Sheboygan County Museum

05/06/2026

Take in the local stories of how architecture has helped Sheboyganites express values, hopes, conflict, and who we think we are. Join art historian Erin Brehmer at the Museum next Saturday, May 16, 1:00pm-2:30pm, for a Historic Church Architecture of Sheboygan Lecture.

⛪️Pre-register on our website or by calling the Museum🎨
https://sheboyganmuseum.org/event/historic-church-architecture-of-sheboygan-lecture/

04/30/2026

Tuesday May 5, hear Dr. Pao Lor's story of fleeing Laos, moving to Green Bay, and even returning to Laos as an adult. Hear about his scholarship on the Hmong diaspora. Meet our co-hosts from the local orgs Hmong Mutual Assistance Association of Sheboygan Inc, Sheboygan North High School Hmong Engaging Youth, and South High's Hmong Student Organization.

📸Pao and his siblings at a refugee camp in Thailand
📸Pao in Green Bay, 1985
📸Pao near Phou Bia, the highest mountain in Laos, where the CIA operated a secret military base in the 1960s-70s

Pre-register at https://sheboygancountyhistoricalsocietyandmuseum.square.site/shop/programs/ZAB7LQPGMRLGVSGZCWMDSKRX

04/29/2026

Monday May 4, Lakeview Community Library, Random Lake WI, 2:00pm!

Have fun, share your story, and learn about personal record-keeping at Show & Tell Remix: Lakeview Community Library, Random Lake.

04/29/2026

Join us in May for another exciting month of programming with Sheboygan County Museum! During May, museum staff will be working with Lakeview Community Library, and Mead Public Library to host "Show and Tell Remix" events in Random Lake and Sheboygan. Participants are encouraged bring an object and tell their stories at these events focused on sharing and preserving their own histories. More information can be found on each library's websites.

May will also feature two wonderful speakers at the Museum. First, speaker and author Dr. Pao Lor will share his firsthand account of being a young boy who fled Laos and his scholarship on the Hmong Diaspora on May 5. Then, on May 16, art history scholar and Volunteer Coordinator Erin Brehmer will be discussing how architecture and religious worship collided in the early populations of Sheboygan immigrants. Pre-registration for both of these presentations can be found at bit.ly/registerthesheb

For more information on any of the Museum's upcoming programs, visit https://sheboyganmuseum.org/upcoming-programs/

04/22/2026

2026 is the 50th anniversary of Hmong in Sheboygan. Learn more at our final talk for the 2026 Speaker Series: Our American Home with Dr. Pao Lor and our co-hosts Hmong Mutual Assistance Association of Sheboygan Inc, Hmong Engaging Youth (North High), and Hmong Student Organization (South High).

04/19/2026

Thank You Sheboygan County Museum Volunteers

You make collecting, preserving, and educating about the history of Sheboygan County possible.

Interested in volunteering? Learn more and apply at https://sheboyganmuseum.org/support/volunteer/

04/13/2026

Filmmaker Beah Travis used to work at the Milestones adult living facility on the southside of Sheboygan. So many of the residents became an important part of Beah's life and they started to film slices of life at the home.

The debut for this short documentary takes place right here at Sheboygan County Museum THIS THURSDAY, April 16, 6:00pm-7:30pm including a talkback with residents from the home!

Learn more at Milestones Film Screening with Filmmaker Beah Travis

Belladonna Film Project

04/10/2026

What an honor to be chosen by the students and families of Wilson Elementary School - Sheboygan WI to receive this generous gift in support of our annual Holiday Memories event. We even shared the good news with Bruce the Spruce and he said "two branches up!" 🎉🎉

A portion of the funds raised from our Winter Games of the Heart fundraiser was donated to the Sheboygan County Historical Museum in support of their Holiday Memories Exhibit. The remaining funds will be used to purchase equipment for a new Backyard Games unit in our physical education classes.

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of presenting Museum Director Brett Lobello with a check—thank you to everyone who helped make this possible

04/10/2026

Kid-friendly tours of our Milestones Temporary Exhibit available at 12:30pm, 1:30pm, and 2:30pm tomorrow, Saturday April 11 for Family Adventure Day: Sheboygan Rocks & MIlestones Exhibit Tour. Consider your own family milestones and paint "Sheboygan Rocks!" with Howard's Grove artist Ash & Dust - Handcrafted!

04/08/2026

Register today to view three short films by Beah Travis! Be the first to see their newest film "Milestones" named after the (now closed) living facility for adults with disabilities on the southside of Sheboygan. Enjoy a talkback afterward with Milestones residents.

Pre-register at https://sheboygancountyhistoricalsocietyandmuseum.square.site/shop/programs/ZAB7LQPGMRLGVSGZCWMDSKRX

Learn more at Milestones Film Screening with Filmmaker Beah Travis

Belladonna Film Project
Sheboygan Film Festival