East Troy Area Historical Society

The East Troy Area Historical Society will be hosting their Founder’s
Day Presentation on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 1:00pm at St. Peter’s
Catholic Cemetery in East Troy. We will be honoring August Wilmer. He
was the first elected President in the Village of East Troy.

All are welcome to this Free Event.  If anyone has any family history
or information to add to this event, please contact ETAHS at
262-642-2642 or contact us through our Facebook page.

As of 6/9/2020 – Until further notice, The East Troy Area Historical Society will be open by appointment only. All programs previously scheduled have been either postponed or cancelled. Thank you for your understanding. Please call us at 262-642-2642 and leave a message to schedule an appointment if you would like a tour of the museum or for research purposes.

East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Valentine’s Day-ish Party on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Ivan’s Backstage from 5:30pm to 8:00pm. It is party celebrating Members and Members to be. Come enjoy cocktails, food, music, mingling and getting to know your community. RSVP to Vanessa Lenz at vanessa@easttroy.org

The East Troy Area Histroical Society will be holding elections for the two following Officer positions: President and Treasurer.

The election will be held during our monthly meeting, March 10, 2020 at 7:00pm at the East Troy Area Historical Society located at 2106 Church Street, East Troy, WI.

If you are interested in having your name on the ballot, would like to nominate someone, or would like more information regarding those positions, please contact the office at: 262-642-2642 by March 1, 2020. If you are interested in getting more involved with the Historical Society, this is one of many ways to show your support.

We will be continuing our series of the Picture Lady who will present a famous Artist’s work and style. Please join us the first Saturday of each month – February to August at 1:00pm at the Historical Society Museum. All are welcome and no admission.

             February 1^st        Grandma Moses

             March 7^th              Ansel Adams

             April 4^th              Norman Rockwell

              May 2^nd              Georgia O’Keeffe

              June 6^th             Auguste Renoir

              July 11^th             Thomas Hart Benton       

              August 1^st          Albrecht Dürer

We are so excited for the East Troy First Friday Art & Wine Walk. The event runs from 5 to 8 p.m this Friday – Nov 1st.
Come visit the ETA Historical Society during the Art and Wine Walk. We are stop #14 on the Map!
We will be hosting KBoriginals as the featured artist.
For more Event details go to:
https://easttroy.org/events/2019/nov/1/first-friday-art-wine-walk/

There are new and upcoming displays at the museum (Kubicki Heritage Center)… so come and see us. We are working on a Quilt display, local area Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts display and a Barbershop display. A sneak peak of one of the newest exhibits: Father/Son Display of Veterans John and Kenneth Hackbarth.

Picture lady – Presenting Famous works of Vincent van Gogh. Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 1:00pm at the ETAHS. Refreshments and snacks served.

EAST TROY AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS

GHOST WALK 2018

October 20th, 2018
TICKET SALES START: 5:30pm
TOURS START: 5:45pm
LAST TOUR LEAVES 9:15pm

VISIT HISTORIC HOMES AND BUSINESSES
LISTEN TO THE PATRONS TELL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF EACH PLACE
AND WHAT IS SAID TO LURK BETWEEN THE WALLS

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY:
$5.00 FOR ADULTS
$3.00 FOR CHILDREN 12YRS. & UNDER