February 18, 2016

Meet a Volunteer: Glenn Leege

Glenn Leege is another of our long-serving volunteers having been with us for 12 years. He retired from Hamilton in September 2003 and the very next month he was giving tours at the original museum site on Jefferson Street. Glenn’s history with Hamilton’s starts in May, 1959 when he responded to an ad placed by Hamilton’s in the Sturgeon Bay... Read More »

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January 19, 2016

Hamilton Stories: Don Konop

This weekend Don Konop shared with us his Hamilton story. Don was hired at the Hamilton Manufacturing Company in January of 1959 as a machine hand working on various type of machinery. After many years and promotions from Cabinet Maker to General Supervisor, he ended up being the Plant Manager of the entire wood plant. He regaled us with many... Read More »

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December 22, 2015

Useful Things Workshop with Tracy Honn

We had a really fun workshop this past weekend with Tracy Honn of Silver Buckle Press. She led the way as workshop attendees created wrapping paper, tags, and ornaments using wood type and hand-cut imagery. Students came from Green Bay, Madison, Chicago and just down the street in Manitowoc. What a great way to spend the day! Here is Tracy's... Read More »

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December 10, 2015

Hamilton Stories: Norb Brylski

If we think of Norb Brylski as the museum's godfather, he surely didn't disappoint in the second round of our oral history series. Norb's history began in Pulaski Wisconsin, where he worked and operated his own shop in that town. From his beginning at Hamilton in the early 60s, this is the story of a man who adapted to all... Read More »

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December 9, 2015

I Wanted to Build Something Else for the Museum

Last winter I built a bunch of display cases so the Hamilton Museum could show 
off more of their wood type collection. I looked at the Wish List a while ago and
 saw a need for strong tables for workshop areas. I figured maybe I could make 
some. 
I know wood working well enough to make some tables, but strong... Read More »

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