Join us for a fun Night at the Museum at our Riverside location! This event includes a variety of activities for children in preschool through elementary school.
Come meet and learn from some local craft and tradesmen at Folk Life La Crosse. This event will be held at the Historic Hixon House. Folk Life La Crosse will offer demonstrations and hands on activities with an antique printing press, beading, knitting, quilting, woodworking, and more.
Eat out at Culver's on Mormon Coulee Road on Tuesday, April 10th to help raise money for the La Crosse County Historical Society. A portion of the proceeds from 5-7 p.m. will be given to LCHS.
The annual fundraising auction "Remember When" will be held at the Court Above Main in downtown La Crosse. Tickets are avialable online, by phone, or at the door!
La Crosse County Historical Society
Invites you to attend the
4th Annual Fundraising Gala
1910
at the
420 Main St
Doors open at 4PM for silent and dessert auction bidding
Dinner served at 6PM with live auction to follow
Tickets- $40 for LCHS Members $50 for those without membership
Tickets will be available at the door of the event.
Court Above Main
420 Main St La Crosse
Please park in the nearby parking deck. Court Above Main is handicapped accessible with an elevator to the second floor.
1910's dress is encouraged!
Membership will be verified after ticket purchase.
We are celebrating Christmas at the Historic Hixon House this year! Decorations, live music, and seasonal activties in the Visitor Center will enhance these special tours.
We are celebrating Christmas at the Historic Hixon House this year! Decorations, live music, and seasonal activties in the Visitor Center will enhance these special tours.
We are celebrating Christmas at the Historic Hixon House this year! Decorations, live music, and seasonal activties in the Visitor Center will enhance these special tours.
We are celebrating Christmas at the Historic Hixon House this year! Decorations, live music, and seasonal activties in the Visitor Center will enhance these special tours.
Join us for an Eat Out to Help Out night at the La Crosse Wine Guyz. A portion of sales from 6-8pm will be donated back to LCHS for programming! Bring a friend, enjoy the night, and support a local non-profit!
No RSVP or flyer required for sales donation!
Wine Guyz is located at 122 King St.
Friday October 27th 5-7:30pm
12 and younger- $2
Those young at heart- $5
Bring a flashlight and journey through 145 West Ave South for a night time tour of the colorful, curious, and even creepy!
Costumes are encouraged!
Please park in the Main Street Dental parking lot and use the West Ave entrance.
Tickets are available at the event. All proceeds go to fund La Crosse County Historical Society programming.
Please note- 145 West Ave used to be a church, then it was converted to a home. There are multiple levels inside the building. This family friendly self guided tour will take you through the building, up and down stairs. We do have a lift for handicapped access, but not all levels of this tour are handicapped accessible due to the design of the building.
The La Crosse County Historical Society Historic Pub Crawl will immerse you in local brewery history as you enjoy a guided walking tour of downtown La Crosse.
Tour stops are still being finalized.
Tour will begin downtown at 2pm and end at 6pm.
Participants need to be 21 years of age.
Proceeds from the Historic Pub Crawl benefit La Crosse County Historical Society programming.
For tickets and more information call (608) 782-1980 or visitwww.LCHShistory.org
2017 will be the 16th Annual Discover the Silent City cemetery tour.
Join us Saturday September 16th at Historic Oak Grove Cemetery for Leaving A Mark: Artists of La Crosse.
More information and tickets will be available soon.
The Onalaska Buffalo Wild Wings is hosting an Eat Out to Help Out event!
This event will run from September 15th THROUGH September 24th! You can dine at Buffalo Wild Wings anytime, or multiple times, during that week and 10% of your purchase will go back to La Crosse County Historical Society!
You will need to show the fundraiser card (available on this page) either in print or on a mobile device for LCHS to gain the percentage of sales.
If you call the LCHS office before September 8th you can even order a BWW gift card to pay for your purchase and LCHS will receive and additional 8% of your purchase!! (The extra 8% is from our Shop With Scrip fundraising program, this is not available from cards purchased at the restaurant or another establishment)
Visit the South Side La Crosse, Mormon Coulee Rd, Culver's location on Tuesday July 18th from 5-7pm and a percentage of all sales from that time will be donated back to LCHS!
Carol Mullen will talk on “Beyond Beer and Lederhosen: The Germans
in the La Crosse area”. She comes from a local German American family, is a retired
public librarian, and volunteers for La Crosse County Historical Society. She’ll briefly
outline the history of Germans in La Crosse County; touch on some differences
between Germans and German Americans, and how German stereotypes and realities
are two different things; plus share a few photos/stories of her German family
members and their life here, with thoughts on what that heritage has meant to her.
