Sheboygan County Museum

Show & Tell REMIX
2026-06-01 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
Family, work, pets, food, home: There is so much that defines us. Bring an object to help you share a story (any story!), or just listen.
Sheboygan County Museum partners with local libraries to make this free offering about keeping your own personal history.

Pre-registration strongly encouraged.

Cedar Grove Public Library
Monday, June 1, 2026 | 2:00pm-3:00pm
Adult Show & Tell, plus a 15-minute record-keeping workshop.

Pre-register with the library

Elkhart Lake Public Library
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 | 2:00pm-3:00pm
Adult Show & Tell, plus a 15-minute record-keeping workshop.

Pre-register with the library

Plymouth Public Library
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | 2:00pm-3:00pm
Adult Show & Tell, plus a 15-minute record-keeping workshop.

Pre-register with the library

Past Locations
Kohler Public Library, April 21, 2026
Lakeview Community Library, May 4, 2026
Mead Public Library, May 19, 2026

Show & Tell REMIX
2026-05-19 18:00 - 19:00
Family, work, pets, food, home: There is so much that defines us. Bring an object to help you share a story (any story!), or just listen.
Sheboygan County Museum partners with local libraries to make this free offering about keeping your own personal history.

Pre-registration strongly encouraged.

mead public Library - sheboygan
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:00pm
Adult Show & Tell, plus a record-keeping log provided.

Pre-register with the library

Cedar Grove Public Library
Monday, June 1, 2026 | 2:00pm-3:00pm
Adult Show & Tell, plus a 15-minute record-keeping workshop.

Pre-register with the library

Elkhart Lake Public Library
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 | 2:00pm-3:00pm
Adult Show & Tell, plus a 15-minute record-keeping workshop.

Pre-register with the library

Plymouth Public Library
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | 2:00pm-3:00pm
Adult Show & Tell, plus a 15-minute record-keeping workshop.

Pre-register with the library

Past Locations
Kohler Public Library, April 21, 2026
Lakeview Community Library, May 4, 2026

Historic Church Architecture of Sheboygan Lecture
2026-05-16 13:00 - 14:30 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
Local art history scholar Erin Brehmer discusses how architecture and religious worship collided in the early populations of Sheboygan immigrants and settlers as represented by their houses of worship. Understand why Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, and Byzantine styles utilized in the 19th and early 20th centuries continue to grace the streets of Sheboygan today.

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 1:00pm-2:30pmAdmission: Free for members. $5 for the public.Pre-registration strongly encouraged.

Pre-register here

join the walking tour
Find out more about the associated Historic Church Architecture of Sheboygan Tour. Pre-registration is REQUIRED for the walking tour.

Our American Home: 2026 Speaker Series
2026-05-05 18:00 - 19:30 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
In commemoration of AMERICA’S 250th Anniversary, the Sheboygan County Museum annual speaker series will explore how the United States of America became the home of many different people from around the world. Often referred to as a “melting pot,” America holds countless groups with their own story, one that shapes how they define home and how they view citizenship. These lectures highlight the experiences many of our communities have shared when making Sheboygan home. Be enriched, entertained, and surprised by these offerings on the first Tuesdays of February–May, 6:00pm.
EXPERIENCE MORE at the special Members-Only Receptions before each talk to meet the speaker, talk to local groups, enjoy refreshments, and dive deeper with conversation, 5:00pm – 5:45pm.

Admission: Free for members. $5 public.
Pre-registration strongly encouraged.

Modern Jungles: Hmong Diaspora and resettlement
Dr. Pao Lor
On the 50th anniversary of Hmong in Sheboygan, Dr. Pao Lor shares his first hand account of being a young boy who fled Laos and moved to America in this talk and in his book Modern Jungles, published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. He also shares his scholarship on the Hmong diaspora as the dean of the School of Education at UW–La Crosse.
Co-hosted by Hmong Mutual Assistance Association of Sheboygan

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:30pm
Members-only Reception, 5:00pm-5:45pm

Pre-register here

Also Consider
Modern Jungles Book Discussion
Mead Public Library Non-fiction Book ClubMonday April 13, 20266:00pm-7:00pm
*Book copies available at Mead Public Library after March 12.

