Preserve and promote our local history. The Crete Area Historical Society is working hard on renovations of the NEW Museum.
Want a quick peek? Stop by on Saturday mornings. Most times we are there working hard.
Coming Soon – our new home.
The Crete Area Historical Society announced it has just recently purchased the historic Crete Congregational Church. The building located is at 550 W. Exchange Street on the west side of the railroad tracks in Crete.
The structure was most recently used as retail space by antique dealers known as The Market Place Antiques and will now become the first home to the Crete Area Historical Society.
Want to help?
The Crete Area Historical Society will accept donations of historical artifacts, labor services, and monetary means to support the restoration of the facility.
Crete Area Historical Society Purchases the Old Crete Congregational Church
The building was constructed in 1853 by the Crete Congregational Church. The church and its members were committed to the abolition of slavery and helping those who escaped slavery reach freedom. Several prominent families as members of the Crete Congregational Church served as conductors on the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was a network of people and places that helped protect, move, feed and shelter freedom seekers.
