Featured Events and Programs
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!
Transport yourself back to the Victorian era with this year’s Dickens Dinner, an event which will feature traditional carolers and a reading of the classic story, “A Christmas Carol.”
The Dickens Dinner will feature hors d’oeuvres, a traditional three-course meal with dessert, and unlimited historically inspired beverages.
Bundle up for a holiday visit to explore the season's traditions at the Manitowoc County Historical Society's Pinecrest Village. From lantern lit walks to a visit from Santa on Saturday, there is something for everyone as you venture into homes and businesses while they prepare for the holiday season.
Purchase your VIP ticket to follow along on a guided 60 minute holiday wassail experience tour. Victorian novelists Washington Irving and Charles Dickens elevated this idealized view of what Christmas could be with warm and welcoming homes for families and friends to gather around the wassail bowl, as they might carol from house to house. At each home folks would give and receive a simple greeting. The toast, “was hail,” means be in good health or be fortunate. The reply “drink hail” was given.
You’ll knock on the doors of our historic houses and enjoy food and beverages along the way.
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.
You’ll be able to chat with our knowledgeable costumed interpreters who keep the stories of our past alive. You’ll hear the clanging of the blacksmith’s hammer, smell the aroma of fresh-baked treats, and truly experience life in the 19th century. Interpreters — including cooks and craftspeople — will be demonstrating their talents.