
HUDSON AREA HISTORY CONNECTION
Octagon House Museum

Hudson Area History Connection
The Hudson Area History Connection is a 501C3 nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and sharing our local history and its connections to stories within and beyond our community.
MISSION: Bring History to Life!
Organization History
The Octagon House was first established as a museum by the St. Croix County Historical Society in 1964, and curated as a domestic home from the mid-late nineteenth century. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The St. Croix County Historical Society, a private non-profit organization, operated the Octagon House Museum (also called the John S. Moffat House) as a traditional historic house museum.
In 2023, the museum board separated from the St Croix County Historical Society and reinvented itself as a the Hudson Area History Connection (HAHC). Today, the Octagon House Museum is operated by the Hudson Area History Connection and offers private and group tours, field trips, rotating exhibits, events, and family fun, as well as opportunities to research, present, and share Hudson history through volunteering and board membership.
STAFF
Executive Director – Katie Henry, director@hudsonoctagonhouse.org
Assistant Director – Kylie Foss, curator@hudsonoctagonhouse.org
Julie Lesher – President
Wayne Haut – Vice President
OPEN – Secretary
Matt Romberg – Treasurer
Kim Bennewitz
Mary Ellen Cox
Jean Haut
John Thomas
Tami Tulibaski
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