PHOTO:  FEW OF THESE IN WASHTENAW: Photographer Eck Stanger - J. C. Bradbury, route 1, Dexter, shown here with a Dutch Belted cow, has one of the two herds of this unusual breed of dairy animal in Michigan and the largest herd in the state. The Dutch Belted cow was first brought to this county from Holland by P. T. Barnum of circus fame. Digitized by the Ann Arbor District Library, .Ann Arbor News, January 5, 1938

1. Join

2. Donate

Membership to the Washtenaw County Historical Society is open to all individuals or organizations interested in the preservation and sharing of our county's history.

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Benefits of WCHS Membership

• Four issues of Impressions, the newsletter

• Opportunities to volunteer

• Connections to Friends of History

• Educational programs, talks and tour

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WCHS Membership Categories

Choose the level that works for you. Membership runs January 1-December 31

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$15    Individual
$10    Senior (age 60+)

$19    Couple (one 60+)
$25    Family (adult/child)
$25    Library/Organization
$100  Patron
$150  Business
$250  Sponsor

$500  Sustaining

A donation to the WCHS supports the work that has to be done on behalf of the community to preserve and share local history.

The endowment fund for both the WCHS and the Argus Museum were created to ensure the Society is able to care for the collections including our greatest artifact, the house that is home to  the Museum on Main Street

.The donation button has a pull down menu where you can choose to make a contribution of any amount to the WCHS, the Museum on Main Street, the WCH Endowment Fund or the Argus Collection Endowment fund. To make a donation to the Argus Museum click here.

OR-send your check to the

Washtenaw County Historical Society
P.O. Box 3336
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-3336

View cart and check out

Pay with a debit or credit card, or PayPal

3. Volunteer

As a non-profit organization we are always looking for motivated volunteers. If you think you could help out in any way, please download the volunteer form here.

Some of the opportunities include:

• Cataloging and photographing artifacts.

• Light filing and sorting in the museum office.

• Helping maintain the garden and grounds.

• Membership Committee.

• Indexing and scanning documents.

You can either print the form and mail it to us or email your completed PDF to wchs-500@ameritech.net

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Student volunters from the University of Michigan work on the WCHS archives.

Thank you for your support!