Upcoming Events
In addition to the tours offered during our operational seasons, Memorial Day through Labor Day, at our three outstanding and historically significant Museums, we offer several events throughout the year for your enjoyment, learning opportunity, and adventure!
March Speaker Series
March 6th, 2025
The Speaker Series is held the first Thursday of March. The Speaker Series offers to the public free of charge a presentation on a topic of local interest. Please plan to join us. Free cookies and beverages are available while you sit back and enjoy the presentation. Please check back on our website or follow us on Facebook for details regarding the presentation as the date approaches.
Explore Oconto’s Darker History at the OCHS Speaker Series!
Join the Oconto County Historical Society on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Beyer Home and Carriage Museum (915 Park Ave, Oconto) for an evening of mystery and intrigue.
Local historian Jay Merline will present The Dark Side of Oconto History, sharing strange, shocking, and little-known stories uncovered in old newspapers. From bizarre crimes to untold tragedies, this presentation will take you deep into Oconto’s past like never before.
Expect to hear about:
A thief caught altering a stolen suit
A brutal attack on a Native American band
The strangest hiding spot from police
The chilling tale of the Shaggy Phantom Hermit
A deadly Oconto High School field trip
…and many more eerie, forgotten stories!
FREE admission – all are welcome! Enjoy light refreshments and explore the Museum Gift Shop after the program. Don’t miss this fascinating look at Oconto’s hidden history!
April Speaker Series
April 3rd, 2025
The Speaker Series is held the first Thursday of April. The Speaker Series offers to the public free of charge a presentation on a topic of local interest. Please plan to join us. Free cookies and beverages are available while you sit back and enjoy the presentation. Please check back on our website or follow us on Facebook for details regarding the presentation as the date approaches.
Spring Victorian Tea
May, 2025
Enjoy this unique and special spring event where our hosts dress is period attire and present an informative historical program for guests in an enjoyable tea and delicious luncheon setting. Please check back on our website or follow us on Facebook for details as the date approaches.
Tours Open!
Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day
All three of our museums – Beyer Home & Carriage Museum, Copper Culture Museum, and Holt & Balcom Logging Camp Museum – are open for tours beginning Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day!!
Pie & Ice Cream Social and Elegant Junque Sale
June, 2025
Please come and enjoy a delicious piece of pie with ice cream at our Beyer Home and Carriage Museum on a relaxing Sunday afternoon. This special event occurs on the Sunday afternoon of Copperfest weekend which is celebrated annually in the City of Oconto. You will also enjoy shopping for that unique and special treasure in our Elegant Junque Sale. Please check back on our website or follow us on Facebook for details as the date approaches.
Tunes on Tuesday
Tuesdays, June through August
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Please pack up your lawn chair and come to our Beyer Home Museum grounds and enjoy an evening of free music. Weekly live music is performed by local musicians from our Gazebo. It is truly a fun and relaxing evening. Please check back on our website or follow us on Facebook for the schedule of bands playing each Tuesday evening throughout the summer.
Cemetery Walk “If Tombstones Could Talk”
September, 2025
Please join us for this extremely popular annual event. This event includes the amazing portrayals of Oconto County residents laid to rest at both local cemeteries. The event is held three consecutive evenings in September (two at the cemetery and one at the Oconto High School Auditorium). You will be touched by the stories told by our talented performers of these local residents. Please check back on our website or follow us on Facebook for details as the date approaches.
September Speaker Series
September 4th, 2025
The Speaker Series is held the first Thursday of September. The Speaker Series offers to the public free of charge a presentation on a topic of local interest. Please plan to join us. Free cookies and beverages are available while you sit back and enjoy the presentation. Please check back on our website or follow us on Facebook for details regarding the presentation as the date approaches.
October Speaker Series
October 2nd, 2025
The Speaker Series is held the first Thursday of October. The Speaker Series offers to the public free of charge a presentation on a topic of local interest. Please plan to join us. Free cookies and beverages are available while you sit back and enjoy the presentation. Please check back on our website or follow us on Facebook for details regarding the presentation as the date approaches.
November Speaker Series:
November 6, 2025
6:30 PM
The Speaker Series is held the first Thursday of November. The Speaker Series offers to the public free of charge a presentation on a local topic of interest. Please plan to join us. Free cookies and beverages are available while you sit back and enjoy the presentation. Please check back on our website or follow us on Facebook for details regarding the presentation as the date approaches.
Annual Meeting of the Oconto County Historical Society
November, 2025
6:00 PM
The annual meeting for Historical Society members is held each November. Included with the meeting is a dinner and interesting presentation. Invitations are sent out to our membership to attend this special evening. Please join us as a member and learn more about our incredible organization and all we have to offer.
December Speaker Series
December 4th, 2025
The Speaker Series is held the first Thursday of December. The Speaker Series offers to the public free of charge a presentation on a local topic of interest. Please plan to join us. Free cookies and beverages are available while you sit back and enjoy the presentation. Please check back on our website or follow us on Facebook for details regarding the presentation as the date approaches.
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