Show & Tell REMIX
2026-05-04 14:00 - 15:00
Family, work, pets, food, home: There is so much that defines us. Bring an object to help you share a story (any story!), or just listen.
Sheboygan County Museum partners with local libraries to make this free offering about keeping your own personal history.

Pre-registration strongly encouraged.

Lakeview Community Library - Random Lake
Monday, May 4, 2026 | 2:00pm-3:00pm
Adult Show & Tell, plus a 15-minute record-keeping workshop.

Pre-register with the library

mead public Library - sheboygan
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:00pm
Adult Show & Tell, plus a record-keeping log provided.

Pre-register with the library

Cedar Grove Public Library
Monday, June 1, 2026 | 2:00pm-3:00pm
Adult Show & Tell, plus a 15-minute record-keeping workshop.

Pre-register with the library

Elkhart Lake Public Library
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 | 2:00pm-3:00pm
Adult Show & Tell, plus a 15-minute record-keeping workshop.

Pre-register with the library

Plymouth Public Library
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | 2:00pm-3:00pm
Adult Show & Tell, plus a 15-minute record-keeping workshop.

Pre-register with the library

Past Locations
Kohler Public Library, April 21, 2026

Show & Tell REMIX
2026-04-21 18:00 - 19:00
Family, work, pets, food, home: There is so much that defines us. Bring an object to help you share a story (any story!), or just listen.
Sheboygan County Museum partners with local libraries to make this free offering about keeping your own personal history.

Pre-registration strongly encouraged.

Kohler Public LIbrary
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:00pm
Adult Show & Tell, plus felt portrait craft.

Pre-register with the library

Lakeview Community Library - Random Lake
Monday, May 4, 2026 | 2:00pm-3:00pm
Adult Show & Tell, plus a 15-minute record-keeping workshop.

Pre-register with the library

mead public Library - sheboygan
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:00pm
Adult Show & Tell, plus a record-keeping log provided.

Pre-register with the library

Cedar Grove Public Library
Monday, June 1, 2026 | 2:00pm-3:00pm
Adult Show & Tell, plus a 15-minute record-keeping workshop.

Pre-register with the library

Elkhart Lake Public Library
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 | 2:00pm-3:00pm
Adult Show & Tell, plus a 15-minute record-keeping workshop.

Pre-register with the library

Plymouth Public Library
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | 2:00pm-3:00pm
Adult Show & Tell, plus a 15-minute record-keeping workshop.

Pre-register with the library

Milestones Film Screening
2026-04-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
Explore milestones of life through different works by filmmaker Beah Travis. The program will include the short films Way Upstate, Ten, and their newest documentary Milestones about the Milestones Adult Family Home that cared for adults with disabilities. A post screening talkback will follow, led by Beah and people who were part of the Milestones home.
Beah Travis is the Sheboygan Film Festival Director and Belladonna Film Project Executive Director.

Admission: Free for members. $5 public.Pre-registration strongly encouraged.

Pre-register here

Family Adventure Days 2026
2026-04-11 12:00 - 15:00 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
The Sheboygan County Museum hosts second Saturday drop-ins this spring and fall from 12:00pm–3:00pm. Experience family fun throughout the Museum campus with hands-on activities.

Admission: Included with general Admission, Free for membersAdult $10/ Senior $7/ Active Military $7/ Youth (6-17) $5

Sheboygan Rocks & milestones Exhibit Tours
Reflect on the Milestones of your family, tour the temporary exhibit, and paint rocks with artist Ashley Norton. Tours are kid-friendly and last fifteen minutes.

Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Drop-in any time

Capturing the Moment Cyanotypes & Scavenger Hunt
Cruise the Museum campus to find different photo and recording styles, from airplane photography to musical wax cylinders. Make a cyanotype to document something special from your day.

