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Racine Heritage Museum We invite you to join the over 30,000 annual visitors to Racine Heritage Museum, and take advantage

Last but not least in our line up of this year's Sport Hall of Fame Inductees: J.C. Dawkins excelled as a multi-sports ...
10/24/2026

Last but not least in our line up of this year's Sport Hall of Fame Inductees:

J.C. Dawkins excelled as a multi-sports star at Park High School before attending the University of Wisconsin where, as a receiver, he played an instrumental role in the Badgers’ winning their first-ever Rose Bowl championship in 1994.

We look forward to celebrating all of our inductees at the Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on November 5th. See you there!

Look at all that candy! We'll be participating in 's candy crawl and scavenger hunt event tomorrow. So parents, get th...
10/23/2026

Look at all that candy!
We'll be participating in 's candy crawl and scavenger hunt event tomorrow. So parents, get the most out of that costume you spent too much money/time on for your kids. Get outside, stop on in, grab some candy, and hunt for some ghosts!

Did you know that Racine Heritage Museum is (technically) over 150 years old?! Racine Heritage Museum traces its origins...
10/23/2026

Did you know that Racine Heritage Museum is (technically) over 150 years old?!
Racine Heritage Museum traces its origins to 1870, when early community builders organized the Old Settlers’ Society (original members pictured here) to preserve the stories and experience of the settlement of Racine County. From its earliest days as a wheat producer with a bustling commercial harbor, later as a global manufacturing leader, and today, as an emergent hub of technological innovation and production, Racine County has evolved and changed. Through this continuing process of reinvention, the Racine Heritage Museum and its predecessor organizations have worked to collect, preserve and share Racine County's rich and unique story. There is nothing like it in the world.

Thursday night we had our Annual Members Meeting at the amazing CaseIH Experience Center. Our members had the chance to...
10/17/2026

Thursday night we had our Annual Members Meeting at the amazing CaseIH Experience Center. Our members had the chance to mingle, hear from the museum on the work we have been doing, and attend a presentation on the history of the J.I. Case company. Thank you to everyone who attended! It was a splendid evening. If you are interested in attending next year's meeting, all you need is a membership! Sign up at www.racineheritagemuseum.org/membership

The next in our series is the largest artifact included in that exhibit; a 1910 piano. Hiram J. Smith sold Racine-buil...
10/15/2026

The next in our series is the largest artifact included in that exhibit; a 1910 piano. Hiram J. Smith sold Racine-built pianos at his jewelry and Music Store at 437 Main Street in the early 1900’s. Even the metal component of the soundboard inside, which holds the piano strings was made in Racine.

Follow along with us as we take these long exhibited artifacts from our 'Factory for the World' exhibit and return them to storage!

*This is a PSA*📣Please don't do this. Yesterday an individual who wanted to support our goal of preserving historic mate...
10/14/2026

*This is a PSA*📣

Please don't do this.

Yesterday an individual who wanted to support our goal of preserving historic materials dropped this box at our front door while we were closed. We found it when we opened in the morning but we aren't sure how long it was there. Here is the problem: these documents had sensitive information included and could have been taken by any individual walking by. RHM cannot be responsible for things left at our front door.

The good news is the individual contacted us later that day so we were able to find out who the person was and why they were donating.

The even better news is that we have clear instructions for people who wish to donate to us in the future! Information on making donations to RHM's collection can be found at https://www.racineheritagemuseum.org/support.

Thanks Folks! Have a great Wednesday!

Ever wonder what's been going on in the archive? Our Archivist, Liz, is working very hard to create and update these fi...
10/13/2026

Ever wonder what's been going on in the archive? Our Archivist, Liz, is working very hard to create and update these finding aids. Finding aids help you browse the materials in the Archives collection and can be very helpful if you are looking for something specific. To access the finding aid, just go to www.racineheritagemuseum.org, hover over the 'LEARN' button to engage the drop down menu and select 'RESEARCH'. We hope this tool will be a great help to the community and those who wish to do research.

Can you believe we are less than a month away from the Racine County Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony? Our next f...
10/10/2026

Can you believe we are less than a month away from the Racine County Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony? Our next featured inductee is Jeff Christensen.

Jeff Christensen was a standout athlete at Racine Lutheran High School and later became one of the state’s best boys basketball coach in Wisconsin history. His Crusaders teams won 11 conference titles and four state championships. Wow!

Address

701 Main Street
Racine, WI
53403

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

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+12626363926

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