First Nation Peoples, immigrants, and current communities have used herbs in many forms and fashions. Participate will tour the Heritage Garden and create a lovely, herbal sachet. (Sew and no sew options). Children need to be accompanied by an adult for all programs. Programs are free with a paid admission to Heritage Village.
Join us on Saturday, August 15, from 11:00 AM–2:00 PM at Heritage Village for a fun-filled afternoon celebrating Wisconsin's past. Try your hand at butter churning, compete in a watermelon seed spitting contest, explore historic buildings, enjoy hands-on demonstrations, and experience history the way it was meant to be—interactive, educational, and fun for all ages. […]
Flower Pounding! Use petals and leaves from the Heritage Village garden to create a one of a kind work of art. Materials supplied.
Celebrate Heritage Village's new interpretive signs and other renovation projects, Lemonade and cookies!
Thanks to a generous grant from the Raibrook Foundation, we’re pleased to welcome guest speaker Leslie Bellais, former Curator of Social History at the Wisconsin Historical Museum, for a presentation titled “Victorian Secrets.” Discover the history of women’s undergarments, how changing social and cultural norms influenced their design, and how the experiences of rural women […]
Each year on the second Saturday of July, the Door County Historical Society hosts Root Beer Festival at Heritage Village. The village comes alive with costumed interpreters, live demonstrations, hands-on activities, historic games, and live music—all in celebration of root beer. Guests can enjoy root beer tastings, root beer floats, and even see how root […]
Create a colorful drawn or painted wreath using the Heritage Garden for inspiration. Materials will be supplied for the project. Enjoyment for all ages. This will be the first in our monthly Heritage Garden Art projects.
Pies have been part of history since Ancient Egypt, but what make’s American pies so yummy? Take a tasty journey through the history of what makes pie a staple in our American way of life. You will taste several Door County pies and take home recipe cards. Bring stories of your family’s favorite pie recipe […]
Learn about the historic buildings at Heritage Village during this guided hike. Participants will view a special display on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, taste samples of Door County's Sweet Mountain Farm honey, and learn about old-time tools at the Madden Tool Museum.
The Heritage Alliance of Door County kicks off History Days - a week dedicated to history programming across the county. Listen to a speaker in the Collins Learning Center at 10am, then stroll back in time at Heritage Village and learn from all the historic organizations in Door County. While you're there watch blacksmith demonstrations, […]
Create your own block in Door County Historical Society's Quilt Project. With the assistance of quilter, Terry Myra, you will make your own square to join other quilt squares in this unique creation. Kids will have quilt coloring pages to enjoy.