Saturday, September 12, 2026 | 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Drop-in any time

Harvest History & gourd Speedsters
Enjoy a scavenger hunt about food and add your name to the winner’s circle as you race gourd speedsters.

Saturday, October 10, 2026 | 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Drop-in any time

Our American Home: 2026 Speaker Series
2026-04-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
In commemoration of AMERICA’S 250th Anniversary, the Sheboygan County Museum annual speaker series will explore how the United States of America became the home of many different people from around the world. Often referred to as a “melting pot,” America holds countless groups with their own story, one that shapes how they define home and how they view citizenship. These lectures highlight the experiences many of our communities have shared when making Sheboygan home. Be enriched, entertained, and surprised by these offerings on the first Tuesdays of February–May, 6:00pm.
EXPERIENCE MORE at the special Members-Only Receptions before each talk to meet the speaker, talk to local groups, enjoy refreshments, and dive deeper with conversation, 5:00pm – 5:45pm.

Admission: Free for members. $5 public.
Pre-registration strongly encouraged.

Legacies of Refuge in america
Dr. Alise Coen, PhD
Global perceptions of America as a safe haven have shaped its role as a destination for refugees and migrants worldwide. However, United States immigration and refugee policies have often been inconsistent or contradictory. Explore this history and how it has affected the treatment of different immigrant groups including those from the Middle East, Central America, Afghanistan, Ukraine and beyond with Dr. Alise Coen, professor of Political Science at UW–Green Bay.

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:30pm
Members-only Reception, 5:00pm-5:45pm

Pre-register here

Modern Jungles: Hmong Diaspora and resettlement
Dr. Pao Lor
On the 50th anniversary of Hmong in Sheboygan, Dr. Pao Lor shares his first hand account of being a young boy who fled Laos and moved to America in this talk and in his book Modern Jungles, published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. He also shares his scholarship on the Hmong diaspora as the dean of the School of Education at UW–La Crosse.
Co-hosted by Hmong Mutual Assistance Association of Sheboygan

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:30pm
Members-only Reception, 5:00pm-5:45pm

Pre-register here

Also Consider
Modern Jungles Book Discussion
Mead Public Library Non-fiction Book ClubMonday April 13, 20266:00pm-7:00pm
*Book copies available at Mead Public Library after March 12.

Family Adventure Days 2026
2026-03-14 12:00 - 15:00 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
The Sheboygan County Museum hosts second Saturday drop-ins this spring and fall from 12:00pm–3:00pm. Experience family fun throughout the Museum campus with hands-on activities.

Admission: Included with general Admission, Free for membersAdult $10/ Senior $7/ Active Military $7/ Youth (6-17) $5

Memory Capes & Scavenger Hunt
Make a cape that has pockets to hold your treasures and, eventually, your childhood memories. Explore the Museum campus on a scavenger hunt for other costumes and outfits.

Saturday, March 14, 2026 | 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Drop-in any time

Sheboygan Rocks & milestones Exhibit Tours
Reflect on the Milestones of your family, tour the temporary exhibit, and paint rocks with artist Ashley Norton. Tours are kid-friendly and last fifteen minutes.

Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Drop-in any time

Capturing the Moment Cyanotypes & Scavenger Hunt
Cruise the Museum campus to find different photo and recording styles, from airplane photography to musical wax cylinders. Make a cyanotype to document something special from your day.

Saturday, September 12, 2026 | 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Drop-in any time

Harvest History & gourd Speedsters
Enjoy a scavenger hunt about food and add your name to the winner’s circle as you race gourd speedsters.

