Past Events

10-4 Visit our Quilt Show and talk quilts with other quilt enthusiasts and a quilt expert, Joey Mahieu of Against the Grain Quilt shop in Mineral Point. From 1pm-4pm We will have a quilt show and tell. Bring in your own quilt- antique, vintage, or new- and show it to other quilt enthusiasts from 1-4pm. … Read more

Come visit the Museum to see our new winter window display commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack. Christmas 1941 was a time of great challenges for the nation and for Grant County as Americans stepped up to defend our country.  A short talk about the Winter of 1941 by Tracey Roberts, Executive … Read more

Join us as Tracey Lee Roberts, historian and Executive Director of the Grant County Historical Society, shares her research and photos about the origins of our state’s nickname. Historic photos. Free for Society members. $5.00 for non-members. Limited seating. Please reserve your seat by calling 608 723-4925 by August 17th. Cookies and beverage provided.

Enjoy free ice cream and music on the grounds of the Stone Cottage starting at 1:00. Marty Raymon, a musician from Galena, will play a wide variety of great music. Tours of the Cottage Museum are on the hour starting at 10:00. Last tour is at 3:00. Tours are free for GCHS members, $5.00 for … Read more

MUSIC! Enjoy unplugged music and a sing around the fire with yummy S’Mores. Music is outdoors under a tent. The line up is: 3:00-4:00 Learn Harmonica with Lou. Free harmonicas at Driftless Market or at the Cottage on day of event. (Until they run out!) OR, bring your own and play along! 4:00-4:30 Alan Moore … Read more