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Historical Society celebrates spring opening with 19th annual Homegrown Heritage Breakfast

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The Manitowoc County Historical Society Museum and Pinecrest Village, 924 Pinecrest Road in Manitowoc, has announced plans for its spring opening weekend celebration on Saturday, May 3 - which includes the 19th annual Homegrown Heritage Breakfast Fundraiser from 8 am to 11 am. 
The menu for the breakfast includes: scrambled eggs from Humpty Dumpty Eggs, bread from Natural Ovens Bakery, bacon and sausage from Newton Meats, butter from Pine River Dairy, cheese from Henning’s Cheese, local jams, and maple syrup from Hilltop Maple Syrup Camp. The breakfast will be prepared by Late’s BBQ, Manitowoc. Funds raised at the event will help the Manitowoc County Historical Society in their efforts to preserve and promote local history through a wide variety of education programs. Tickets include admission to the museum and village, along with all activities. Tickets ​are sold in time slots, corresponding to the time you would like to eat. Advanced registration is recommended. Limited walk-in tickets will be available. 

The cost of the breakfast, plus general admission for the day, is $26 for adults, $16 for youth age 4 to 17, and free for children under 4. MCHS members receive $10 off adult and child prices. 
In addition to the breakfast, there will be a variety of living history demonstrations from 10 am to 2 pm. 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.

Guests are encouraged to take part in a variety of hands-on activities. At 11 am and 12:30 pm, there will be historic sheep shearing demonstrations at the Meeme Livery. Grab a pair of hand-clippers and do your own trimming on our practice fleece. Get hands-on by picking, washing and helping transform the wool into yarn.

To learn more about programs at the Manitowoc County Historical Society Museum and Pinecrest Village or to get tickets in advance, visit ManitowocCountyHistory.org or call (920) 684-4445. 

 
 
About the Manitowoc County Historical Society
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. 
 

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