Hearthstone’s favorite premier event is back and more mysterious than ever! Test your sleuthing skills as you join other guests - all in character and in costume - to solve a murder that happens (almost) right before your very eyes. It is an Agatha Christie novel come to life in the sumptuous surroundings of Hearthstone’s beautiful Victorian interiors (what could be more Agatha Christie than that!).

The night features heavy hors d'oeuvres and wine and soft drinks served by the museum’s volunteers dressed as maids and butlers while guests interact (in character, of course) to figure out who had motive and opportunity to do the dastardly deed. It is a night dedicated to mayhem, murder, and fun!

Tickets will be available exclusively on-line on this website starting Jan 9.

Additional performances are planned for other weekend nights.

Hearthstone’s favorite premier event is coming back for another season and its even more mysterious than ever! Test your sleuthing skills as you join other guests - all in character and in costume - to solve a murder that happens (almost) right before your very eyes. It is an Agatha Christie novel come to life in the sumptuous surroundings of Hearthstone’s beautiful Victorian interiors (what could be more Agatha Christie than that!).

The night features heavy hors d'oeuvres and wine and soft drinks served by the museum’s volunteers dressed as maids and butlers while guests interact (in character, of course) to figure out who had motive and opportunity to do the dastardly deed. It is a night dedicated to mayhem, murder, and fun!

Opening night is Jan 31. See the Events and Special Tours page for additional information and links to tickets.

Hearthstone’s favorite premier event is coming back for another season and its even more mysterious than ever! Test your sleuthing skills as you join other guests - all in character and in costume - to solve a murder that happens (almost) right before your very eyes. It is an Agatha Christie novel come to life in the sumptuous surroundings of Hearthstone’s beautiful Victorian interiors (what could be more Agatha Christie than that!).

The night features heavy hors d'oeuvres and wine and soft drinks served by the museum’s volunteers dressed as maids and butlers while guests interact (in character, of course) to figure out who had motive and opportunity to do the dastardly deed. It is a night dedicated to mayhem, murder, and fun!

Opening night is Jan 31. See the Events and Special Tours page for additional information and links to tickets.

Hearthstone’s favorite premier event is coming back for another season and its even more mysterious than ever! Test your sleuthing skills as you join other guests - all in character and in costume - to solve a murder that happens (almost) right before your very eyes. It is an Agatha Christie novel come to life in the sumptuous surroundings of Hearthstone’s beautiful Victorian interiors (what could be more Agatha Christie than that!).

The night features heavy hors d'oeuvres and wine and soft drinks served by the museum’s volunteers dressed as maids and butlers while guests interact (in character, of course) to figure out who had motive and opportunity to do the dastardly deed. It is a night dedicated to mayhem, murder, and fun!

Opening night is Jan 31. See the Events and Special Tours page for additional information and links to tickets.

Hearthstone’s favorite premier event is coming back for another season and its even more mysterious than ever! Test your sleuthing skills as you join other guests - all in character and in costume - to solve a murder that happens (almost) right before your very eyes. It is an Agatha Christie novel come to life in the sumptuous surroundings of Hearthstone’s beautiful Victorian interiors (what could be more Agatha Christie than that!).

The night features heavy hors d'oeuvres and wine and soft drinks served by the museum’s volunteers dressed as maids and butlers while guests interact (in character, of course) to figure out who had motive and opportunity to do the dastardly deed. It is a night dedicated to mayhem, murder, and fun!

Opening night is Jan 31. See the Events and Special Tours page for additional information and links to tickets.

Hearthstone’s favorite premier event is coming back for another season and its even more mysterious than ever! Test your sleuthing skills as you join other guests - all in character and in costume - to solve a murder that happens (almost) right before your very eyes. It is an Agatha Christie novel come to life in the sumptuous surroundings of Hearthstone’s beautiful Victorian interiors (what could be more Agatha Christie than that!).

The night features heavy hors d'oeuvres and wine and soft drinks served by the museum’s volunteers dressed as maids and butlers while guests interact (in character, of course) to figure out who had motive and opportunity to do the dastardly deed. It is a night dedicated to mayhem, murder, and fun!

Opening night is Jan 31. See the Events and Special Tours page for additional information and links to tickets.

“Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, Doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.”

-Elwood P. Dowd

Join The 39 Steps theater group as they present the Pulitzer Prize winning play Harvey in the beautiful surroundings of Hearthstone Historic House Museum. Seating is very limited.

See the Events and Special Tours page for details and tickets.

“Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, Doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.”

-Elwood P. Dowd

Join The 39 Steps theater group as they present the Pulitzer Prize winning play Harvey in the beautiful surroundings of Hearthstone Historic House Museum. Seating is very limited.

See the Events and Special Tours page for details and tickets.

$15.00

Only three months after Hearthstone was the first house in the world to be lit with hydroelectricity using the Edison system, the magic of Christmas lights was born.

Presented by Edison experts Robin & Joan Rolfs and Scott Malawski, authors of Edison and Christmas Tree Lights, this truly magical tour will highlight the evolution of Christmas lighting from this beginning, with just 80 miniature hand-blown bulbs, to the holiday staple, and giant industry, that it is today.

Following the 60 minute presentation, guests will tour of the Christmas light exhibit. The beautifully decorated rooms of Hearthstone will put everyone in the Christmas spirit.

“The latest fashion…is absolutely necessary for painting.  It’s what matters most.”

— Édouard Manet, 1881

To mark the 150th anniversary of the First Impressionist Exhibition in Paris and the first public display of Impression Sunrise by Claude Monet - from which the art movement gets its name - Hearthstone has unveiled its own new exhibit entitled Cloth and Canvas.

Cloth and Canvas features pieces from Hearthstone’s remarkable clothing collection and pairs them with museum-quality reproductions of famous works of Impressionist art to highlight Hearthstone as a superb clothing museum while also reveling in how a few flecks of paint can become a dress, a hat, a glove.

Importantly, Impressionism did not find commercial success until the new money of the America began to recognize and buy the works for their beauty and importance.

This special tour, led by Hearthstone’s Executive Director George Schroeder, delves into this world of art and fashion.  The exhibit also offers the perfect setting to explore Hearthstone’s possible connection to bringing Impressionism to Chicago, and by extension, to the world.

Please see the Events and Special Tours page for details and tickets.

“The latest fashion…is absolutely necessary for painting.  It’s what matters most.”

— Édouard Manet, 1881

To mark the 150th anniversary of the First Impressionist Exhibition in Paris and the first public display of Impression Sunrise by Claude Monet - from which the art movement gets its name - Hearthstone has unveiled its own new exhibit entitled Cloth and Canvas.

Cloth and Canvas features pieces from Hearthstone’s remarkable clothing collection and pairs them with museum-quality reproductions of famous works of Impressionist art to highlight Hearthstone as a superb clothing museum while also reveling in how a few flecks of paint can become a dress, a hat, a glove.

Importantly, Impressionism did not find commercial success until the new money of the America began to recognize and buy the works for their beauty and importance.

This special tour, led by Hearthstone’s Executive Director George Schroeder, delves into this world of art and fashion.  The exhibit also offers the perfect setting to explore Hearthstone’s possible connection to bringing Impressionism to Chicago, and by extension, to the world.

Please see the Events and Special Tours page for details and tickets.

“The latest fashion…is absolutely necessary for painting.  It’s what matters most.”

— Édouard Manet, 1881

To mark the 150th anniversary of the First Impressionist Exhibition in Paris and the first public display of Impression Sunrise by Claude Monet - from which the art movement gets its name - Hearthstone has unveiled its own new exhibit entitled Cloth and Canvas.

Cloth and Canvas features pieces from Hearthstone’s remarkable clothing collection and pairs them with museum-quality reproductions of famous works of Impressionist art to highlight Hearthstone as a superb clothing museum while also reveling in how a few flecks of paint can become a dress, a hat, a glove.

Importantly, Impressionism did not find commercial success until the new money of the America began to recognize and buy the works for their beauty and importance.

This special tour, led by Hearthstone’s Executive Director George Schroeder, delves into this world of art and fashion.  The exhibit also offers the perfect setting to explore Hearthstone’s possible connection to bringing Impressionism to Chicago, and by extension, to the world.

Please see the Events and Special Tours page for details and tickets.

“The latest fashion…is absolutely necessary for painting.  It’s what matters most.”

