An Angel on Snowshoes

Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb was dedicated to reaching patients when the winter roads were impassable.

Visit the Dr. Kate Museum

The Dr. Kate Museum is the repository for memorabilia for Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb, the 1953 Million Penny Parade, Geometry teacher Mr. Otto Burich, AV-W High School and grade school and the Town of Woodruff.

Museum Information

Dr. Kate Musem Events

Click here to learn more about the 70th Anniversary of the Million Penny Parade 2023 and how to donate. 

Events Information

Dr. Kate Scholarship

The Museum Awards a $1,000 scholarship

each year to a graduating Lakeland Union High School student who graduated from the Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary School and is pursuing a career in either teaching or the medical field.

Scholarship Information

 

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Get Involved, Become a Member

Donate local historical items or contribute to the scholarship or operating fund We need your skills and ideas. If you like to landscape, design, work on the computer, meet nice people, or just give something back to your community, please give us a call at 715.356.6896. Membership Form

 

Contact Us

923 2nd Ave
Woodruff, WI 54568
(715) 356-6896

drkatemuseum@yahoo.com

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Museum Hours

Summer 2023, Open Monday - Friday, 11:00am to 3:00pm

 

Officers

President: Lori Berryman
Vice President: Gary Simmons
Secretary/Currator: Marsha Doud
Treasurer: Evelyn Lee
Board Member At Large: Cy Timmens
 

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The Dr. Kate Museum is the repository for memorabilia for Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb, the 1953 Million Penny Parade, Geometry teacher Mr. Otto Burich, AV-W High School and grade school and the Town of Woodruff.

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Dr. Kate History

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Woodruff memorabilia

Million Penny Parade

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Mr. Otto Burich

AV-W school

Woodruff High School

Town of Woodruff

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