The Wisconsin Humanities Council is beginning to disperse federal aid from the first COVID-19 stimulus package, including to a local non-profit. Bailey Koepsel says the operational grant will help keep the Door County Historical Society going until business can return to a semblance of normal. According to Koepsel, that won’t be for months still.

The Historical Society has been hit from a loss of programming and a shuttering of the Heritage Village. It caters to field trips from area schools, which stopped in March and will remain halted until the end of summer vacation. Like many others, the Historical Society is trying to improve its virtual offerings to help in the meantime.

Photo courtesy of the Door County Historical Society Facebook page.