At this Friends History Popup on August 6th, Connie shared much library history and a lot of fun and perhaps little-known stories… Click to view the video of her talk...

Pictures from the second Behind the Scenes ( the first was last year).

A fun event as Beth shared from her upcoming book, which includes stories about the Madeline Island community and special individuals from our past! Video of Beth’s presentation included…

The Dugout Canoe of Hidden Beach: Unraveling a Puzzle
Presented by Barbara Coffin & Dan Engstrom.
View the video of the popup presentation and discussion.

Kip Dooley and Friends members, including Sara Greenman Sheehan, gather at the South Shore Tennis Courts to reminisce about tennis on Madeline Island through the years. Click to enjoy the video of the discussion…

Attendees had a great time getting a look at the archives and working areas of the museum, and hearing about visions of possible upgrades to the building and site. Click to view pictures of the tour and hidden spaces…

Click to view videos of the presentation by Keith Sowl, plus the Q & A followup.

This popup held in Malcom Lein’s island home (now Eric & Laurel Lein’s home), featured stories by the architect Thomas Blanck, remembering Bella Capser and explaining how the addition was designed and built. A highlight was a look at Blanck’s original drawings! We also got a look at the booklet commemorating the preview opening of the Capser Center. And a tour of the Lein home, a 1930’s fabricated home consisting of sections, multiples of 3 feet, that are held together with bolts and wing nuts! Click to view the booklet and video of the presentation...

This was an extremely interesting and entertaining event. Jean Teisberg, who was site director of the museum in the early days, had wonderful stories to share about the Capsers and the early museum! And we got to tour the original Capser cabin where the event was held! Click to view video of the stories...

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From one of our Informal History Discussion events: Island history buffs will love this talk about life on Sand Island from the 1930’s on… Click to view the videos.

Mimi is spot on! Click to view the short video…