PROGRAMS
John Matthew Black Series
The Bayfield Heritage Association’s John Matthew Black Program Series is generously sponsored by the Apostle Islands Historic Preservation Conservancy.
Follow us on Facebook for event updates.
Past Programs
JMB Program – Unearthing Captain R.D. Pike: New Research, New Stories
This fascinating summer lecture brings fresh insight to one of Bayfield’s most important early...
JMB Program – Women of the Apostle Islands
The history of the Apostle Islands is full of unforgettable women. Some were Ojibwe...
JMB Program – Bayfield’s Old Time Recreation
Dennis McCann explores old-time recreation and entertainment in Bayfield, Wisconsin. From...
JMB Program – Colonel Isaac H. Wing
Step back into Bayfield’s turn of the 20th century with a fascinating presentation on one of...
JMB Program – Silent Mooring – The Watercolor Legacy of Leonard Anderson
Dr. Alicia Peters delivered a presentation involving immersive research into her granduncle's...
JMB Program – Trails & Towns Before Washburn
Amorin Mello joined us for a fun afternoon of exploring maps and stories about Ancient Trails...
JMB Program – Bayfield – The Harbor City Historic Waterfront to 1927
In this John Matthew Black presentation, Bob Nelson explores the earlier evolution of...
JMB Program – Pureair Sanitorium
For decades Bayfield’s Pureair Sanatorium was a beautiful lakeside refuge from a deadly...
JBM Program – Sand Island: It Was a Different Time!
Bob Dahl talks about the life and times on Sand Island covering the years from roughly 1955 –...
JMB Program – William Dalrymple & the Bayfield Transfer
Mary E. Carlson tells the story of William F. Dalrymple's grand plan to turn Bayfield into a...
JMB Program – The Bayfield State Fish Hatchery
This video provides a fascinating look into the early days of the Bayfield State Fish Hatchery,...
JMB Program – The Viking Way
Dean Rau tells the story of his phenomenal journey across the North Atlantic where he traced...
JMB Program – The Life of RD Pike
Dan Wilczek walks you through some of the life and times of Robinson Derling (R.D.) Pike. RD...
JMB Program – A. Booth & Sons Packing Company
Presented by Bob Nelson. This JMB presentation is a condensed biography of Bayfield’s largest...
JMB Program – Florantha Thompson Sproat – La Pointe and Beyond
Bob Mackreth talks about the life and times of Florantha Sproat and her adventures at La Pointe...
Get Involved
Support BHA
Do you enjoy BHA’s free programs, resources, and museum?
Please consider making a donation to support our mission to continue bringing history to life. There are so many ways you can be involved in bringing history to life!
