Happening Now at White Pillars

   New Museum Manager 

Bud Andrews has taken over as Business Manager and of the De Pere Historical Society and White Pillars Museum beginning June of 2019.

Originally from Mazomanie, Wisconsin, Bud is a 2011 graduate of Edgewood College with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Bachelor of Science in English. His previous experiences in library and archival management and museum research have included the Jewish community of Greater Green Bay, the Neville Public Museum of Brown County, and the Northeast Wisconsin Masonic Library & Museum. 
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Bud has lived in Green Bay for the past eight years with his wife, Jessica Andrews of De Pere. Besides his passion for history, Bud is an amateur ethnomusicologist, scholar of world folkways, writer, poet, and expert on the history and culture of beer, as well as an enthusiastic supporter of Everton F.C.

Read here about our exciting new plans to develop, beginning in Summer of 2019!

​Our Mission

The mission of the De Pere Historical Society is to promote public awareness, understanding, and appreciation for De Pere's rich historic past through educational programs; to discover, to collect, and to preserve materials related to De Pere's history; to serve as a repository of information for others interested in De Pere's history; and to chronicle the events of the present for future generations.

Located at:
White Pillars Museum
​​403 N. Broadway | De Pere, WI 54115
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Show your Support!

Your generous support and membership of the De Pere Historical Society enables us to properly maintain White Pillars Museum and the Polo-Resto Service Station and provide educational opportunities for community members.
Individual and family membership options are available.

The City of De Pere deserves to be proud of its long historical past which dates back to 1671, when Jesuit Father Clause Allouez founded the Mission of St. Francis Xavier at the foot of the rapids of the east side of the Fox River. The area became known as "les rapides des peres" or the "rapids of the fathers", it was later shortened to just "De Pere". Preserving, fostering and promoting this long heritage is the De Pere Historical Society, started in 1970 by the De Pere Chamber of Commerce.
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