Daniel Green, lecturer at UW-La Crosse, will present a talk on “The
Over-Consumption of Native American Imagery and the Ongoing Results.” Dan’s
Ho-Chunk heritage has given him particular insight into this topic. His talk should
offer a truer perspective into Native American heritage than is presented and packaged
by the media, dispelling stereotypes and sharing a culture that is both ancient and
modern.
Visit with local craft and tradesmen that practice old time crafts and skills! We have demonstrations and hands on activities with an antique printing press, beading, kitting, quilting, woodworking, and more to come too!
Held on the lawn of Historic Hixon House you will find something for everyone of all ages! Tickets are available online at the LCHS website go to shop- event tickets!
For more information call (608) 782-1980 or email admin@LCHShistory.org
Vendor and Craft applications are still being accepted! Please contacts us for more information!
Maysee Yang Herr, an associate professor of Education at UW-Stevens
Point and speaker for the Wisconsin Humanities Council, will offer an interesting
perspective on Hmong culture from a personal viewpoint. Her talk, “Being a Female
Hmong Professional,” includes stories and reflections on how she has been challenged
by social and cultural expectations and has learned to overcome them. She explains
how she has navigated conflict while retaining her dignity as well as that of the
Hmong community. The presentation allows time for questions and discussion after
the talk.
Donna Finn will present historical and present day information on the
Irish in the La Crosse area. She is of local Irish-American descent, and volunteers as a
Hixon House guide and secretary of La Crosse County Historical Society. She will
talk about the Irish in Wisconsin and her family heritage, as well as dispel some
stereotypes, offering a picture of what it’s like to have an Irish background here.
LCHS is a non-profit membership corporation, founded in 1925 (and merging with another organization by the same name, founded in 1898). The organization incorporated in 1939. Its early constituents called for the collection of historical materials of all kinds and the use of these in encouraging "the spread of knowledge about the history of La Crosse County". This original mission is still a part of what we do today, but we believe there is more to achieve.
The 2017 Annual Member Meeting will take place on the Hixon House lawn.
More information will be available soon.
Cecil Adams, co-founder and executive director of La Crosse’s African
American Mutual Assistance Network (AAMAN), will talk about the heritage of
African Americans in the area, and contemporary programs directed by his
organization to assist with education and employment. His talk is entitled “African
Americans in the La Crosse Area – The Process”. Touching on past and present
challenges, he will also highlight La Crosse’s annual Juneteenth Celebration,
explaining its historical and cultural significance.
Night at the Museum
Friday April 28th 5-7 PM
Join us at Riverside Museum- in Riverside Park- for an interactive and entertaining Night at the Museum!
Admission to Night at the Museum is FREE Thanks to Gundersen Health System!
Have you wondered how early settlers in the La Crosse area made pottery? Have you ever wondered what the symbols mean in a Native American beading? Would you like to hear a storytelling of the War Eagle sinking? Have you ever wanted to dig for treasure or pretend you are a palentologist for a day?
Find these things and SO much more at Night at the Museum!
Thanks to Viterbo Service Learning VUSM 300 for partnering with LCHS for this night!
Activities and fun designed for pre school and elementary aged children and their families!
Dino Bone Dig (these aren't real bones, no worries there!)
War Eagle
Storytelling
Crafts
Games
Visitor exhibits from local organizations!
More information coming soon!
Visit Burrachos in Onalaska (Near Target and Best Buy) on Monday March 27th between 4-8PM and 25% of sales will be donated back to LCHS!
You will need to tell the cashier that you are there to support La Crosse County Historical Society!
Join us at Riverside Museum- in Riverside Park- for an interactive and entertaining Night at the Museum! Thanks to Viterbo Service Learning VUSM 300 for partnering with LCHS for this night! Activities and fun designed for elementary aged children and their families!
Dino Bone Dig
War Eagle
Storytelling
Crafts
Games
More information coming soon!
The Roaring Twenties themed "Remember When" annual auction and LCHS Fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, February 4th, 2017. The Dahl Auto Museum is our lovely venue for this FUNdraising event! Dust off your feather headbands and fringe trimmed dress, ladies! Gentlemen, can you dress the part with your matching suspenders and ties?
Donations are already making their way to the office for auction items. If your business would consider a donation for a live or silent auction item, please contact the office.
Tickets are available online, by calling the office, or day of the event!
LCHS office- (608) 782-1980
Come celebrate Christmas at the Historic Hixon House!