Saturday, October 10, 2026 | 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Drop-in any time

Our American Home: 2026 Speaker Series
2026-03-03 18:00 - 19:30 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
In commemoration of AMERICA’S 250th Anniversary, the Sheboygan County Museum annual speaker series will explore how the United States of America became the home of many different people from around the world. Often referred to as a “melting pot,” America holds countless groups with their own story, one that shapes how they define home and how they view citizenship. These lectures highlight the experiences many of our communities have shared when making Sheboygan home. Be enriched, entertained, and surprised by these offerings on the first Tuesdays of February–May, 6:00pm.
EXPERIENCE MORE at the special Members-Only Receptions before each talk to meet the speaker, talk to local groups, enjoy refreshments, and dive deeper with conversation, 5:00pm – 5:45pm.

Admission: Free for members. $5 public.
Pre-registration strongly encouraged.

Dutch Immigration to Wisconsin: Assimilation vs Integration
Mary Risseeuw MA, MFA
There have been four significant waves of Dutch immigration to Wisconsin since the 1840s. What they found here was a delicate interplay of immigrant cultures at work, at worship, and in relationships. Their story is one of building community and decisions made on accepting the ‘outsider’—and being one. Renowned writer and speaker in both the United States and Netherlands, Mary Risseeuw takes listeners on a journey from the farms of Holland to diverse endeavors of Europeans of Sheboygan County.
Co-hosted by Het Museum of Cedar Grove.

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:30pmMembers-only Reception, 5:00pm-5:45pm

Pre-register here

Legacies of Refuge in america
Dr. Alise Coen, PhD
Global perceptions of America as a safe haven have shaped its role as a destination for refugees and migrants worldwide. However, United States immigration and refugee policies have often been inconsistent or contradictory. Explore this history and how it has affected the treatment of different immigrant groups including those from the Middle East, Central America, Afghanistan, Ukraine and beyond with Dr. Alise Coen, professor of Political Science at UW–Green Bay.

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:30pm
Members-only Reception, 5:00pm-5:45pm

Pre-register here

Modern Jungles: Hmong Diaspora and resettlement
Dr. Pao Lor
On the 50th anniversary of Hmong in Sheboygan, Dr. Pao Lor shares his first hand account of being a young boy who fled Laos and moved to America in this talk and in his book Modern Jungles, published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. He also shares his scholarship on the Hmong diaspora as the dean of the School of Education at UW–La Crosse.
Co-hosted by Hmong Mutual Assistance Association of Sheboygan

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:30pmMembers-only Reception, 5:00pm-5:45pm

Pre-register here

Also Consider
Modern Jungles Book Discussion
Mead Public Library Non-fiction Book ClubMonday April 13, 20266:00pm-7:00pm
*Book copies available at Mead Public Library after March 12.

Family Adventure Days 2026
2026-02-14 12:00 - 15:00 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
The Sheboygan County Museum hosts second Saturday drop-ins this spring and fall from 12:00pm–3:00pm. Experience family fun throughout the Museum campus with hands-on activities.

Admission: Included with general Admission, Free for membersAdult $10/ Senior $7/ Active Military $7/ Youth (6-17) $5

Seed wreath hearts & Taylor House Tours
Get up close and personal with the giant seed wreath in the Taylor House and make your own heart-sprinkled bird seed wreath. Tour the rarely seen cupola and basement jail remnants at 12:30pm or 2:00pm. Tours are kid-friendly and last fifteen minutes.

Saturday, February 14, 2026 | 12:00pm – 3:00pmDrop-in any time

Memory Capes & Scavenger Hunt
Make a cape that has pockets to hold your treasures and, eventually, your childhood memories. Explore the Museum campus on a scavenger hunt for other costumes and outfits.

Saturday, March 14, 2026 | 12:00pm – 3:00pmDrop-in any time

Sheboygan Rocks & milestones Exhibit Tours
Reflect on the Milestones of your family, tour the temporary exhibit, and paint rocks with artist Ashley Norton. Tours are kid-friendly and last fifteen minutes.

Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 12:00pm – 3:00pmDrop-in any time

Capturing the Moment Cyanotypes & Scavenger Hunt
Cruise the Museum campus to find different photo and recording styles, from airplane photography to musical wax cylinders. Make a cyanotype to document something special from your day.

