Poynette was named after Pierre Paquette (1796–1836) an early fur trader and settler of south central Wisconsin. When an application was made for a post office in the settlement Paquette's name was misread as Poynette and the post office was mistakenly named "Poynette". The village was then named after the post office. The community was incorporated in 1892.

Poynette is a village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,590 at the 2020 census. 

The Poynette Game Farm (now called MacKenzie Center) is where Steve Szepe (Mary’s dad) and John Semo (brother in law) worked.

Link to Game Farm information

Home at the MacKenzie Center where John, Liz, Larry, and Johnny Semo lived (married 4/30/1965, moved to Mirror Lake about 1970)

Museum

Paul Bunyan (Cloths was made by Mary’s mother)

Cathy Wolever on left (Aug 1979)

Many years later

Mary Wolever, Liz Semo, Elizabeth Szepe, Harry Wolever, Willis Wolever

(kids) Bob and Cathy Wolever

Apu’s works at the museum