Videos

Welcome to the Video page.  The videos shown here are from the past 5 months of programs recorded during live presentations that occurred, typically, at the Kress Pavilion Great Room.

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The Maid & The Socialite

Lynda Drews discovered that one of her Green Bay home’s owners had been Attorney Victor I. Minahan, a member of a brilliant family that dominated Green Bay’s professional, business, political, and social arenas for over 60 years. In 2017, Lynda discovered the maid and the socialite’s stories, and the book Lynda planned to write took a dramatic turn. Lynda’s talk will highlight that research journey to uncover these brave women’s stories.

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The History of Egg Harbor Baseball

In dedication to our past Egg Harbor Historical Society Board Member, Pete LeMere, and with the enormous help from past players of the Door County Baseball team -the Egg Harbor Indians, Giz Herbst presents the 140 year history of our Egg Harbor baseball team.

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The Alvin Clark Story – Mystery Ship

The Alvin Clark was a classic Great Lakes commercial schooner used in the regional lumber and timber trade.  On June 29, 1864, the ship was caught in a severe squall or gale off Chambers Island in Green Bay, capsizing and sinking in about 120 feet of water and taking the lives of three crew members.  After over 2 years of salvage work, the Mystery Ship was lifted to the surface at Marinette Marine on July 29, 1969 by Frank Hoffman and his crew.  Giz Herbst describes the events before and after the Alvin Clark was raised from the bottom of Green Bay and introduces a video about the struggles in raising the Alvin Clark. produced in 1969 by University of Wisconsin – Green Bay.

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The Alpine Story

The history of the Alpine as recorded in 1980 by Bill Bertschinger and Gus der Schweitzerboob.

Thank you Bill for all the memories you have given us through your recorded interviews and your production of videos of the History or Egg Harbor and of the History of the Alpine.

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Joe Knaapen as “Edward Minor, Door County Civil War Veteran”.

Edward S. Minor was the only Door County man ever elected to Congress. Knaapen’s program will feature Minor’s Civil War experience with the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry and his accomplishments in the Wisconsin
Assembly, State Senate and Congress. Presenter Joe Knaapen is a Sturgeon Bay native whose family owned and operated a bakery there for 70 years. He retired after 30 years as a newspaper reporter and editor, most of that at the Door County Advocate. As an avid reader, he was always interested in the U.S. Civil War.

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