Lost Lake - Randolph Historical Society

The society was formed in 2001 by concerned citizens seeking to preserve the old St. Mary's Church at Lost Lake. With the financial support of more than 200 people we were successful, and on April 15, 2002 this became the official home of the Lost Lake - Randolph Historical Society.

We immediately set to making necessary repairs and preparing the space for museum exhibits.  We now house substantial displays and information on one-room schools, cheese factories, area farming, and the Randolph Fire Department. Our special exhibits include an extensive model train set, antique clothing and hats, military uniforms, a vintage kitchen, and natural history items previously displayed at Nature Land. We are also home to the Randolph Advance newspaper archives. We continue to these exhibits.

In 2010 we completed the restoration of the Lost Lake School after it was moved to our property. (See our Lost Lake School page for photos.) In 2016, we moved the Sunlit One-room School to the museum property and completed the restoration of this building in 2017 to allow for more exhibit space, particularly for historical agricultural items.

Each year we add more to our museum, preserving artifacts and sharing the knowledge of how our local community was shaped by people and events.