The Winters Museum

The Winters Museum is OPEN 

Thursday through Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. 

Or contact the Museum for an appointment. 

Admission is free.

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Our exhibit--

Take a Look Back at 

Winters History

--is open now.

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Open Now: Look Back at Winters History

Take a Look Back at Winters History

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A NEW EXHIBIT IS OPEN NOW!  

The Winters Museum is open 

Thursday through Sunday 

from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM. 

Admission is free.

Recently Closed: Wide World of Winters' Sport

Wide World of Winters' Sports


Tom Crisp, exhibit co-curator and primary collector, reports that the Winters Museum's Wide World of Winters Sports exhibit closed on Sunday, July 30

A Special Closing Event

Exhibit Closes with Special Event


The Wednesday Ramblers wowed the crowd with a performance of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" at the closing of the Wide World of Winters' Sports Exhibit. 

Monument News

City Council Approves Monument Plan

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The Winters City Council unanimously approved the placement of the monument commemorating the Lost Japanese Community of Winters in Rotary Park following a presentation by the Historical Society of Winters.

New Monticello Exhibition Video

Remembering Monticello--A Final Look
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Take a guided tour of the recent Remembering Monticello exhibit at the Winters Museum  with narration by Carol McGinnis Fitzpatrick and Woody Fridae. 

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Museum Hours

Winters Museum Schedule

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Museum Location

The Winters History Museum is centrally located in downtown Winters at 13 Russell Street, on the corner of Russell and First Streets, a short walk from Buckhorn Steakhouse, Putah Creek Cafe, Preserve, Steady Eddy's, Ficelle, Hooby's, Chuy's, Pizza Factory, Ocean Restaurant, El Pueblo, Carboni's, Winters Hotel, Turkovich Family Wines, Berryessa Gap Tasting Room, L'Apéro les Trois, Winters City Hall, Winters Community Center, and Sam Spade's Office.    

Thank You!

Thank You!

We want to thank everyone for supporting the Historical Society of Winters and the Winters Museum during this year's Big Day of Giving!

Support the Winters Museum!

Support the Winters Museum with a donation to Historical Society of Winters.   

A Brief History of Winters

Newt Wallace writes his Express column

Thanks to the Winters Express for including an article which details the early history of our town in the Welcome to Winters 2020 publication. Please pick up a copy while they are available, or . . .

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More Winters History

The Saloons Have Moved!

A 1875 Los Angeles Herald news item mentions Buckeye and Winters. Learn how a decision regarding the routing of an extension of the Vaca Valley Railroad led to the demise of Buckeye and the rise of Winters. 

(Source: Tom Crisp's The People of Buckeye and Early Winters)

Buckeye and Early Winters. . .

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John Reid Wolfskill

John Reid Wolfskill, the area’s earliest American settler, 1842.

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Theodore Winters

The City got its name from early businessman Theodore Winters.

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The Winters Express

The first Express came off the press in February of 1884.

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1975  Centennial

In 1975, The Winters Express printed a special supplement commemorating the Winters Centennial.

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Books

Books. . . 

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Videos

Videos. . .

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