Manistee County Historical Museum

12/07/2023

Happy Holidays from Pomeroy Bottling Works and the Sq**rt Company (and the Manistee County Historical Museum) as published in the Manistee News Advocate on December 20, 1963!

09/09/2023

On Saturday, September 23 at 11 AM...we'll not only be discussing why 1888 was such a special year in Manistee but also examine photographs that were taken in the city during that year.

The oh-so plainly titled presentation, "1888: A Look Back" will be presented at the The Old Kirke Museum. Donations are certainly accepted and will be split evenly between the Old Kirke and the Manistee County Historical Museum.

For more information please contact the Manistee County Historical Museum at 231-723-5531.

06/17/2023

Very happy to be a part of this cool opportunity to share our city's history!

Spearheaded by the fine folks at The Old Kirke Museum this is a great opportunity to tour some of the outstanding historic buildings in Manistee.

So if you have never been inside these structures or it's been a while, please join us all on July 1 and July 3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Note...SOME of the buildings might require an admission fee but if they don't donations are always welcome.

03/04/2023

In a three-minute read, discover Manistee County's connection to the first Academy Award winner for Best Picture.

With the Vogue Theatre showing 1927’s epic film, “Wings” (directed by William Wellman) for this Wednesday’s (March 8) classic film selection, it is interesting to note that the film was awarded Best Picture at the first Academy Awards which took place in May of 1929. It is also interesting t...

02/04/2023

In one corner we have a Lumber Camp in the other corner we have a Saw Mill...in this 3-minute read, Kurt Schindler referees (and explains the difference) between the two.

Many, even with a passing history of Manistee, have heard of the many saw mills around Manistee Lake and the channel out to Lake Michigan. Also have heard of logging camps out in the woods. To those who have not given it much thought the perception may be the saw mills are industrial centers of manu...

11/26/2022

A 5-minute read on the process of making beer at the local brewery in 1937.

A view of the Chippewa Brewing Company circa late 1930s. In April of 1937 it was announced that Manistee’s brewery was to be reopened under new ownership. While replacing the previous iterations of the local concern (the C.H. Daniels Brewery/Manistee Brewing Co.) this new brewery, named the Chippe...

10/26/2022

In these views (and time periods - 1926/2022) of the former Manistee High School...what goes up, sometimes comes down.

Here is also a link to a few thoughts about the former high school building by museum director, Mark Fedder.

https://www.manisteenews.com/local-history/article/Museum-director-former-Manistee-student-shares-17482914.php

10/08/2022

In an interesting 2-min read, Kurt talks about century-old city taxes!

(The Fowler Building, formerly located at the southwest corner of Water and Maple street, were once home to city offices. We, in the United States, like to complain about high cost of government, and high taxes. (It has always been of interest to me that people in other western nations tend to focus...