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The Ozaukee County Historical
Society is a non profit organization with a proven record of
accomplishments and programming. The Society has for over 50 years
developed and maintained the Ozaukee County Pioneer Village, and the
County Archival Records, which are available at the Hazel Wirth
Center, N57 W6406 Center St., Cedarburg. All researchers are invited to
use these county records that are updated as materials are made
available. Stony Hill School which is the original birth place of
National Flag Day was acquired in 1977 making a one room
school experience available to students, along with annual events held
there.
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The historic Electric Interurban Depot, located in Cedarburg
is now known as the Hazel Wirth Center and was dedicated in the fall
of 2007. The Society office and Board Room, the Ozaukee
Archives & Museum Research Center. Funding is being sought for purchase of an
authentic electric rail car for display outside the Center to
complete the unique historic setting. |
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In
1962, the Society acquired the Michael Ahner log house which
became the nucleus of a growing collection of unique historic buildings,
known as the Ozaukee County Pioneer Village. At present, there are
twenty four building and structures open to the public for individual tours,
elementary school tours, group and organization sponsored
activities, and special events. Some
of the special events include the annual
Fiddler’s
Contest,
an Antique Power Reunion Tractor and Machinery Show,
and Bluegrass at the Village, and the
Revolutionary War Encampment and Re-enactment! Visitors
step back into time as they visit this unique rural village nestled
amidst the rolling Hawthorne Hills. |
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In
1977, the Society acquired Stony Hill School just a few miles
north of
Ozaukee County Pioneer Village. Stony Hill School,
located in the Town of Fredonia is the original birthplace of National Flag
Day and provides a one-room schoolhouse experience during elementary
school field trips besides special ceremonies on National Flag Day
held the Sunday before June 14th of each year. The Avenue of State
Flags represent every
State of the Union and are flown for that ceremony. The
grounds are open throughout the year as a tribute to "Old
Glory and the Birthplace of National Flag Day" This site is
listed on the National and State Registry of Historic Places. |
Also, other projects of involvement include the "Ozaukee
County Courthouse Restoration Project" and the "Ozaukee
Interurban Trail Project".
When it comes to the O.C.H.S. you don’t
just read about history…it comes to life in the buildings, the
surroundings, the furnishings, and through the efforts of the interpretive
tour guides.
The Society looks forward to the
future and the opportunities that lie ahead, through working together and
with your support we’ll move ahead preserving and sharing the past for
today…And future generations!
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