December 3, 4 and 10, 11 1pm-3pm
Decorations, live music, and seasonal activities in the Visitor's Center will enhance these special tours.
Tour time reservations are suggested for groups of five or more.
Saturdays will host children's crafts in the Visitor Center. ($3 fee for crafts)
Sundays will host live music and seasonal storytellers throughout Hixon House.
Adults- $10
Members- $8
Children 12 and under are FREE for Holiday tours with a ticketed adult
Tickets are available online or at 145 West Ave South.
Call LCHS at (608) 782-1980 for tour availability.
Come celebrate Christmas at the Historic Hixon House!
December 3, 4 and 10, 11 1pm-3pm
Decorations, live music, and seasonal activities in the Visitor's Center will enhance these special tours.
Tour time reservations are suggested for groups of five or more.
Saturdays will host children's crafts in the Visitor Center. ($3 fee for crafts)
Sundays will host live music and seasonal storytellers throughout Hixon House.
Adults- $10
Members- $8
Children 12 and under are FREE for Holiday tours with a ticketed adult
Tickets are available online or at 145 West Ave South.
Call LCHS at (608) 782-1980 for tour availability.
Come celebrate Christmas at the Historic Hixon House!
December 3, 4 and 10, 11 1pm-3pm
Decorations, live music, and seasonal activities in the Visitor's Center will enhance these special tours.
Tour time reservations are suggested for groups of five or more.
Saturdays will host children's crafts in the Visitor Center. ($3 fee for crafts)
Sundays will host live music and seasonal storytellers throughout Hixon House.
Adults- $10
Members- $8
Children 12 and under are FREE for Holiday tours with a ticketed adult
Tickets are available online or at 145 West Ave South.
Call LCHS at (608) 782-1980 for tour availability.
Come celebrate Christmas at the Historic Hixon House!
December 3, 4 and 10, 11 1pm-3pm
Decorations, live music, and seasonal activities in the Visitor's Center will enhance these special tours.
Tour time reservations are suggested for groups of five or more.
Saturdays will host children's crafts in the Visitor Center. ($3 fee for crafts)
Sundays will host live music and seasonal storytellers throughout Hixon House.
Adults- $10
Members- $8
Children 12 and under are FREE for Holiday tours with a ticketed adult
Tickets are available online or at 145 West Ave South.
Call LCHS at (608) 782-1980 for tour availability.
Explore Historic Downtown La Crosse on October 8th for the 21st annual Historic Downtown Day. Throughout the day, you will find reenactors at The Pearl Ice cream parlor, The Charmant Hotel, A Touch of Class, Grounded, Duluth Trading Company, and Le Chateau.
Schedule of Historic Reenactors:
11:00 am & 11:30 am
Fishing for Mussles: First-person story of woman who made her livelihood on the Mississippi early 20th Century
The Pearl
207 Pearl Street
12:30 pm & 1:30 pm
Mr. Doerflinger, Owner of Doerflinger's Department Store
Duluth Trading Company
400 Main St.
1:00 pm & 2:00 pm
Leona Linker, La Crosse Dressmaker & Inventor
Touch of Class & Grounded
312 Main St.
1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, & 3:30 pm
Mr. Funke, Owner of Funke Candy Company
The Charmant Hotel
101 State Street
2:00 pm & 3:00 pm
Mrs. Mons Anderson, wife of La Crosse businessman Mons Anderson
Le Chateau
410 Cass Street
Look . Live. Love . Celebrate!
Enjoy this fun family festival that marks the rebirth of our historic downtown.
Celebrate the history of downtown La Crosse, where activities are free and fun for the whole family!
You can find more information at the event website.
Did you know that La Crosse had one of the first female CEO's in Wisconsin?
Join us for a guided tour through Oak Grove Cemetery to meet eight notable woman from La Crosse's past. Discover the Silent City is hosting the 17th annual event with a remarkable program capturing the attention of visitors of all ages.
*NEW* This year- The first tour of the day will be a seated motor coach tour. Advance ticket registration will be required as this is limited by size.
Tours will last about an hour and depart every 15 minutes.
Ticket pricing for 2016:
Adults $10
Students $6 (with ID)
Members $8
Children under 12 are free with paid adult admission
Reservation and ticketing information is available by calling the office at (608) 782-1980.
UWL has again allowed for use of their Commuter #7 parking lot. Please park in the lot and walk to the cemetery entrance.
This presentation on how to care for quilts and other heirloom textiles will be given by Peggy Derrick, Curator at La Crosse County Historical Society.
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