Saturday, September 12, 2026 | 12:00pm – 3:00pmDrop-in any time

Harvest History & gourd Speedsters
Enjoy a scavenger hunt about food and add your name to the winner’s circle as you race gourd speedsters.

Saturday, October 10, 2026 | 12:00pm – 3:00pmDrop-in any time

Our American Home: 2026 Speaker Series
2026-02-03 18:00 - 19:30 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
In commemoration of AMERICA’S 250th Anniversary, the Sheboygan County Museum annual speaker series will explore how the United States of America became the home of many different people from around the world. Often referred to as a “melting pot,” America holds countless groups with their own story, one that shapes how they define home and how they view citizenship. These lectures highlight the experiences many of our communities have shared when making Sheboygan home. Be enriched, entertained, and surprised by these offerings on the first Tuesdays of February–May, 6:00pm.
EXPERIENCE MORE at the special Members-Only Receptions before each talk to meet the speaker, talk to local groups, enjoy refreshments, and dive deeper with conversation, 5:00pm – 5:45pm.

Admission: Free for members. $5 public.Pre-registration strongly encouraged.

badger talk: Black Citizenship and the struggle for democratic inclusion
Dr. Andrene Wright–Johnson, PhD
Black Americans gained citizenship unlike any other group of Americans in history. Learn more about Black political behavior and how Black citizens advocate for their needs locally and nationally, from housing and voting to Black leadership and representation.
Dr. Andrene Wright–Johnson partners with the Sheboygan County Circuit Court Judge Natasha Torry, the president of the Black–American Community Outreach of Sheboygan, Toni White, and UW–Madison Outreach Specialist Joshua Wright.

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:30pmMembers-only Reception, 5:00pm-5:45pm

Pre-register here

Dutch Immigration to Wisconsin: Assimilation vs Integration
Mary Risseeuw MA, MFA
There have been four significant waves of Dutch immigration to Wisconsin since the 1840s. What they found here was a delicate interplay of immigrant cultures at work, at worship, and in relationships. Their story is one of building community and decisions made on accepting the ‘outsider’—and being one. Renowned writer and speaker in both the United States and Netherlands, Mary Risseeuw takes listeners on a journey from the farms of Holland to diverse endeavors of Europeans of Sheboygan County.
Co-hosted by Het Museum of Cedar Grove.

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:30pmMembers-only Reception, 5:00pm-5:45pm

Pre-register here

Legacies of Refuge in america
Dr. Alise Coen, PhD
Global perceptions of America as a safe haven have shaped its role as a destination for refugees and migrants worldwide. However, United States immigration and refugee policies have often been inconsistent or contradictory. Explore this history and how it has affected the treatment of different immigrant groups including those from the Middle East, Central America, Afghanistan, Ukraine and beyond with Dr. Alise Coen, professor of Political Science at UW–Green Bay.

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:30pmMembers-only Reception, 5:00pm-5:45pm

Pre-register here

Modern Jungles: Hmong Diaspora and resettlement
Dr. Pao Lor
On the 50th anniversary of Hmong in Sheboygan, Dr. Pao Lor shares his first hand account of being a young boy who fled Laos and moved to America in this talk and in his book Modern Jungles, published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. He also shares his scholarship on the Hmong diaspora as the dean of the School of Education at UW–La Crosse.
Co-hosted by Hmong Mutual Assistance Association of Sheboygan

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:30pmMembers-only Reception, 5:00pm-5:45pm

Pre-register here

Also Consider
Modern Jungles Book Discussion
Mead Public Library Non-fiction Book ClubMonday April 13, 20266:00pm-7:00pm
*Book copies available at Mead Public Library after March 12.

