Public Tours
Admission Details
All Are Welcome
Octagon House Museum is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays
May 5 through October 29 for the Summer 2023 Season.
TICKETS
$15 - Adult
$12 - Military/Senior/AAA/First Responders/Educators
$8 K-12 Student
Free - Ages 5 and under
Family of 4 or more - $40
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Tickets are available at the door and online. Reservations are highly recommended for large groups, special occasions and required for private and special events.
Advance reservations are recommended as tours can fill up quickly.
Tickets are not refundable but are transferrable.
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Living History Days
4th Saturday & Sunday of the month
11am to 4pm
Enjoy interacting with costumed interpreters and history demonstrations throughout the museum.
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September 23 & 24 ~ Harvest Time for the Household
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Step back in time prior to the onset supermarkets and convenience foods. Discover ways of preparing for a Wisconsin winter after the harvest.
October 28 & 29 ~ Death Customs
Visit us at the Octagon House to delve into 1800s death customs with a display of postmortem photography and proper mourning materials. Learn about death etiquette and hear local lore of lives lost.
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Past Events
May 27 & 28 ~ Games of the Gilded Age
Stop by the Octagon House for a weekend of parlor and yard (weather permitting, of course) games. There will be card games, cribbage, and Mah Jongg in the house. Wisconsin weather permitting, we will enjoy croquet outside in the gardens.
June 24 ~ Civil war on the Homefront
Join us at the Octagon House to experience Civil War era life on the Homefront. We will feature Civil War era artifacts, including books, household items, currency, and more.
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Sunday, June 25 - When the Train Comes to Town
Come by the Octagon House Museum to meet costumed interpreters who will share the railroad experience.
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July 22 & 23 ~ Annual Civil War Encampment
Come to the Octagon House to meet soldiers and camp followers from the 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Company B “Prescott Guards”. Costumed interpreters, reenactors, and history demonstrators will be sharing stories and showing Civil War era artifacts.
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August 26 & 27 ~ The Second World War
Visit with costumed interpreters and view artifacts from the war era on display at the Octagon House Museum.
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History Alcove Museum
The History Alcove showcases a vast collection of historic objects that portray our local history. Display pieces include historic medical instruments, hand tools, cookware, tools and implements, crockery, railroad artifacts, industry and business machines, even a model of the cyclone proof house from the 1893 world fair. Immerse yourself in Hudson area history from the 1850s to the 1950s.
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Included with paid admission to the Octagon House Museum
Friday to Sunday, 11am to 4pm
May through October
(715) 386-2654
Christmas Tours
First Three Weekends of December
from 11am to 4pm
Come see the historic Hudson Octagon House with wreathes in the windows, decorations adorning the tree, gifts ready for giving, music and games ready for playing, the dining room table set for holiday feasting, and enjoy being surrounded by the warm traditions of the Moffat-Hughes Family for Christmas.
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Please choose your preferred date by clicking the "Select Different Date" button located near the center of the Octagon House Family Christmas page by following the "Octagon House Family Christmas" button below.
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