Featured Events and Programs
Experience a meal you’ll never forget! Join our historical cooks as they serve a historic meal in the Meeme House, located in our Historic Village. Guests will play parlor games, be served a family style meal (prepared by a local restaurant), and enjoy a choice of historically-inspired beverages.
Students will have the opportunity to make at least 2 candy canes in the blacksmith shop
You’ll have the opportunity to print your creation onto a beautiful greeting card using the elegant press in the Historic Village’s Printing Office, and take home a set of six printed notecards with envelopes.
A cupcake was once a simple cake mixed with a cup of butter, a cup of sugar, and a cup of flour, and eggs. This popular simple sweet treat always tastes better baked in the woodstove and served with from-scratch hot chocolate. Help us mix up a pot of hot chocolate to drink and a batch of cupcakes to enjoy in the cozy holiday kitchen.
Join Manitowoc County Historical Society staff for a behind-the-scenes look at military dress from our archives. Learn stories of making, meaning, identity from across Manitowoc County history with clothing items and textiles spanning two centuries.
Do you knit, crochet, sew, quilt, draw, paint, scrapbook, embroider, whittle, or anything else? Bring something to work on while you enjoy community engagement! Meet other crafters and artisans in your community, and maybe even pick up a new skill.
Guided through the wintery Historic Village, interpreters will share 19th-century seasonal traditions and encourage students to make connections with their own experiences. This experience has six 20-minute stops, each in a historic building bedecked in holiday decorations. This tour creatively delivers a host of curriculum topics in a memorable way using song, dance, games, crafts, storytelling, and more!
As you explore the 19th-century Historic Village, learn how Wisconsinites at the turn of the 20th century would have been preparing for the cold months ahead. See homes being prepared for snow and cold, clothing being mended, and kitchens being stocked for the winter months.