Kewaunee County Jail Museum

Kewaunee County Jail Museum The Kewaunee County Jail Museum is a part of the Kewaunee County Historical Society. It opened its doors in May of 1970 The old jail building was built in 1876.
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It housed the jail and sheriff's quarters until 1969, when the new jail opened. The Kewaunee County Historical Society took over the building following a county referendum in 1970, which saved the building for museum purposes. The museum contains 9 rooms of displays, including the old dungeon-like cell block. The museum has displays including, law enforcement memorabilia, antique farm equipment, f

urniture, medical equipment, cameras, religious artifacts, Native American History, and even includes musical history of Kewaunee County. It truly has something for everyone. It's also rumored to have some friendly spirits that hang around.

We want to take a moment to thank everyone who attended our events these past two weekends.  The turnout was great, and ...
10/19/2025

We want to take a moment to thank everyone who attended our events these past two weekends. The turnout was great, and we hope everyone enjoyed themselves as much as we did. This was something brand new for us, and other than a couple small hiccups, we feel it went well.

The museum has to thank the We Like Ghosts Team for their expertise and guidance. Krysa, Kassie, and Shellie...Thank you!!! This could not have succeeded without you.

As promised when we first started promoting this, we have two door prizes to give away. The winners are Cheri Peot and Elizabeth Ratcliffe. They both will receive a copy of the book "30 Haunted Nights in Wisconsin" published by Haunted US. Kewaunee is well represented with both the Jail Museum and the Karsten Hotel appearing in the book. Cheri and Elizabeth, you will be contacted soon.

We have extra T-shirts if anyone is interested in purchasing one. You can contact the museum via the page or the email address [email protected].

THANK YOU everyone for your support of the museum!!!

Good to see the Jail Museum and the We Like Ghost team getting some attention.
10/15/2025

Good to see the Jail Museum and the We Like Ghost team getting some attention.

By Tim Kowols -- No gatekeepers or keymasters were required for you to learn about the Kewaunee County Jail Museum and its bouts with the paranormal.

10/11/2025

Our events are all sold out. Thank you to everyone who will be attending. I’m sorry to those who tried at the last minute. Stay tuned. You never know when a new event will pop up.

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Address

Courthouse Square 613 Dodge St
Kewaunee, WI
54216

Opening Hours

Thursday 12pm - 4pm
Friday 12pm - 4pm
Saturday 12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+19203887176

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