— Édouard Manet, 1881

To mark the 150th anniversary of the First Impressionist Exhibition in Paris and the first public display of Impression Sunrise by Claude Monet - from which the art movement gets its name - Hearthstone has unveiled its own new exhibit entitled Cloth and Canvas.

Cloth and Canvas features pieces from Hearthstone’s remarkable clothing collection and pairs them with museum-quality reproductions of famous works of Impressionist art to highlight Hearthstone as a superb clothing museum while also reveling in how a few flecks of paint can become a dress, a hat, a glove.

Importantly, Impressionism did not find commercial success until the new money of the America began to recognize and buy the works for their beauty and importance.

This special tour, led by Hearthstone’s Executive Director George Schroeder, delves into this world of art and fashion.  The exhibit also offers the perfect setting to explore Hearthstone’s possible connection to bringing Impressionism to Chicago, and by extension, to the world.

Please see the Events and Special Tours page for details and tickets.

Relax in Victorian splendor as you stroll the veranda at Hearthstone with a cool drink in hand while listening to performances on our 1875 square grand piano.

Ladies are encouraged to wear their best Victorian hats. Beautiful hats were de rigueur for Victorian ladies. Gents can sport their own boater or bowler. If you do not have a hat, we would be glad to lend you one of our recreations from our collection.

Our docents will be dressed up as well playing the roles of hostesses or the Rogers’ servants as they welcome you into the home while serving complementary lemonade, iced tea, white wine, or mint juleps.

The evenings are about slowing down the pace of life and being immersed in the lavish surroundings of the wonderfully restored 1882 Queen Anne Style home.

Dawn of a New Era Technology Tour - July 19

$15.00

August 2, 1:30 - 3:30 PM

For a decade starting in 1882, Appleton had more electrified buildings than any other city in the world! See how it all started and what made Appleton famous as a place of innovation.

Given by Edison experts Robin & Joan Rolfs, this tour provides an overview of the 142 year old artifacts that still light Hearthstone to this day. The Rolfs will then escort guests to the Vulcan Street Power plant.

“The latest fashion…is absolutely necessary for painting.  It’s what matters most.”

— Édouard Manet, 1881

To mark the 150th anniversary of the First Impressionist Exhibition in Paris and the first public display of Impression Sunrise by Claude Monet - from which the art movement gets its name - Hearthstone has unveiled its own new exhibit entitled Cloth and Canvas.

Cloth and Canvas features pieces from Hearthstone’s remarkable clothing collection and pairs them with museum-quality reproductions of famous works of Impressionist art to highlight Hearthstone as a superb clothing museum while also reveling in how a few flecks of paint can become a dress, a hat, a glove.

Importantly, Impressionism did not find commercial success until the new money of the America began to recognize and buy the works for their beauty and importance.

This special tour, led by Hearthstone’s Executive Director George Schroeder, delves into this world of art and fashion.  The exhibit also offers the perfect setting to explore Hearthstone’s possible connection to bringing Impressionism to Chicago, and by extension, to the world.

Dawn of a New Era Technology Tour - July 19

$15.00

JULY 19, 1:30 - 3:30 PM

For a decade starting in 1882, Appleton had more electrified buildings than any other city in the world! See how it all started and what made Appleton famous as a place of innovation.

Given by Edison experts Robin & Joan Rolfs, this tour provides an overview of the 142 year old artifacts that still light Hearthstone to this day. The Rolfs will then escort guests to the Vulcan Street Power plant.

“The latest fashion…is absolutely necessary for painting.  It’s what matters most.”

— Édouard Manet, 1881

To mark the 150th anniversary of the First Impressionist Exhibition in Paris and the first public display of Impression Sunrise by Claude Monet - from which the art movement gets its name - Hearthstone has unveiled its own new exhibit entitled Cloth and Canvas.

Cloth and Canvas features pieces from Hearthstone’s remarkable clothing collection and pairs them with museum-quality reproductions of famous works of Impressionist art to highlight Hearthstone as a superb clothing museum while also reveling in how a few flecks of paint can become a dress, a hat, a glove.

Importantly, Impressionism did not find commercial success until the new money of the America began to recognize and buy the works for their beauty and importance.