Winter Storytime
2025-12-23 16:30 - 17:00 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
Stories, Singing, Santa
Enjoy stories with Santa and Mead Public Library’s Youth Services Librarian “Alison the Elf.” Play jingle bells, sing, dance, and read seasonally sweet and silly books.
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

COST: Free for members or included with regular museum admission

Generously supported by Sheboygan Early Bird Rotary

Family Craft Night
2025-12-22 16:30 - 18:30 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
Spend time together
As you make themed crafts and have special conversations.
Monday, December 22, 2025 | Snowy Village
Drop in anytime between 4:30pm – 6:30pm

COST: Free for members or included with regular museum admission

Generously supported by Sheboygan Early Bird Rotary

Winter Storytime
2025-12-16 16:30 - 17:00 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
Stories, Singing, Santa
Enjoy stories with Santa and Mead Public Library’s Youth Services Librarian “Alison the Elf.” Play jingle bells, sing, dance, and read seasonally sweet and silly books.
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

COST: Free for members or included with regular museum admission

Generously supported by Sheboygan Early Bird Rotary

Family Craft Night
2025-12-15 16:30 - 18:30 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
Spend time together
As you make themed crafts and have special conversations.
Monday, December 15, 2025 | Stained Glass Candle Holder
Monday, December 22, 2025 | Snowy Village
Drop in anytime between 4:30pm – 6:30pm

COST: Free for members or included with regular museum admission

Generously supported by Sheboygan Early Bird Rotary

Christmas at the Taylor House
2025-12-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
Deck the halls at the historic Taylor House in all its season decor
This after hours event features exclusive access to cupola views and basement jail remnants, live music, festive hors d’oeuvres, a specialty drink and an open bar.
New this year, you have TWO nights from which to choose.
Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Live music by Erik Neave of Cedarwell
Friday, December 12, 2025 | 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Live music by Jim Ohlschmidt and Rick Gustafson

TICKETS: $20 Members/ $25 Public

Purchase Now

Christmas at the Taylor House
2025-12-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
Deck the halls at the historic Taylor House in all its season decor
This after hours event features exclusive access to cupola views and basement jail remnants, live music, festive hors d’oeuvres, a specialty drink and an open bar.
New this year, you have TWO nights from which to choose.
Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Live Music by Eric Neave of Cedarwell
Friday, December 12, 2025 | 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Live Music by Jim Ohlschmidt and Rick Gustafson

TICKETS: $20 Members/ $25 Public

Purchase Now

Winter Storytime
2025-12-09 16:30 - 17:00 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
Stories, Singing, Santa
Enjoy stories with Santa and Mead Public Library’s Youth Services Librarian “Alison the Elf.” Play jingle bells, sing, dance, and read seasonally sweet and silly books.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

COST: Free for members or included with regular museum admission

Generously supported by Sheboygan Early Bird Rotary

Family Craft Night
2025-12-08 16:30 - 18:30 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
Spend time together
As you make themed crafts and have special conversations.
Monday, December 8, 2025 | Caramel Apple
Monday, December 15, 2025 | Stained Glass Candle Holder
Monday, December 22, 2025 | Snowy Village
Drop in anytime between 4:30pm – 6:30pm

COST: Free for members or included with regular museum admission

Generously supported by Sheboygan Early Bird Rotary

Community Day - Holiday Memories 2025
2025-12-06 12:00 - 17:00 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
Experience Holiday Memories
Mark your calendars for this special day of FREE ADMISSION to Holiday Memories 2025. Enjoy the exhibits, decorations, historic buildings, live music, and more of one of the Museum’s most popular exhibits and events of the year.
Holiday Memories is a destination to create memories, alongside sharing in an experience of years past. A magical exhibition rooted in the animated holiday window displays of Sheboygan’s H.C. Prange Company store is accompanied by favorites Bruce the Spruce, vintage Garton toys to pedal in the ride-on corral, and family-friendly activities.

