The Manitowoc County Historical Society has announced topics and dates for its upcoming lecture and dinner series programs. The series Hungry for History features a history based presentation and a meal.

 

The first program of the year is Lost Treasures of Manitowoc County (part 2), and will be held on Wednesday, March 18 at 11 am at Time Out Sports Bar and Grill, Manitowoc. Historic structures can be lost to time. Join the Manitowoc County Historical Society in uncovering some well-known former landmarks. Travel along with a photographic journey! Doors open at 11:00 AM, Buffet opens at 11:30 AM, and the program starts at 12 Noon. Registration is required by March 8.

 

A program on 100 Years of WOMT will be held on Thursday, April 9 at 5:30 pm at the Venue, Manitowoc. The program is sponsored by Rummele’s Jewelers and made possible by support from WOMT 100. Discover the rich history and celebrate 100 years of WOMT radio with this Hungry for History series program. You’ll enjoy a 1920s style evening with curated cocktail, a chance to meet and mingle with your favorite on-air personalities, and enjoy a buffet dinner by Our Legacy Restaurant and Catering. Then sit back for a presentation through a century of radio - the history of WOMT’s presence in our local community - and a Q and A with panelists - Lee Douglass, Damon Ryan, and Terry Stevenson, moderated by Jim Medley.  Doors open at 5:30 PM, Buffet opens at 6:00 PM, and the program starts at 6:30 PM. Registration is required by March 20.

 

Fall programs in the series include:

Local Oddities and Laughs on October 14;

In the process of doing more 'serious research,' we often come across odd stories and laughing matters - and its just too good to put back in the folder or box and not share it.

 

 

Behind the Seams: Military Edition on November 18;

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.

 

Advanced registration is required for Hungry for History series programs by going online at ManitowocCountyHistory.org or calling (920) 684-4445.  

 

 

 

 

About the Manitowoc County Historical Society Museum and Pinecrest Village Nestled in the scenic rolling Ice Age Kettle Moraine countryside of Eastern Wisconsin, the Manitowoc County Historical Society is a museum of living history. This 60-acre interpretive museum of local history features a Welcome Center with local history exhibits and research services and the outdoor Pinecrest Historical Village - a collection of over 25 historic buildings with period furnishings from Manitowoc County's early settlers. Pinecrest Historical Village began in 1970 with a land donation from the Hugo and Eleanor Vetting family.  The Village has grown to represent a reproduction of a small Wisconsin community during the early 1900s. The buildings form the commercial, social, and political core of a town and they represent several architectural styles of Wisconsin's history. The furnishings, items, and tools in the various buildings used by the Pinecrest Village interpreters are either original pieces or carefully researched reproductions. For more information on the Manitowoc County Historical Society, contact the museum at (920) 684-4445 or ManitowocCountyHistory.org.