Special Events
Spaces & Traces 2023: Bay View
Historic Milwaukee’s Spaces & Traces program will take place on Saturday, May 13, 2023. This year celebrates the 41st annual Spaces & Traces and will offer guided tours of restored and renovated cottages, bungalows, mansions and commercial buildings around the Bay View neighborhood. What’s included with a ticket? Access to all tour locations on May...
Industrial Heritage, Walker’s Point
The First and Second Street Historic District celebrates the almost continuous development of the area from the 1840s to the 1920s. Added to the register in 1987, the district has transformed again. The former factories and warehouses are now home to unique dining experiences and places to live, work and play. The district has added connections...
Beyond Brady: Polish & Italian Immigrants in Milwaukee
This East Side neighborhood, with its Polish and Italian working class communities, briefly became Milwaukee’s counter-culture stronghold in the 60’s and 70’s.
Industrial Heritage, Walker’s Point
The First and Second Street Historic District celebrates the almost continuous development of the area from the 1840s to the 1920s. Added to the register in 1987, the district has transformed again. The former factories and warehouses are now home to unique dining experiences and places to live, work and play. The district has added connections...
“Frank Lloyd Wright’s Wisconsin” at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
Event Details Doors open at 5:30 pm Book talk 6 – 6:45 pm Join this book talk with Kristine Hansen, the author of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Wisconsin: How America’s Most Famous Architect Found Inspiration in His Home State. Learn about Wisconsin’s own Frank Lloyd Wright and his designs found in our city and state. This...
Lulu & Rocky Family Tour
Lulu & her cousin, Rocky, enjoyed Milwaukee and now you can too! See some of the great sites from the book, Lulu and Rocky in Milwaukee, and explore more about Milwaukee history and architecture. Recommended for kids 6-10 years old and their families.
House History Class
Interested in discovering more about your house? Learn how to research your home with retired librarians Nancy Torphy and Carolyn Colwell. They will review the tools available at the library, City of Milwaukee, and Milwaukee County that will reveal the history of the families and architecture of your home or building. Have a property outside...
Wisconsin Avenue Churches Tour
Join Historic Milwaukee tour guide, Judy Wimmer, Ph.D. Nineteenth Century American Religions, for a walking tour of churches in downtown Milwaukee. The tour will include grand churches in the Gothic Revival and Northern European Gothic traditions, Lombard and Victorian Romanesque and Byzantine Revival, constructed as early as the late 1860s through the 1920s, reflecting different...
Doors Open Bingo Card Event
Kick off the 13th annual Doors Open Milwaukee with early access to the limited edition 2023 Doors Open Milwaukee Bingo Card! Use 100-year-old equipment to letter press your Doors Open Bingo card at The Bindery located in Bay View. Learn about the history of this former Wisconsin Book Bindery, make a bingo card, get a...
German Heritage Walking Tour
Walking down Old World Third Street today you are not likely to see many German shops advertising “English Spoken Here” as a special or unique service; but as early as 1848, Germans represented 1/3 of the entire population in Milwaukee and this section of the city was the life’s blood of German immigrants. This tour...
Industrial Heritage, Walker’s Point
The First and Second Street Historic District celebrates the almost continuous development of the area from the 1840s to the 1920s. Added to the register in 1987, the district has transformed again. The former factories and warehouses are now home to unique dining experiences and places to live, work and play. The district has added connections...
German Heritage Walking Tour
Walking down Old World Third Street today you are not likely to see many German shops advertising “English Spoken Here” as a special or unique service; but as early as 1848, Germans represented 1/3 of the entire population in Milwaukee and this section of the city was the life’s blood of German immigrants. This tour...
Industrial Heritage, Walker’s Point
The First and Second Street Historic District celebrates the almost continuous development of the area from the 1840s to the 1920s. Added to the register in 1987, the district has transformed again. The former factories and warehouses are now home to unique dining experiences and places to live, work and play. The district has added connections...
Living in a Hotel: Eloise at the Plaza
Tour the Knickerbocker with John McGivern This tour is currently sold out, members are welcome to add themselves to the waitlist. Tickets will be limited to Historic Milwaukee members. Tickets will be available on September 29 at 10 am. Members will receive an email to book tickets. Join Milwaukee actor/storyteller, John McGivern, on a tour...
Living in a Hotel: Eloise at the Plaza
Tour the Knickerbocker with John McGivern Tickets will be limited to Historic Milwaukee members. Tickets will be available on September 29 at 10 am. Members will receive an email to book tickets. Join Milwaukee actor/storyteller, John McGivern, on a tour through the historic Knickerbocker. The host of “John McGivern’s Main Streets” will give an inside...
Virtual Event: Secret Milwaukee Book Talk
Join Jim Nelsen talk on his new book, “Secret Milwaukee: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure”. The book talk will be held virtually on Zoom, RSVP for registration information. Books will be available for purchase after Nov. 1. Often referred to as a “big small town” or “Smallwaukee,” you might think that Milwaukee...
Virtual Event: Secret Wisconsin Book Talk
Join local authors Tom and Kristi Flick Manus and learn about their passion for uncovering stories featured in their newly published Secret Wisconsin book. The book talk will be held virtually on Zoom, RSVP for registration information. Wisconsin is known for its outdoor recreation, supper clubs, and being “America’s Dairyland,” but intriguing wonders and obscure...
An Event at the Frederick Koenig House
The Frederick Koenig house is an 1880s restored home that retains most of its period details. Enjoy a self guided tour and brief program with homeowner Stewart Dempsey. Stewart will discuss Victorian interior decoration and how middle-class Milwaukee approached decorating their homes. Using original examples from the house, Stewart will show the wide range of...
Wisconsin Club Holiday Party
This event is sold out, please call to be added to the wait list: 414-277-7795 Enjoy holiday décor, a meal and dessert, and a talk abut the history of Women in Milwaukee with Historic Milwaukee tour guide, Cyndi Kramer. About the program: You’ve probably heard about a few of Milwaukee’s early women but they tend...
414 Day Sale
Save online and in-store at 235 E. Michigan St. Store hours: 10 am to 3 pm On Sale: 38 Neighborhood Posters: $4.14, normally $10 Combo Poster, $15.86, normally $20 – save $4.14 Milwaukee Feeds & Supplies the World Puzzle: $14.14, normally $19.99