Holiday Memories 2025 Community Day generously supported by Garton Family Foundation

Winter Storytime
2025-12-02 16:30 - 17:00 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
Stories, Singing, Santa
Enjoy stories with Santa and Mead Public Library’s Youth Services Librarian “Alison the Elf.” Play jingle bells, sing, dance, and read seasonally sweet and silly books.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

COST: Free for members or included with regular museum admission

Generously supported by Sheboygan Early Bird Rotary

Family Craft Night
2025-12-01 16:30 - 18:30 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
Spend time together
As you make themed crafts and have special conversations.
Monday, December 1, 2025 | Holiday Card Paper Weaving
Monday, December 8, 2025 | Caramel Apple
Monday, December 15, 2025 | Stained Glass Candle Holder
Monday, December 22, 2025 | Snowy Village
Drop in anytime between 4:30pm – 6:30pm

COST: Free for members or included with regular museum admission

Generously supported by Sheboygan Early Bird Rotary

Visits with Santa - Holiday Memories 2025
2025-11-28 - 2025-12-23 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
Santa has penciled stops at the Sheboygan County Museum into his very busy schedule to spend some special time with YOU during Holiday Memories 2025. Bring your lists and favorite drawing to talk with the season’s favorite jolly guy.

November 28 - December 23, 2025
Friday, November 28 | 12:00pm – 5:00pmSaturdays & Sundays | 12:00pm – 5:00pmTuesdays | 3:30 pm – 7:00pm (except during Storytime with Santa 4:30 – 5:15)

Exciting Update - Extra Santa Time

Remember, schedule changes do happen. Check the Museum’s FACEBOOK page for the most up-to-date Santa announcements.

Holiday Memories 2025
2025-11-28 - 2025-12-30
Celebrate

Join the Sheboygan County Museum at the annual Holiday Memories event – a destination to create memories alongside sharing in an experience of years past.
A magical exhibition rooted in the animated holiday window displays of Sheboygan’s H.C. Prange Company Department Store is accompanied by favorites Bruce the Spruce, vintage Garton Toys to pedal in the ride-on corral, and family friendly activities. The joy continues campus wide with festively decorated Community Trees, the David Taylor House and Weinhold Log Cabin.
Make plans now to visit or dive into one of the many merry scheduled events.

Holiday memories hours & Admission
November 28 through December 30, 2025 (closed December 24/25)
Monday & Tuesday – Noon to 7:00pmWednesday through Sunday – Noon to 5:00pm
$10 Adults, $7 Senior (62+), $7 Active Military, $5 Youth (6-17)Museum members free

Specially Scheduled

Lakeshore O-Gauge Model Railroad Display
Only on display opening weekend
Friday, November 28 – Sunday, November 30, 2025 | 12:00pm – 5:00pm

Family Craft Night
Spend time together as you make themed crafts and have special conversations

Monday, December 1, 2025 | 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Monday, December 8, 2025 | 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Monday, December 15, 2025 | 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Monday, December 22, 2025 | 4:30pm – 6:30pm

Winter Storytime
Sing, dance and enjoy seasonally sweet and silly books

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 | 4:30pm – 5:00pm
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | 4:30pm – 5:00pm
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | 4:30pm – 5:00pm
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 | 4:30pm – 5:00pm

Visits with santa
Santa has penciled stops at the Sheboygan County Museum to spend some special time with YOU during Holiday Memories 2025. Check out his schedule here.

Community Day
Enjoy FREE ADMISSION for all to Holiday Memories 2025 on Saturday, December 6, 2025

Live Music Entertainment
Festive performances from area musicians, included with Holiday Memories admission.

Christmas at the Taylor House
Deck the halls at the historic Taylor House in all its season decor, with live music, festive treats, and exclusive access to the cupola & basement
New for 2025 – choose from two different evenings for this special ticketed event

Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Friday, December 12, 2025 | 5:00pm – 7:00pm

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FAMILY NIGHTS - Outdoor Tree Art
2025-10-13 16:00 - 18:00 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
Families learn about Wisconsin’s FIRST Tree City USA and Wisconsin’s FIRST Tree City of the World – SHEBOYGAN!
Create land art and cyanotypes together using beautiful fall leaves while reflecting on the magic of the area. Explore the full Museum campus.

