Milwaukee County Historical Society

Friends of MCHS Events

A Haunting Tour of the Miramar Theatre
Thursday, October 16, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
$25 non-member, $20 Friends members, $40 "Join & Go"
Reservations Deadline: October 10.
Call 414-273-8288

Back by popular demand is anotherr ghost hunt for Halloween. This time we gather at the Miramar Theatre, 2844 N. Oakland. Is the Miramar Theatre - built in 1913 as a movie palace and later the first home of the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre - haunted? Experience a real paranormal investigation by members of the Southern Wisconsin Paranormal Research Group.

 

Christmas in 19th Century Milwaukee at the Pabst Mansion
Tuesday, December 2, 5:30 - 8 p.m.
$25 non-member, $20 Friends members, $40 "Join & Go"
Reservations Deadline: November 25.
Call 414-273-8288

Pabst Mansion Senior Historian John C. Eastberg explores our Milwaukee ancestors’ varied holiday traditions in this special event amid the beauty and grandeur of the mansion’s nationally recognized holiday decorations. Local designers, businesses and residents who love to decorate for the holidays have transformed more than a dozen rooms for this year’s “A Grand Avenue Christmas” display. After the talk, tour the mansion and be sure to stay and enjoy Christmas cookies with the FRIENDS.


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