About Us....
The Wendell Historical Society had its beginnings in the late 1960's. In its early years an annual ball was an important social and fundraising event. Other activities such as a fish fry and an ice cream social helped the Society to accumulate enough savings to rescue the historic post office from demolition in the 1970's. The Society restored the post office and moved it to its present location at Oakwood and Fourth Street. In 1991 an open house was held to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of it's establishment as Wendell's first post office.
The next major undertaking of the historical society was initiating and paying for the application to nominate Wendell's downtown to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1998 it became the Wendell Commercial Historic District and in 2008 the Society erected a plaque commemorating this designation.
More recently the Society has hosted tours of historic homes. Christmas tours were held in 2002 and 2008, and a Landmark Tour in the spring of 2006. In 2008 we initiated a Fourth of July celebration, facilitated the placement of photos of historic Wendell in the new McDonald's restaurant and updated the Wendell Historic Trail brochure. At the beginning of 2009 we are proud to announce the imminent placement of the Wendell Boulevard Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
