About Us
Located in Syracuse, Indiana in the Syracuse Community Center across from Lakeside Park, the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum, has been offering a glimpse back in time for the Lakeland area since 1987. It was founded with funds gained from the Syracuse Sesquicentennial Celebration and occupied a room in the Syracuse Public Library until June, 2002 when it moved to its current location in the Syracuse Community Center.
Three Memberships Are Available:
- Individual – $30 Annually
- Family – $50 Annually
- Corporate – $100 Annually
Products
•Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Thumbdrive
•Mier Car Postcard
•Centennial Homes’ Programs Thumbdrive
•Images of America Syracuse and Lake Wawasee by Erin Lomax and Ann Vanderford Garceau
•Early Wawasee Days by Eli Lilly, 2007 Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum Edition
•Sketches of Lake Wawasee By Scott Edgell
•Ken Harkless sketches of old scenes
•Laser prints of paintings by Betty Harkless Appenzeller
•Sharp’s Chronicles, a history of Syracuse by local historian Ron Sharp
•Other local memorabilia
Director and Board of Directors of the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum
Director: Ali Schuldt
Board of Directors: President- Peggy Genshaw, Vice President- Patrick Appenzeller, Secretary-Treasurer- Mary Hursh, Members-Ann Garceau, John Heckaman, Ross Heil, Kristi Martin, Mike Mock, Garry Ringler, Kip Schumm, Martha Stoelting.
