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    Welcome to the
    Sun Prairie Historical Society

    Our Mission

    The Sun Prairie Historical Society, Inc. (SPHSI) is a not-for-profit 501(c).3 organization composed of an active community of people who are dedicated to preserving the heritage of Sun Prairie and the surrounding area. 

     

    Sun Prairie Groundhog Day

    Annual Groundhog Day Celebration

    Join us for Sun Prairie’s 75th Annual Groundhog Day prognostication at 7:00am in Cannery Square

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    City Hall

    Sun Prairie Historic Properties

    Historic Sun Prairie

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    Crosse House Annual Cookie Sale

    Annual December Cookie Sale (Second Saturday of December)

    Come and join us for our biggest fundraiser of the year - our annual holiday cookie sale with all proceeds supporting the Crosse House restoration…

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    santa

    Annual Santa at the Crosse House held every year in early December

    Dec. 3rd, 2022  Santa and holiday decorations at the beautiful historic Dr.

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    Volunteer

    Our volunteers are dedicated to preserving the history of the Sun Prairie area. We are excited to have anyone who wants to help us research, preserve, volunteer, create, teach, learn, share, or whatever your specialty may be - come and join us today. There are no requirements to how many hours you need to put in, just come and join in the fun of making and preserving history for generations to come! 
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    Sun Prairie Historic Images

    Birkinbine House

    Birkinbine House

    The Birkinbine House was built in 1872. It was originally a sheep farm on the edge of the town.  The…

    November 08, 2021
    Pool hall and gas station

    Pool Hall and Gas Station

    In the early days, Sun Prairie has a pool hall and gas station side by side. 

    November 02, 2021
    Businesses in Downtown Sun Prairie

    Downtown Sun Prairie

    Can you imagine what it woulld be like to walk around on these dirt roads when they were all wet with…

    November 02, 2021

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    The Sun Prairie Historical Society is a non-profit 501c3 organization
    dedicated to preserving the history of our town and region

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    133 West Main St.
    Sun Prairie WI 53590
    info@sunprairiehistoricalsociety.org

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