$2.5 million funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (April 11, 2022) – At a news conference today, the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Telling the Full History Preservation Fund announced its award of $25,000 to the Door County Historical Society. The grant is one of 80 given to […]

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (October 24, 2020) – On Saturday, October 31, the Door County Historical Society will be hosting a new event, Heritage Halloween, from 3-7pm at Heritage Village. Admission is free, but freewill donations will be accepted. This year, the DCHS mission has been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Annual festivals, including Root Beer […]

The Door County Historical Society will host its Saturday afternoon yesteryear program “Lime Kilns of Door County,” presented by Don Rudolph on Saturday, September 29th at 1:00 in the Collins Learning Center at Crossroads at Big Creek, adjacent to the Heritage Village at Big Creek. Lime was an essential ingredient in building the pioneer structures […]

The Door County Historical Society announced today that Bailey Koepsel has joined the organization as Executive Director, following the retirement of Trudy Herbst.  The Board of Directors believes that now is the time to hire a full-time Executive Director so the organization may continue to flourish and continue preserving Door County’s rich history for many […]