Revitalized Copper Culture Museum Open House

Description

Join the Oconto County Historical Society for an Open House at the newly refreshed Copper Culture Museum at Copper Culture State Park in Oconto, WI.

The park and the museum are always free to the public. There will be a refreshments tent and an Ancient Native American Artifacts Identification table in the front garden. Area artifact collectors are invited to bring items from their collection for review. The 125th anniversary of the Wisconsin State Parks System will also be celebrated.

Archaeological findings about the Old Copper Complex (as it is now known to archaeologists) over the last 20 years have been incorporated into the new exhibits, which focus on the lifeways of ancient people of northeast Wisconsin thousands of years ago. The burials at the Oconto Site are direct prehistoric ancestors of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.

The Copper Culture Museum is housed in a charming, intricately bricked farmhouse, built by Charles Werrebroeck over 100 years ago in the traditional, Old World Belgian style. The beautiful Oconto milled maple floors have been preserved, and the double-sided fireplace has been thoughtfully enhanced using hand-painted panels by local artist Bruce Retzlaff.

The museum is operated by the Oconto County Historical Society.