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Welcome to the Crandon Area Historical Society website. We invite you to explore our website and consider becoming a member of our society.

Our umbrella organization, the Forest County Historical and Genealogical Society, is a nonprofit organization founded in 1973 to promote interest in Forest County’s history and archival materials.

Events & News

  • Give the Gift of Family Heritage

    Give the Gift of Family Heritage

    Looking for a thoughtful, fun holiday present for your favorite Forest County Kentuck? We are once again working with Creative Screenprinting in downtown Crandon to offer Forest County Kentuck t-shirts for a limited time. T-shirt sales are open NOW and orders must be placed by November 30th for delivery by Christmas. Profits from the sales…


  • Kentucky PBS update!

    Kentucky PBS update!

    The Crandon Area Historical Society is excited to announce the date/time of Kentucky PBS’ segment featuring Crandon’s Kentuck Day celebration! The Kentucky Life Segment (season 29, episode7) will air LIVE on Kentucky Educational Television on Saturday, March 16th at 7:00 p.m. There are various ways to watch the segment live, please visit https://ket.org/program/kentucky-life/ to view…


  • Kentuck Day T-shirts on sale now!

    Thank you for your interest in proudly supporting your Forest County Kentuck heritage with our t-shirt fundraiser! We appreciate your support! All t-shirt proceeds will benefit our historical society. Please follow this link to place your order. http://Creativecrandon.com/crandon-historical