Milwaukee County Historical Society

✂️🎨Call for 2025 Artist Applications - ONLY OUTDOOR BOOTHS AVAILABLE
Trimborn Harvest of Arts & Crafts - September 6th & 7th, 2025🍁

Looking for artists who specialize in sculpture, photography, paper, painting/drawing, and woodworking. 📸🎨✏️🪵

We invite you to join the Milwaukee County Historical Society as we celebrate outstanding local artisans and support Milwaukee County's only historic park. This popular fundraiser attracts thousands of visitors during its annual 2-day run. The beautiful, historic setting provides a unique backdrop for the high quality work our artists create.

✨All Applications are due by June 2nd, 2025.
✏APPLY HERE: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSc9hxo.../viewform
ARTIST APPLICATION FEE PAYMENT: https://milwaukeecountyhistory.square.site/.../202.../531...

For more details: www.trimbornfarm.com/harvest
Please contact Mary Jo Knapp at the Milwaukee County Historical Society if you have questions about this application - [email protected], 414-409-9564.

🎤📖 Join us TOMORROW for our Author Talk with James Marten!

James will discuss his new book, "The Sixth Wisconsin and the Long Civil War: The Biography of a Regiment."
This book engagingly presents the story of the war and its aftermath through the lens of a single regiment, the Sixth Wisconsin. Copies of the book are available for purchase in the MCHS gift shop!

📅When: May 10th @ 11:00am-Noon
📍Where: MCHS, 910 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Dr.
🎟Free with Museum Admission ($8 Adult, $6 Senior/Students)!

✅Registration Preferred, https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/xtx6hev
This book is also the MCHS Book Club Selection for May 19th at 6:00pm!

The answer to today's Photo Trivia Thursday is Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. The next Milwaukee History Trivia Night is tonight at Amorphic Beer, located at 3700 N. Fratney St. in Milwaukee. Doors open at 6 pm and the game starts at 7 pm. We hope to see you there!

Welcome back to Photo Trivia Thursday, a series that features a photo trivia question from a past Milwaukee History Trivia Night. Can you identify this building? The answer will be posted at 3 pm this afternoon.

Milwaukee artist and museum professional Bob Cassidy at work, circa 1960s. An accomplished exhibit designer, he started his career as a background artist at the Illinois State Museum. He was the Curator of Exhibits at the MCHS during its move from the courthouse into its current building in 1965, and was also the Assistant Director of the MCHS from 1984 to 1998.

Welcome back to another Tuesdays with Terry! This view of a submarine chaser and steamer on the Milwaukee River, taken on August 18, 1936, is from the Lyle Oberwise negative collection.

The Wehr Nature Center, undated. The WNC bills itself as “a place for all seasons, a place for everyone," and it features more than five miles of trails through woodland, wetland, prairie, and oak savanna that together total 220 acres. The WNC is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Join us in celebrating this incredible accolade at the 72nd Annual Awards Dinner!
📅 Date: May 22, 2025
📍 Location: The Pfister Hotel
Be part of an unforgettable evening honoring Milwaukee’s rich history and outstanding achievements. Secure your tickets or explore sponsorship opportunities at milwaukeehistory.net or email Samantha at [email protected].

We are looking forward to celebrating this incredible accolade at the 72nd Annual Awards Dinner!

✨ An evening to reflect, recognize, and connect.
📅 When: Thursday, May 22, 2025 @5:30pm
📍 Location: The Pfister Hotel

Be part of an unforgettable evening honoring Milwaukee’s rich history and outstanding achievements. Secure your tickets or explore sponsorship opportunities at milwaukeehistory.net or email Samantha at [email protected].

🎉 What a night! On April 16, we proudly hosted the inaugural Janice and Stephen Marcus Public Art Award ceremony - a celebration of creativity, history, and community in Milwaukee.

A heartfelt thank you to Janice and Stephen Marcus for their generous sponsorship and steadfast belief in the power of public art to foster pride, belonging, and identity in our city. Your vision made this award possible.

We are also deeply grateful to the finalists, Reynaldo Hernandez, Tia Richardson, and Pamela Scesniak (represented by Denny Rauen), whose exceptional works inspire and connect our communities in powerful ways. Your contributions to Milwaukee’s public landscape are lasting and deeply valued.

Special thanks to our amazing jurors, Andy Nunemaker, Xela Garcia, and Jeff Morin, who thoughtfully evaluated nominations based on historical relevance, community impact, and engagement. Your insight and dedication brought this award to life with purpose and integrity.

And to everyone who joined us to support and celebrate: thank you for lifting up public art and those who create it. 💛

📸 Swipe through to see highlights from a truly special evening!

Welcome to May🌷Check out our upcoming events!

🔎Thursday, May 8th at 6:00pm/7:00pm-9:00pm - MKE History Trivia , 3700 N Fratney St. Milwaukee, WI 53212-1749
*You are welcome to bring in outside food.

📚Saturday, May 10th @ 11:00am - Author Talk with James Marten about his new book, "The Sixth Wisconsin and the Long Civil War."

🗽Thursday, May 15th @ 9:30am - MCHS' Annual Naturalization Ceremony

📖Monday, May 19th @ 6:00pm - MCHS Book Club, "The Sixth Wisconsin and the Long Civil War" by James Marten.

✨It's not too late to support the MCHS 72nd Annual Awards Dinner! An evening to reflect, recognize, and connect, happening May 22nd @ 5:30pm at the Pfister Hotel. Participate in our silent auction remotely - see site for details, www.milwaukeehistory.net.

The answer to today's Photo Trivia Thursday is Beulah Brinton. The next Milwaukee History Trivia Night is next Thurs., May 8, at Amorphic Beer, located at 3700 N. Fratney St. in Milwaukee. Doors open at 6 pm and the game starts at 7 pm. We hope to see you there!