The Windham Historical Society was founded in the fall of 2002. It began with 49 Charter members, each paying $ 50 to join. We also have 2 honorary Charter members, who are the great-great-great granddaughters of Col. Benjamin and Sara (Sally) Higley, one of the founding families of this community in 1811. First meetings were held at the Windham branch of the Portage County District Library until June of 2003, when at that time the Congregational Church of Christ of Windham which owns the Brick Chapel, offered the use of the Chapel to the Historical Society. The Historical Society was beginning to grow and needed a more permanent space to hold their meetings and house their society library and museum