Doty Cabin

Doty Cabin The Doty Cabin Museum is dedicated to pioneer life in Neenah and Menasha. After his passing, the cabin was bought/sold numerous times.

The museum contains objects from Governor James Duane Doty family, early Native American relics and objects from early settlers. Doty Cabin was built in 1844-1845 by the Second Territorial Governor of Wisconsin, James Duane Doty. In 1923, the cabin was donated by the John Strange family to the City of Neenah. The cabin was moved on logs with a team of oxen to (what is now) Doty Park. In the 1940's

the cabin was in poor repair and was rebuilt by salvaging as much original material as possible. The cabin is a FREE museum to pioneer life in the 1800's. The museum is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC from June 2nd - September 2nd.

New installation is coming.... A park bench donation! The hole has been dug. We will have somewhere for visitors to sit ...
06/01/2026

New installation is coming.... A park bench donation! The hole has been dug.

We will have somewhere for visitors to sit outside! Details coming....

05/25/2026

Officially open for the season starting today (12-4pm). Pick up your passport!.

New sign out front! Getting ready for Opening Day on Monday.
05/23/2026

New sign out front! Getting ready for Opening Day on Monday.

The rock and tablet had a deep cleaning! Moss-be-Gone and some black primer made a world of difference. We look forward ...
04/15/2026

The rock and tablet had a deep cleaning! Moss-be-Gone and some black primer made a world of difference. We look forward to seeing you in about a month.

After 3 months of meetings, "Book Club" has come to a close. Tom and Becky helped Neenah Park & Neenah Parks & Recreatio...
04/09/2026

After 3 months of meetings, "Book Club" has come to a close. Tom and Becky helped Neenah Park & Neenah Parks & Recreation review over 250 books to determine their condition and relationship to Neenah & Menasha pioneer families. The oldest book was from 1817. The project was very educational for everyone!

03/27/2026

Since last fall, we have hosted the Rosie Roosevelt statue in our gardens, along the Doty Park walkway where everyone can easily view it. Also, If you haven't been inside our 1,800 square foot "shed", oops, I mean museum, come check us out when we open starting on Memorial Day. You'll be glad you did!!

We are having too much fun at the Cabin this week! These guys have been hard at work sorting through weapons for our new...
03/11/2026

We are having too much fun at the Cabin this week! These guys have been hard at work sorting through weapons for our new display in the library. We are looking forward to seeing you soon!

Signups are open for our We The People Events! All other events are open to the public (except Time Travelers Camp - sig...
03/06/2026

Signups are open for our We The People Events! All other events are open to the public (except Time Travelers Camp - sign up through Neenah Parks & Recreation)! Here are the signup links:
-Educators Appreciation We The People Preview: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4FAAAE22A4F4C43-62739808-educators #/
-1860s Picture Frame Root & Runner Creative: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4FAAAE22A4F4C43-62741119-1860s #/
-The Diligent Needle: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4FAAAE22A4F4C43-62788534-thediligent #/

Neighbors have been stopping by asking about "all the hammering" that's been going on. We've been working on new display...
02/27/2026

Neighbors have been stopping by asking about "all the hammering" that's been going on. We've been working on new displays and giving some attention to existing treasures (like this support cradle for the birchbark canoe). See you in May!

Strange coincidence occurred! During our inventory count last year, we found squares of orange glass in our storage area...
02/10/2026

Strange coincidence occurred! During our inventory count last year, we found squares of orange glass in our storage area. Through a glass identification site, we found they were created by the Indiana Glass Company. I didn't think too much on it until.... last week, while eating at Club Tavern (downtown Menasha), I realized the same glass hung in their lights! These lights originally hung in The Armory. So, Doty Cabin has Armory glass!

Address

701 Lincoln Street
Neenah, WI
54956

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 4pm
Tuesday 12pm - 4pm
Wednesday 12pm - 4pm
Thursday 12pm - 4pm
Friday 12pm - 4pm
Saturday 12pm - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+19208866060

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