History of the Museum

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The Oxford Junction Heritage Museum is housed in a building built shortly after the town fire of 1889.  The building was purchased by C.A. Kettleson and later became Benhart Feed & Produce.  Both names still grace the front of the building.  The James Benhart Estate donated the building to the museum board in 1995 as they saw a need not only to preserve the building, but also as a place to store artifacts of historical importance to Oxford Junction.  Original township records dating 1855, war memorabilia, agricultural items manufactured in early Oxford Junction and many Czech artifacts including clothing, documents, naturalization and baptism papers are on display.