Wenham Museum

The Wenham Museum is a lively museum full of hands-on exhibits, artifacts and history. The museum itself has its own remarkable history that has made it into the organization it is today. In 1921, the Wenham Village Improvement Society purchased the Claflin-Gerrish-Richard's house, restoring it and opening it to the public. The following year, Elizabeth Richards Horton, a former resident of the house, donated her doll collection to the society. A part of this collection included Miss. Columbia, a world-famous doll who traveled the globe and was used to raise money for charitable organizations in the early 20th century. In 1953, the Pickering Library and Burnham Hall were added to the organization and the Wenham Museum was created as we know it today. In 1973, the Wenham Museum was accredited by the American Association of Museums. There have been renovations to the buildings, thousands of artifacts collected and a 100 year celebration since the museum originally opened. With countless dolls, train models, antique toys and so much more, the museum is filled with a wide range of artifacts that only scratch the surface to the community's long and fascinating history. This is a museum where childhood is celebrated, history is interpreted, and the enrichment of all generations is guaranteed to happen.  

Learn more about the Wenham Museum here. 

Images: Photo of Miss. Columbia who was made in 1900, streetcar toy from about 1955.