Portage County Historical Society

Portage County Historical Society Sharing the stories of Portage County, Wisconsin through education and preservation. PCHS runs multiple museums in locations throughout Portage County.

Heritage Park (9 buildings) located in the Village of Plover, the Historic Firehouse No. 2 (1 building), City of Stevens Point, Beth Israel Synagogue (1 building), City of Stevens Point, Rising Star Mill (1 building), Village of Nelsonville, Konkols Corner Shrine, Amherst.

Can you make PCHS a part of YOUR week? Whether it's for a tour of the Rising Star Mill, or interacting with our social m...
08/31/2026

Can you make PCHS a part of YOUR week? Whether it's for a tour of the Rising Star Mill, or interacting with our social media pages, we hope to see you this week!

Celebrate with us as we close out our Family Fridays for the season! We have a balloon artist coming to Heritage Park, a...
08/28/2026

Celebrate with us as we close out our Family Fridays for the season! We have a balloon artist coming to Heritage Park, and so much more to look forward to.

We are saddened to hear of the passing of former PCHS Board Member Julie Richards. Julie helped coordinate events and vo...
08/27/2026

We are saddened to hear of the passing of former PCHS Board Member Julie Richards. Julie helped coordinate events and volunteers in the early 2010s during her service to the organization. After moving away from our area, she remained active in the organization through her membership in the Society. Service details can be found at the link provided here.

Schmidt & Bartelt Funeral and Cremation Services, Wauwatosa, Menomonee Falls, Whitefish Bay, Sussex, Mequon, Oconomowoc, Mukwonago, Wisconsin, vaults, caskets, cremation, cemteries, funerals, urns

It's time to start planning your outfit for the first day of school!Check out these spiffy kids in this week's highlig...
08/27/2026

It's time to start planning your outfit for the first day of school!

Check out these spiffy kids in this week's highlight. From the Stevens Point Journal collection, this photo is from the first day of school at St. Joseph and St. Stanislaus schools in 1966.

08/26/2026

What a fun night of community, music, and history. Comment below if you were tapping your toes with us! We hope to see you at our LAST Music @ the Mill concert for the year on September 16th!

Do you want to learn about the people who raised Portage County? Join PCHS in celebrating the educators of Portage Count...
08/25/2026

Do you want to learn about the people who raised Portage County? Join PCHS in celebrating the educators of Portage County in the Lessons from Long Ago: Stories of Education Cemetery Tour. Tickets available online.

We are honored every year to help kick off Leadership Portage Count with a historical tour of the area!
08/24/2026

We are honored every year to help kick off Leadership Portage Count with a historical tour of the area!

There's a lot to celebrate this week at Portage County Historical Society. Come down to Heritage Park to learn more abou...
08/24/2026

There's a lot to celebrate this week at Portage County Historical Society. Come down to Heritage Park to learn more about our remarkable history!

08/21/2026
Are you ready for school to begin?This week's shows Keith Karr taking a picture of his son Kyle on the first day of sc...
08/21/2026

Are you ready for school to begin?

This week's shows Keith Karr taking a picture of his son Kyle on the first day of school at the McKinley Center in Stevens Point, in 2007.

Be sure to get lots of photos this year so you can remember all your favorite moments!

Address

2700 Madison Avenue
Plover, WI
54467

Opening Hours

Friday 12pm - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

Telephone

+17155444950

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