Randall Park Neighborhood Walking Tour Added, and Natural History Bike Tour rescheduled. Join us on October 2nd in Randall park at 5pm, and with your bike in Phoenix Park on October 11th at 4:30pm.
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    Eau Claire Featured in WPT Series

    New documentary on the history of Eau Claire available online!

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    New Book about Eau Claire

    A History of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Volume 1: The Lumbering Era is now available in the Chippewa Valley Museum store. Written by Eau Claire native and retired historian Brian L. Blakeley, the book covers early settlement through 1906.

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The Chippewa Valley Museum — a place to ask questions, seek answers and be inspired. We tell stories. Surprising, entertaining, enriching, and authentic stories that illuminate the Chippewa Valley for those near and far, and also help tell the larger story of America.

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Our galleries tell the stories of significant events in the Chippewa Valley and create distinct and intentional dialogues about objects, individuals, and history.

REINVENTING THE CHIPPEWA VALLEYChanging Currents
A Century of ChangeFarm Life
Explore past and present traditionsHarvesting Traditions
RCU CHILDREN'S GALLERYHistory Quest
A Fantasy in MiniatureKate Aitken’s Dollhouse
Students, Objects, and CurationMaking Meaning
AYRES ASSOCIATES GALLERYPicture of Health
A Multi-Century StorySchlegelmilch House
One Room School HouseSunnyview School

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August 28, 2018 With a goal of raising funds for museum programs, and highlighting museum off...

September 21 Eau Claire Then & Now: Eau Claire High School, corner of W. Grand & 4th Avenues, about 1900. Built in 1892 and demolished in 1958, it looks r... View Post