New Indiana County Historian Appointed in Wabash County

The Indiana Historical Society is excited to announce that a new Indiana county historian has been appointed in Wabash County.

New Wabash County historian Alec Guenin was born in South Boston, Virginia, but moved north to Wabash County when he was still young and has lived there ever since. Guenin graduated from Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW) with a Bachelor’s Degree in History in 2019. He got his Master’s degree from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in 2022.

During this time in college, he mainly worked as a custodian for the local school district. Guenin worked as an intern for a semester at the Wabash County Historical Museum in 2018 while working on his bachelor’s degree. He returned as an intern in 2022 during the last semester of his Master’s Degree.

It was during this time following graduation from IUPUI he would be offered a job as an Archivist at the museum and he has worked there ever since. As an archivist, he is the author of the museum’s monthly newsletter Second Hand Stories. Outside of the museum, he serves as President of the LaFontaine-Liberty Township History Club and is a member of Paradise Spring Historical Park Board.

In 1981, through an effort to improve the historical communication network in the state, the Indiana Historical Society and the Indiana Historical Bureau established the Indiana County Historian Program. County historians serve as volunteers appointed by the Indiana Historical Society and Indiana Historical Bureau to promote local history in their counties, connect individuals and groups with history resources, promote collaboration between local history organizations and maintain connections with the Indiana Historical Society and Indiana Historical Bureau.

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