Category: History
Door County is rich in history, from its most prominent founding citizens to the business leaders who embraced tourism to make it the destination it is today. It’s a history of orchards, farming, and fishermen, but also of potters, artists, and writers. But more than anything, it’s a history told in the lives of the remarkable people who’ve called it home for a spell or a lifetime. Door County Pulse tells them all.
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SCHRECK NAMED TO WISCONSIN COUNCIL FOR LOCAL HISTORY
Cody Schreck, the curator and collections manager for the Ephraim Historical Foundation (EHF), has been selected to serve a two-year term as the northeastern representative of the Wisconsin Council for Local History – an association of 400-plus local, county and specialized historical and heritage organizations that are affiliated with the Wisconsin Historical Society. In this role, […]
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A lot has changed since this photo was taken, but all of the buildings shown here still stand today. Do you know where this was taken and which businesses occupy these buildings today?
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POTAWATOMI THE FOCUS OF NEXT DC TALKS PROGRAM
Joseph P. Daniel Sr. and Starla Thompson will deliver the Door County Talks presentation “Potawatomi Nation through Time” on Feb. 19, 10 am, at Door Community Auditorium (DCA). They will guide the audience through a timeline of the Potawatomi people, detailing the major events in their history from pre-European contact to the present day. Door […]
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History Mystery: Downtown Fish Creek
A lot has changed since this photo was taken, but all of the buildings shown here still stand today. Do you know where this was taken and which businesses occupy these buildings today?
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Program Highlights Camp Meenahga Writings
Join the Ephraim Historical Foundation to discover ways in which cultural trends and historic events appeared in the writings of girls attending Camp Meenahga, which once operated in Peninsula State Park. “Patchwork Girl, the Atomic Bomb and Camp Meenahga” will be presented Feb. 8, 1-2 pm, virtually via Zoom. The program will be informal and […]
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Program Highlights Camp Meenahga Writings
Join the Ephraim Historical Foundation to discover ways in which cultural trends and historic events appeared in the writings of girls attending Camp Meenahga, which once operated in Peninsula State Park. “Patchwork Girl, the Atomic Bomb and Camp Meenahga” will be presented Feb. 8, 1-2 pm, virtually via Zoom. The program will be informal and […]
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Notable Women of the Great Lakes Presentation
Victoria Brehm, author of Great Lakes maritime and Native literature, will present “Notable Women of History around the Great Lakes” during the next installment of the Door County Maritime Museum’s Maritime Speaker Series: a virtual presentation set for Feb. 3, 7 pm. Brehm’s books include The Women’s Great Lakes Reader, Star Songs and Water Spirits […]
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Getting to the Bottom of Death’s Door
When Brennan Christianson took over as the site manager of Death’s Door Maritime Museum in Gills Rock last May, he quickly learned what visitors are most curious about. “People would ask me where the name ‘Death’s Door’ comes from – a lot,” Christianson said. He could answer with a version of a story most are […]