Feature Temporary Exhibit – May 18 to October 26, 2024

When Abraham Lincoln concluded his 1864 Gettysburg Address “that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth,” his words echoed the original Declaration of Independence; a document that established a radical new form of government grounded in people, participation, and place. Yet with each generation, what comprises ‘the people’ – from participants to parties to individuals – alongside defining engagement and locale has presented challenges and change.

A Kennedy support sign, originally carried at a local rally in March 1960, is now part of the Museum’s collection (Object ID#5473.1)

Join the Sheboygan County Museum for the temporary exhibition Of, By, For the People from May 18 to October 26, 2024 to explore the uniquely human endeavor of American democracy through the local lens of Sheboygan County’s embodiment of the ideal ‘of the people, by the people, for the people.’

Broadside for Coolidge/ Dawes Rally, 1924 (Object ID#3517)

Of, By, For the People: Politics & Sheboygan County, an exhibition of the Sheboygan County Museum, is included with regular museum admission.

Museum Members – FREE
Adults – $10
Senior (62+)/ Active Military – $7
Youth (6-17) – $5
Child (0-5) – Free