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Upcoming Events

Check out the Museum’s 2026 Events Page for current information on upcoming events.

Saturday, Sept. 12 –The Lake Erie Islands Historical Society Museum will feature a display of large format black and white canvas prints recording the building of Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial, and the Centennial of the Battle of Lake Erie (1913) at Art in the Park on September 12. The photos were taken by Island photographer Otto G. Herbster and are from the personal collection of Board Member Maggie Beckford.

Sunday, Sept. 13 — LEIHS will operate the concession for Miller Boat Line’s annual Old Tyme Baseball Game, and the museum will again benefit from all proceeds of operating the concession for the game. Game starts at 2 pm and the church ball field. Thank you, Market Families.

Saturday, Sept. 19 — “Sale Away” at the Heritage Resale Shop’s 20% Off Sale. We’re always happy to accept donations after PIBCC’s Sale Away.

Saturday, Oct. 3 — Join the “Skelly Hunt” – 50% Off Sale on select items at Heritage Resale Shop.

Tuesday, Oct. 6 — Brown Bag Lunch History Talk with Paul Ladd, “History of Mailboats on the Islands” at 11:45 am at the Museum. Light lunch provided.

Sat-Sun, Oct 10-11 — Visit us at PIBCC’s Oktoberfest. LEIHS’s Museum Booth with Books, Bricks and Memberships will be on hand.

Friday, Oct. 16 — LEIHS’s popular Cemetery Pioneer Walk begins at 4:00 at Crown Hill.

Saturday, Oct 17 — LEIHS’s popular Cemetery Pioneer Walk begins at 4:00 at Crown Hill.

Tuesday, November 10 — Brown Bag Lunch History Talk with Billy Market, “This History of Miller Boat Line” at 11:45 am at the Museum. A light lunch will be provided.

Tues., Dec. 1 — Giving Tuesday. LEIHS will join the LEI Conservancy and the LEINWC on Giving Tuesday by opening our doors to the community from 11 am to 7 pm to accept charitable donations during this annual event.

With the renovation of the Heritage Resale Shop, we will be open more often in the fall and winter. That schedule will be added as we near the end of the summer.

Lake Erie Islands Historical Society & Museum

Originally the Put-in-Bay Centennial Celebration Committee (PIBCCC) established in 1975, this organization was renamed the Lake Erie Islands Historical Society in 1985 when a group of dedicated island residents formed to make their vision of an island museum a reality. The first museum opened in 1987 at the historic Put-in-Bay Bottling Works building. A new 6,000 square foot museum building with a research library and archive was opened in 1998. The LEIHS's mission is to educate about Lake Erie Islands history, and to protect and preserve island history for future generations. WE offer six levels of membership, and anyone interested is invited to join. The museum hosts events for members, fundraising events open to everyone, history programs, and collaborative events with island partners. Open daily in the summer months and weekends in the spring and fall, the Lake Erie Islands Historical Society museum welcomes school groups, with advance notice please, to explore the history and mystery of the Lake Erie Islands and island life.

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Oktoberfest Tent, Museum Table Sunday 12-5 Explore Island German Heritage through Games!

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Part 2 Paul Ladd brown bag lunch Talk
Mailboats across the ice.

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The Museum’s thrift store is packing and moving… to the other side of the building. Young’s Flooring (Port Clinton) will arrive on Tuesday, October 20 for a two-day installation of a new plank floor. Inventory needs to be moved so it’s all on one side of the shop. October 20 the first half of the floor will be finished and everything that was moved needs to be moved back onto new flooring so the second side can be installed on day 2. Please contact Kendra or June at the shop for the particulars. Stop by or call 419-285-2804. We appreciate all our volunteers and your continued support. We could not do these projects without you. More than 100 people volunteered in some fashion to help us during the past 12 months. Thank you. Sincerely. Thank you.

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Part 3. Paul Ladd’s brown bag lunch Program Tuesday, Oct 6,

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Part 3 Paul Ladd’s brown bag lunch Program—in case you missed it !

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