Last updated: 8/6/2024
411 Buchanan Street
Mishicot, WI 54228
411 Buchanan Street
Mishicot, WI 54228
Open on summer weekends and by appointment.
Sunday, Saturday
1 PM - 4 PM
To schedule a visit, call Gale Kronforst at (920) 676-4097 or Pam Kronforst at (920) 639-8795
The Mishicot Historical Museum is located in a former one-room schoolhouse at the corner of Randolph and Buchanan Streets in Mishicot.
Inside, you’ll find a large collection of artifacts and photographs significant to the history and culture of Mishicot and surrounding rural communities. Museum exhibits depict scenes of village industry, farm life, early education in Manitowoc County, and Mishicot’s Native American origins.
The museum also maintains a vast collection of research and reference materials accessible by appointment.
Preserving Mishicot’s Heritage for Today and Tomorrow
The present-day museum building was constructed in 1873 to serve as a schoolhouse and was originally located near the corner of Rockway and Elizabeth Streets. In 1905, it was moved up the hill to its current location to make way for a larger, brick schoolhouse. The museum building became the Mishicot Town Hall and was later used for storage.
In 1988, The Mishicot Area Growth and Improvement Committee’s (M.A.G.I.C) Thematic Committee developed a plan to create a historical museum in service of preserving Mishicot’s heritage for today and tomorrow.
Throughout 1989 and 1990, a large group of volunteers helped make the museum dream a reality by lovingly restoring the old schoolhouse.
Potawatomie Indians, Rural School records, and village and rural farm and area artifacts.
Access: General Public, Students
Appointment required: No
The museum is happy to accept donations of historical artifacts, original photographs, paper documents, films, VHS tapes, cassettes, and digital collections specifically relevant to Mishicot and surrounding rural communities. To submit a donation request for consideration, please contact the museum and describe the items you’d like to donate.
Monetary donations are essential to maintaining the museum building, grounds, and collections. We value your support. To submit a monetary donation, please visit the museum or contact us.
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