Date: September 13, 2023Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am Please join us for our annual tour. And spread the word. Advanced tickets are available now at the following places. To preview the sites, go to the heading NEWS, and drop down Newsletters. Scroll through the lastest newsletter to see the sites.
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2023 August Meeting – An Evening of Remembrance
Date: August 28, 2023Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Location: 1147 West Boulevard Racine, Wisconsin Join us for a bit of history when notable Racinians interred at Mound Cemetery will come to life as they are played by eight actors. Racine Theatre Guild will be presenting scripts written by Margo Drummond. Complete with period costume, they will give us a…
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46th Tour of Historic Places, Sunday September 24, 2023 12-5:30 pm
Start date: July 24, 2023End date: September 24, 2023Time: 12:00 pm - 5:30 pmOur tour this year is titled "A Stroll Down Memory Lane." It will feature eight historic places in Racine. Please save the date. And come back to our webpage for more information soon. Your help is important and we are hoping you will support us this year…
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The Zahn’s Building and its People
Date: June 8, 2023Time: 7:00 pmSpeaker: Pete Sisak Topic: The Zahn's Building and its People Location: The Women's Club (Maresh-Meredith Funeral Home, annex), xxx Lake Avenue, Racine WI Printable Meeting Notice: April 3, 2023 Meeting Notice Pete Sisak is a member of the Zahn's family, and will present their history in Racine, with photographs and mementos that visitors may pick…
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How About North Beach?
Date: March 6, 2023Time: 7:00 pmSpeaker: Pippin Michelli Topic: How About North Beach? Location: The Main Project and Cafe, 1014 State Street, Racine, WI Printable Meeting Notice: March Preservation Racine Membership Meeting Preservation Racine President Pippin Michelli has put together a wonderful presentation on the history of the North Beach area of Racine. You’ll learn about the erosion of the…
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A Return to Kiddieland
Date: August 29, 2022Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmSpeakers: Carol Burow Gianforte, Jim Mercier, Helen Horlick Pugh Topic: A Return to Kiddieland Location: Living Faith Lutheran Church, 2915 Wright Avenue, Racine, WI Printable Meeting Notice: Remember Kiddieland, the well-loved amusement park near Horlick Dam in Racine? Perhaps it was before your time (1950s and 1960s). Either way, you're in luck,…
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2022, Tour of Historic Places
Date: September 25, 2022Time: 12:00 pm - 5:30 pmOur Tour of Historic Places is planned for Sunday, September 25, 2022 (last Sunday in September). The theme this year is An Eclectic Collection, and the tour will include the new apartments at the old Horlicks Industrial Plant, and another apartment at the old Gold Medal Plant. Another previously industrial site is…
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Lost Architectural Treasures
Date: June 7, 2022Time: 6:00 pmSpeaker: Debbie Yale Topic: Lost Architectural Treasures Location: The Lee Room, Racine Public Library, 75 Seventh Street, Racine, WI Printable Meeting Notice: Meeting Notice Some years ago, Preservation Racine presented a talk on some of the many mansions and other noteworthy buildings that were lost to posterity through razing, fires, and other disasters. Our historian, Debbie…
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The Story of a Passionate Racine Collector
Date: April 4, 2022Time: 7:00 pmSpeaker: Gerald Karwowski Topic: The Story of a Passionate Racine Collector Location: St Edward Church, 1401 Grove Avenue, Racine Printable Meeting Notice: Meeting Notice Additional Information: We are pleased to have Gerald Karwowski as our guest speaker for the April Membership Meeting. Gerry retired after a 30-year career at the J. I. Case Company and…
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First in a Limited Series of Tutorials
Date: March 7, 2022Time: 7:00 pmSpeaker: Pippin Michelli Topic: Finding Essential First Information Location: Littleport Brewing Company, 214 3rd Street (Wisconsin Avenue and 3rd Street) Printable Meeting Notice: Meeting Notice Additional Information: After a number of requests by Preservation Racine members, we are very pleased that our President, Perette (Pippin) Michelli has agreet to contact a series of meetings on…
