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Visit "We Have To Go Out" - The story of the Eagle Harbor and Portage Lifesaving Stations, an exhibit created by the KCHS and now on display at the Carnegie Museum in Houghton through May, 2012.
All of the Keweenaw County Historical Society sites and museums are closed for the 2011 season. Thank you for your visits and support. Check this site in the spring of 2012 for the announcement of the opening dates for the 2012 season.
Over 2,000 people attended the Keweenaw County Sesquicentennial Parade in Mohawk on July 24, 2010. Click this link to see a sample of some of the images from the parade.
Check this column for current news concerning the Keweenaw County Historical Society.
The Keweenaw County Historical Society
The Eagle Harbor Lighthouse Complex contains four different museums.
About the Keweenaw County Historical Society
The Keweenaw County Historical Society, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3)* organization, was established in 1981 to preserve and share the history of the county. It has over 1,186 members, many of whom are life members. It operates a number of museums that are open to the public in the summer, publishes a quarterly newsletter and several booklets, runs various programs for adults and children in the summer, maintains an archive of relevant documents, and actively maintains various historical properties.
The members of the Society have profound respect for those who went before, those who created the history we study and preserve. And we have a profound responsibility to those who will come after, to ensure that the history is still there. We are the connecting link, and it is important that we do our job well. Every membership and every gift is vital - we could not continue the Society's important and exciting work without such support.
* Press here to see a copy of the latest IRS Form 990-EZ which defines our 501(c)(3) status.
This web site offers a range of pages about the Society and it's work:
- How to contact the Society
- How to become a member
- Publications of the Society
- Reports and documents of the society
- Volunteer opportunities in the Society
- Web sites related to the Society and its work
Officers and Trustees of the Keweenaw County Historical Society
| President | Virginia Petermann Jamison |
| Vice President | Virginia Schubert |
| Secretary | Anne Boggio |
| Treasurer | Annie Gasperich |
| Trustees | Paul R. Freshwater |
| Honorary Trustees | Richard Dana Peter Van Pelt Clarence J. Monette David H. Thomas |
The Lauri W. Leskinen Memorial Award
The Lauri Leskinen Award is
given for outstanding service
to the Society.
Each year the KCHS presents the Lauri W. Leskinen Memorial Award, named for the founder and first president of the Society, to someone who has made noteworthy contributions to the preservation and sharing of the history of Keweenaw County. The most recent recipients are Jack and Louise Marta who accepted the award at the Society's annual dinner in October, 2010.