This special tour, led by Hearthstone’s Executive Director George Schroeder, delves into this world of art and fashion.  The exhibit also offers the perfect setting to explore Hearthstone’s possible connection to bringing Impressionism to Chicago, and by extension, to the world.

Relax in Victorian splendor as you stroll the veranda at Hearthstone with a cool drink in hand while listening to performances on our 1875 square grand piano.

Ladies are encouraged to wear their best Victorian hats. Beautiful hats were de rigueur for Victorian ladies. Gents can sport their own boater or bowler. If you do not have a hat, we would be glad to lend you one of our recreations from our collection.

Our docents will be dressed up as well playing the roles of hostesses or the Rogers’ servants as they welcome you into the home while serving complementary lemonade, iced tea, white wine, or mint juleps.

The evenings are about slowing down the pace of life and being immersed in the lavish surroundings of the wonderfully restored 1882 Queen Anne Style home.

“The latest fashion…is absolutely necessary for painting.  It’s what matters most.”

— Édouard Manet, 1881

To mark the 150th anniversary of the First Impressionist Exhibition in Paris and the first public display of Impression Sunrise by Claude Monet - from which the art movement gets its name - Hearthstone has unveiled its own new exhibit entitled Cloth and Canvas.

Cloth and Canvas features pieces from Hearthstone’s remarkable clothing collection and pairs them with museum-quality reproductions of famous works of Impressionist art to highlight Hearthstone as a superb clothing museum while also reveling in how a few flecks of paint can become a dress, a hat, a glove.

Importantly, Impressionism did not find commercial success until the new money of the America began to recognize and buy the works for their beauty and importance.

This special tour, led by Hearthstone’s Executive Director George Schroeder, delves into this world of art and fashion.  The exhibit also offers the perfect setting to explore Hearthstone’s possible connection to bringing Impressionism to Chicago, and by extension, to the world.

“The latest fashion…is absolutely necessary for painting.  It’s what matters most.”

— Édouard Manet, 1881

To mark the 150th anniversary of the First Impressionist Exhibition in Paris and the first public display of Impression Sunrise by Claude Monet - from which the art movement gets its name - Hearthstone has unveiled its own new exhibit entitled Cloth and Canvas.

Cloth and Canvas features pieces from Hearthstone’s remarkable clothing collection and pairs them with museum-quality reproductions of famous works of Impressionist art to highlight Hearthstone as a superb clothing museum while also reveling in how a few flecks of paint can become a dress, a hat, a glove.

Importantly, Impressionism did not find commercial success until the new money of the America began to recognize and buy the works for their beauty and importance.

This special tour, led by Hearthstone’s Executive Director George Schroeder, delves into this world of art and fashion.  The exhibit also offers the perfect setting to explore Hearthstone’s possible connection to bringing Impressionism to Chicago, and by extension, to the world.

Hearthstone's Nooks and Crannies: A Behind the Scenes Tour

In this behind the scenes, special limited tour, Hearthstone’s Curation Director Lynne Phillips will take you through the museum to peer, literally, into the nooks and crannies that make Hearthstone so special. Guests will visit the spaces normally not open to the public and hear stories about the restoration of the house as well as the interesting revelations that have been found in the process.

Relax in Victorian splendor as you stroll the veranda at Hearthstone with a cool drink in hand while listening to performances on our 1875 square grand piano.

Ladies are encouraged to wear their best Victorian hats. Beautiful hats were de rigueur for Victorian ladies. Gents can sport their own boater or bowler. If you do not have a hat, we would be glad to lend you one of our recreations from our collection.

Our docents will be dressed up as well playing the roles of hostesses or the Rogers’ servants as they welcome you into the home while serving complementary lemonade, iced tea, white wine, or mint juleps.

The evenings are about slowing down the pace of life and being immersed in the lavish surroundings of the wonderfully restored 1882 Queen Anne Style home.

Hearthstone's Nooks and Crannies: A Behind the Scenes Tour

In this behind the scenes, special limited tour, Hearthstone’s Curation Director Lynne Phillips will take you through the museum to peer, literally, into the nooks and crannies that make Hearthstone so special. Guests will visit the spaces normally not open to the public and hear stories about the restoration of the house as well as the interesting revelations that have been found in the process.