Welcome to the Ephraim Historical Foundation’s brand new blog. We thought it would be fun to publish little snippets of information every so often to keep you abreast of upcoming pleasures, events, and happenings, and to remind you of stories from Ephraim’s past. There is so much history in our little village, and since we …
The Ephraim Yacht Club and Ephraim Historical Foundation invites members to attend an Adult Mixer Photo Scavenger Hunt. Come meet new friends & test your knowledge of Ephraim trivia! The Details: Saturday, August 21, at 6:00 p.m. Arrive NO later than 6 p.m. at the Anderson Barn Museum. Organizers will assign teams of five people. If …
Ephraim Historical Foundation and Ephraim Yacht Club 2021 Scavenger Hunt Read More »
Many of Door County’s best publications are chapbooks, short booklets written as memoirs. Papa Was a Lighthouse Keeper (2004) is one such gem. It tells the story of Chambers Island Lighthouse Keeper Sam O. Hanson (August 3, 1872 – December 15, 1942). Rich in detail of a bygone era, it alludes to the ways a particular …
The bird song in the tree above me, on Ephraim’s Upper Road, was a jumble of high-pitched notes. “American Redstart,” I thought and looked up. To my delight, I was right. Identifying bird song has always been a challenge, and the redstart has no helpful mnemonic phrase like the robin’s “cheerio.” Dashes of orange marked …
In 2017, former EHF Curator Emily Irwin wrote in a blog, “If you visited the Anderson Barn Museum this year, or read previous blog posts, you know about a few of Ephraim’s Civil War veterans. Today, in honor of Veterans Day, I’ll be writing about Vietnam Air Force pilot Ellis Eugene Helgeson.” In recognition of …
First Lieutenant Gene Helgeson Piloted Plane at Khe Sahn Read More »
The Ephraim Historical Foundation (EHF) was notified that its nomination of Helen Sohns and Warren Davis as historic “Changemakers” has been accepted by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Sohns and Davis were strong advocates for preserving and sharing the history of Ephraim. Their efforts led to saving the village’s Pioneer Schoolhouse and establishing the EHF in …
Sohns, Davis Nominated as WI Historical Society CHANGEMAKERS Read More »
Visitors will experience class in a one-room schoolhouse during the 1920s and 1930s, complete with reading, writing and arithmetic. Participants will become a part of the Pioneer Schoolhouse’s history as they receive a lesson from the past! This is a perfect activity for children of all ages, parents, and grandparents! This free program is open …
Pandemic safety protocols change rapidly due to a variety of factors. Our goal is to keep our visitors, staff and volunteers as safe as possible. We will update this page as protocols change. At this time, we have no way of knowing who is or isn’t vaccinated. We respect the privacy of our visitors, and …
A message from Ephraim Historical Foundation Executive Director, Kelly Klobucher: With great happiness I announce our plan to fully open our museums this summer-with a few modifications. Our staff, volunteers and board of directors are to grateful to be able to welcome visitors back to our historic sites and museums in Ephraim. We missed you …
Remarkable things were happening in Ephraim the spring of 1952. Little Genie Seiler, “he is No. four I believe” wrote Verra Sauer, “thought we should know that he had seen a live butterfly clinging to his house.” (Could Genie have been the son of the Sylvester Seilers?) Then, on Sunday, “a flock of meadow …
Child’s Play Welcome Video Join us for our Child’s Play Summer Reading program. The 2021 theme is Tails & Tales and will feature books about animals, tall tales and fairy tales. This is a collaborative program between the Ephraim Historical Foundation and the Ephraim Branch of the Door County Library. Stories, activities and a healthy …
Museums are unique places where time has frozen and preserved the imprints of old culture, way of life and traditions. Millions of tourists willingly visit various museums every year to touch the past and learn more about the life of the past. Museums often have an extensive collection of artifacts, but only 15% of the entire collection is shown to visitors. To replenish collections and see their artifacts in the exhibition, many people share their belongings with museums. Most often, this happens voluntarily for no cost, and many senders prefer not to reveal their identity. You can easily use a fake ID for this purpose https://fakeidprice.com/best-fake-id-sites-2019/ , so that museum staff do not know for sure who the artifact came from.