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The Manitowoc County Historical Society, located at 924 Pinecrest Road in Manitowoc, will organize its annual Library Card Free Day on May 24. This event is in collaboration with the Manitowoc-Calumet Library system and will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors with a Manitowoc-Calumet Library system card can enter the museum and village for free.

Activities planned for Library Card Free Day include a storytime session at 12:30 p.m. with the Manitowoc Public Library, taking place in Pinecrest Village's Shadyside School one-room schoolhouse. There will also be various make-and-take activities available for youth within Shadyside School.

The event is organized with the support of the Manitowoc Public Library, Lester Public Library, and Brillion Public Library. Besides the Library Card Free Day, guests can also access the museum on any regular admission day by checking out passes at the Manitowoc Public Library and the Brillion Public Library.

The Manitowoc County Historical Society offers comprehensive visitor information at (920) 684-4445 or through their website at ManitowocCountyHistory.org.

About the Manitowoc County Historical Society, the museum presents a 60-acre living history space set in Eastern Wisconsin's Ice Age Kettle Moraine countryside. It includes a Welcome Center with exhibitions on local history and research services, along with the outdoor Pinecrest Historical Village. This village, originating in 1970 through a land donation from the Hugo and Eleanor Vetting family, is now a replica of a small Wisconsin community from the early 1900s featuring more than 25 historic buildings and corresponding period furnishings.

Additional inquiries about the Manitowoc County Historical Society can be directed to (920) 684-4445 or their official site, ManitowocCountyHistory.org.