your friend or family member.

GIFT form to print for recipient

In Person

Donations can be made in person at the following locations.

Area History Center

123 Allen Street

Chippewa Falls, WI 54729

(open Tuesdays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm)

Community Foundation of Chippewa County

404 ½ N Bridge Street
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729

By Mail

Download and print our donation form.

Mail to:

Chippewa Area History Center

C/O Community Foundation of Chippewa County

PO Box 153

Chippewa Falls, WI 54729-0153

online

Online donations can be easily and securely made through the website of the Community Foundation of Chippewa County.

Simply click the Donate Online link below and fill out the form that opens.

Be sure to select Chippewa Area History Center Pass-through Fund in the Designation field.

Thank you for supporting local history preservation and education!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!