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Remarkable Homes program theme of Historical Society's Hungry for History series

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The Manitowoc County Historical Society will present its first Hungry for History series program of the year on Wednesday, February 19 at 11 am at Branch Station, 8112 Village Drive in Whitelaw. The lecture style program will take place at 11 am with a meal to follow. 

Manitowoc County’s Remarkable Homes tells the story of the considerable contribution local historic homes have made to our community’s architecture. It also answers questions you've likely asked when you've seen a notable historic home: Who built this house? What brought them here? Why did they select that particular style?

The houses profiled are a mix of public ones you may have visited and private homes you've been hoping for an invitation to explore. Some of are still standing and others have fallen to time. These homes are representative of the varied architectural styles in Wisconsin and have owners with a wide range of interests but truly represent remarkable homes in Manitowoc County.
Advanced registration is required, preferably one week prior to the program. The cost is $35. MCHS Members receive a 15% discount.

Other Hungry for History series programs will include: Planting a Garden and Finding Your Roots with Susan Apps Bodily on March 19; Tavern Tales of the old Northwest on October 22; and Maritime Archaeology and Shipwrecks of Manitowoc County with Caitlin Zant on November 12.

For more information or to register for a program, call the Historical Society at (920) 684-4445 or visit ManitowocCountyHistory.org. 

 
 
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. 
 

Remarkable Homes program theme of His...