Welcome to the EHF Blog
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 …
Ephraim Historical Foundation and Ephraim Yacht Club 2021 Scavenger Hunt
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: …
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Papa Was a Lighthouse Keeper
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 …
Redstart on Moravia Street
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 …
First Lieutenant Gene Helgeson Piloted Plane at Khe Sahn
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 …
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Sohns, Davis Nominated as WI Historical Society CHANGEMAKERS
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 …
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Schoolroom Lessons
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 …
Covid Safety Guidelines
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 …
Ready…Set…SUMMER!
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 …
Remembering Verra Sauer: A Mother’s Day Tribute
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 …
Child’s Play 2021
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 …