Drop-in: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Cost: Regular Museum admission or Free for MembersAdult (18 – 61) – $10Seniors (62+) and Active Military – $7Youth (6-17) $5Child (0-5) Free

Object Exposure 2025: Tools with Laura Rammer
2025-09-25 17:15 - 18:15 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
For the final Object Exposure of 2025, Dr. Laura Rammer talks about her connection to a tool from the Sheboygan County Museum collection and asks for your stories about tools, large and small.

She is an award-winning dentist, local business owner, and Sheboygan County Holstein Association Member. She is excited to chat and connect over the history we share.

September 25, 2025
5:15pm – 6:15pmFree for Members or $5 for public
Pre-registration encouraged

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Object Exposure 2025 generously sponsored by Kohler Credit Union

Downtown Dough Historic Bakery Tour
2025-09-18 16:00 - 18:30
SOLD OUT

Take a one-mile walk to hear and taste the first-hand Sheboygan story of bakery owners Rosa Perez, Rick Navis, and John Johnston. Hear about their passions and sample a sweet at Johnston’s Bakery, City Bakery, and Rosa’s Bakery food truck near Uptown Parklet.
Cost: Members $12/ Public $15

Pre-registration is REQUIRED.Children 15 and under must register with an adult.

Plank Road Rendezvous 2025
2025-08-29 - 2025-08-31 | Sheboygan County Museum, 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081, United States
Gather
Gather with Fur-Trade Era reenactors to see the jobs, tools, clothes, food, and fires of fur-trade travelers. Visit their encampment throughout the Plank Road Rendezvous to experience life in the early 1800s.

SPORTS DEMOS Active Atlatl, knife throw, black powder gun, and archery
EXPLORE Animal Scavenger Hunt across the Museum campus
COMPETE Participate in the public atlatl competition
PLAY Fur Trade Era toys & games, beeswax lip balm making, selfie station, learn to use an atlatl (ages 7+)

Hours
Friday, August 29, 2025 10:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday, August 30, 2025 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday, August 31, 2025 10:00am – 1:00 pm

Scheduled Activities
Participate in these scheduled experiences during the Plank Road Rendezvous

LUNCH & LEARN Indigenous Ways of Knowing About Wisconsin’s Tribal NationsFriday, August 29, 2025 – 12:00pm – 1:00pm
BYO lunch and learn about the worldviews of Wisconsin’s Tribal Nations with Professor Annie Jones of UW- Madison

HAIR-STORY WORKSHOPSaturday, August 30, 2025 – 10:00am – 11:30am
Era-specific hair, beard, skincare, and style, plus what it communicated. Talk with the owner of 100% U Salon, Willy Millard

JACQUE VIEAU: SHEBOYGAN’S FIRST DOCUMENTED FUR TRADER IN 1795Saturday, August 30, 2025 – 12:30PM – 1:30pm
Historian Ryan Protz and Vieau descendant Lori Vieau Jarvenpaa unpack trading posts in Sheboygan with original Fur Trade artifacts

YOU’RE THE FUR TRADERSaturday, August 30, 2025 – 1:30pm – 2:00pm
Kids and adults can feel the stakes of trading in this fun scenario

ATLATL DROP-IN WORKSHOPFriday, August 29, 2025 – 10:00am – 11:30amSaturday, August 30, 2025 – 10:00am – 11:30am
Learn how to throw using an atlatl and experience an ancient tool in modern day. Prepare for the Official Atlatl Competitions at the Plank Road Rendezvous or just learn something new about a centuries old technology.

OFFICIAL ATLATL COMPETITIONFriday, August 29, 2025 – 1:00pm – 2:00pmSaturday, August 30, 2025 – 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Compete against others in the Atlatl Competition. The competition is free, open to the public, and competitors will be accepted on a first come basis each day.

Maximum 5 competitors per day (accepted on a first-come basis)
Mixed age competition
Complete 10 throws at 2 set distances
See yourself on the World Atlatl Association 2025 ISAC Scores
