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!
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!!
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.
Open House at the Copper Culture Museum
June 28, 2025
You’re Invited: Open House at the Copper Culture Museum
Copper Culture State Park – Oconto, WI
Saturday, June 28 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Join us for a special Open House at the Copper Culture Museum located within Copper Culture State Park in Oconto, Wisconsin. We’re excited to share the newly refreshed building and exhibits with the community!
The Park and Museum are always free to the public.
Event Highlights:
- Refreshments tent in the front garden
- Ancient Native American Artifacts Identification Table
- Area collectors are welcome to bring items from their personal collections for review
- Celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the Wisconsin State Parks System
Exhibit Update
Over the past 20 years, significant archaeological discoveries about the Old Copper Complex have been integrated into our new exhibits. These exhibits highlight the lifeways of ancient people who lived in northeast Wisconsin thousands of years ago. The burials at the Oconto Site are directly tied to the prehistoric ancestors of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.
According to American Archaeology (Spring 2025, Vol. 29 No. 1), recent evidence suggests the Copper Culture people were not only the earliest known metallurgists in the western hemisphere—but potentially the earliest in the world.
The Oconto Site is one of only a few such locations in the Upper Great Lakes region, and the only one with a museum dedicated to telling the story of these remarkable prehistoric people.
About the Museum
The Copper Culture Museum is open daily from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day, and by appointment for small groups in the spring and fall.
It is housed in a beautifully restored, intricately bricked farmhouse built over 100 years ago by Charles Werrebroeck in the Old World Belgian style. The preserved Oconto-milled maple floors and the double-sided fireplace—now featuring hand-painted panels by local artist Bruce Retzlaff—offer visitors a truly unique experience.
The Museum is operated under the auspices of the Oconto County Historical Society.
Cemetery Walk “If Tombstones Could Talk”
September 8-10, 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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