BayViewHistoricalSociety.org
Title
Welcome to the Bay View Historical Society Website
Description
Vision
The Bay View Historical Society will serve as a portal to, and archive for, celebrating Bay View's history and promise for the future.
Bay View Historical Society Background
The Bay View Historical Society began when two neighbors, Paul Kohlbeck and Audrey Quinsey, happened to have a chance meeting in an alley near their homes in Bay View. They discussed the idea of establishing a neighborhood historical society. Along with other neighbors, they distributed notices and conducted their first meeting early in 1979 at the former Llewellyn Library. Approximately forty people were in attendance at this meeting and the Bay View Historical Society was born.
A steering committee was established and meetings were held at the homes of interested Bay Viewites. The steering committee applied for affiliation with the Wisconsin State Historical Society, established membership procedures, elected a board of directors and began the process of incorporation.
