Upcoming Events
Richfield Historical Park Open
with People Mover Available ~ 10am to 1pm on
August 8, 2026
Ride the people mover through the Richfield Historical Park (1896 Hwy 164, Richfield, WI) and tour the historic buildings that will be open. No charge but donations welcome.
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Richfield Days
August 21-23, 2026
The Society will once again have a presence at Richfield Days. At the booth in the pavilion, you will find ice cream and walking tacos. Stop by when you are enjoying this community event.
If you are available, we are looking for volunteers to sell ice cream, make and sell walking tacos and donate cheese.
Click Here to Sign Up to Volunteer/Donate
Thank You!
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Mark Your Calendar
September 19 & 20: Thresheree & Harvest Festival
October 10, 2026: Blacksmith Day
November 7: Luminary Walk
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Learn about the Richfield Historical Park & Events Held (Video)
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RHS in Action
Art at the Mill -- June 20, 2026
A Perfect Day and Record Crowd
The 18th annual Art at the Mill drew a large crowd of visitors who enjoyed browsing among the 90+ exhibitors' booths, visiting the historic buildings, having a bite to eat, bidding in the Silent Auction tent and enjoying the perfect weather and lovely Richfield Historical Park.....Read More
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3rd Graders Enjoyed Learning About Life Long Ago at Education Days on May 12 & 14
Third graders from Crown of Life, Erin, Friess Lake, HNR, St. Gabriel and St. Peter schools arrived at the Richfield Historical Park to learn about and do the activities that were done during pioneer times. These activities would have been done by the Messer and Mayer families who lived and worked in the buildings located in the Park....Read More
Click Here to View an Art at the Mill video
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Earth Day at the Richfield Historical Park
An ambitious group of students from Richfield Middle School worked at the Richfield Historical Park on Earth Day clearing out invasive weeds. Well Done and Thank You!
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March 28 -- Another Great Maple Syrup Family Day
Hundreds of visitors in the Richfield Historical Park enjoyed:
* a delicious pancake breakfast
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learning how to make maple syrup
* seeing open fire cooking
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shredding corn stalks
* working with leather
* seeing food prepared as it was done long ago
* tasting maple cotton candy
* going on a discovery hunt in the Mill House
* seeing how a grist mill operates
* viewing a general store
* watching a blacksmith at work
Click here or on the image to view a video of this fun day.
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Inside the Messer/Mayer Mill and More
Click on the photo to see a very interesting video about the Messer/Mayer Mill (you will even see the 3rd floor!)
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Past Features of RHS in Action
