About Us

The Minnetonka Historical Society is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1970 as the successor to the Minnetonka History Commission. We are a nonprofit dedicated to preserving Minnetonka’s past.
Current Board of Directors
Jan Cook - President, Antique Event
Lisa Fowler - Vice President, Speakers Bureau
Stephanie Herrick - Director, Secretary, Collections
Bill Jepson - Director, Website, Newsletters
Jim Whisler - Director, Treasurer
Rick Kruger - Director, Social Media
Ian Baxter, Director
Wendy Houldsworth, Director, Curator, Antique Event
Our new MHS Board Group
(left to right)
Rick Kruger, Wendy Houldsworth, Lisa Fowler, Jan Cook, Stephanie Herrick, Bill Jepson, Ian Baxter
Jim Whisler - (In old photo below, upper left)


Below is the MHS Board from around 2005 until 2019
Jim Whisler, Joe Van Sloun, Chuck Donley, Florence Bogle, Bill Jepson,
Lorena Hooyman, Dorothy Welch, Barb Mattill, Phyliss Mattill, (Nancy Powell)
