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2026
Wednesday, Oct 21 @ 1pm: HALF HOUR HISTORY, History of Halloween: Folklore & Customs, presented by Author Chad Lewis. FREE, registration not required. Scroll down for more info.
Friday, Oct 23, 5-7pm: "Inside the Frames" Artist Reception, Meet Svetlana Neshlyaeva. FREE, registration not required. Scroll down for more info.
Saturday, Nov 7 @ 1pm: Author Visit, Catherine Young & "Farmwise Almanac." FREE, registration not required. Hot cider and coffee provided; consider bringing a finger food to pass. Scroll down for more info.
Thursday, Nov 12, 430-600pm: HAND-ON HISTORY, People of the Big Voice: Wisconsin's Ho-Chunk Nation. FREE for grades K-4. Just 20 spots available, with registration required. More info coming soon!
Wednesday, Nov 18 @ 1pm: HALF HOUR HISTORY, Intersection of Oral Traditions & Written History, presented by Ho-Chunk Deer Clan Member William Quackenbush. FREE, registration not required. More info coming soon.
Thursday, Dec 10, 430-600pm: HAND-ON HISTORY, A Very Swedish Christmas! FREE for grades K-4. Just 20 spots available, with registration required. More info coming soon!
Wednesday, Dec 16 @ 1pm: HALF HOUR HISTORY, Vintage Holiday Decorations: A Glimpse of Christmas Past, presented by Collector and WI Christmas Gathering Administrator Darren Walker. FREE, registration not required. More info coming soon.
Wednesday, Oct 21 @ 1pm: HALF HOUR HISTORY, History of Halloween: Folklore & Customs, presented by Author Chad Lewis. FREE, registration not required. Scroll down for more info.
Friday, Oct 23, 5-7pm: "Inside the Frames" Artist Reception, Meet Svetlana Neshlyaeva. FREE, registration not required. Scroll down for more info.
Saturday, Nov 7 @ 1pm: Author Visit, Catherine Young & "Farmwise Almanac." FREE, registration not required. Hot cider and coffee provided; consider bringing a finger food to pass. Scroll down for more info.
Thursday, Nov 12, 430-600pm: HAND-ON HISTORY, People of the Big Voice: Wisconsin's Ho-Chunk Nation. FREE for grades K-4. Just 20 spots available, with registration required. More info coming soon!
Wednesday, Nov 18 @ 1pm: HALF HOUR HISTORY, Intersection of Oral Traditions & Written History, presented by Ho-Chunk Deer Clan Member William Quackenbush. FREE, registration not required. More info coming soon.
Thursday, Dec 10, 430-600pm: HAND-ON HISTORY, A Very Swedish Christmas! FREE for grades K-4. Just 20 spots available, with registration required. More info coming soon!
Wednesday, Dec 16 @ 1pm: HALF HOUR HISTORY, Vintage Holiday Decorations: A Glimpse of Christmas Past, presented by Collector and WI Christmas Gathering Administrator Darren Walker. FREE, registration not required. More info coming soon.
Half-Hour History: History of Halloween!
Presented by Author Chad Lewis
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 @ 1PM
Have you ever wondered why we carve pumpkins and wear costumes on Halloween? Attend Half-Hour History on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 1 p.m. to discover the origins of many beloved Halloween traditions.
Presented by author Chad Lewis, “The History of Halloween: Folklore & Customs” delves into the roots of this spooky holiday from trick-or-treating, scarecrows, and jack- o'-lanterns, to the folklore of bats, witches, and everything that lurks in the darkness. No registration is necessary for this FREE event.
Chad Lewis is an author, researcher, and lecturer on topics of the strange and unusual. Lewis has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in psychology and has authored over 35 books on the weird and supernatural including "The Wisconsin Guide to Haunted Places," "Hidden Headlines of Wisconsin," and the soon to be released "Supernatural Lake Michigan." He has traveled the globe researching unique and bizarre stories and history; lecturing extensively on his fascinating findings. The more bizarre the legend, the more likely it is that you will find Chad there.
Half-Hour History is a once-a-month midday speaker series featuring engaging presentations on local and regional history. Generously supported by a grant from the Mount Horeb Community Foundation, these FREE programs are open to all on the third Wednesday of each month. For more information, call 608-437-6486 or email [email protected].
Presented by Author Chad Lewis
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 @ 1PM
Have you ever wondered why we carve pumpkins and wear costumes on Halloween? Attend Half-Hour History on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 1 p.m. to discover the origins of many beloved Halloween traditions.
Presented by author Chad Lewis, “The History of Halloween: Folklore & Customs” delves into the roots of this spooky holiday from trick-or-treating, scarecrows, and jack- o'-lanterns, to the folklore of bats, witches, and everything that lurks in the darkness. No registration is necessary for this FREE event.
Chad Lewis is an author, researcher, and lecturer on topics of the strange and unusual. Lewis has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in psychology and has authored over 35 books on the weird and supernatural including "The Wisconsin Guide to Haunted Places," "Hidden Headlines of Wisconsin," and the soon to be released "Supernatural Lake Michigan." He has traveled the globe researching unique and bizarre stories and history; lecturing extensively on his fascinating findings. The more bizarre the legend, the more likely it is that you will find Chad there.
Half-Hour History is a once-a-month midday speaker series featuring engaging presentations on local and regional history. Generously supported by a grant from the Mount Horeb Community Foundation, these FREE programs are open to all on the third Wednesday of each month. For more information, call 608-437-6486 or email [email protected].
Artist Reception: Meet Svetlana Neshlyaeva
Friday, October 23, 2026, 5-7PM
Mount Horeb’s downtown Driftless Historium hosts "Inside the Frames" by Svetlana Neshlyaeva. Her exhibit, officially debuting on Saturday, October 10, features a range of mediums and techniques – showcasing Svetlana's dedicated and meticulous evolution as a later-blooming artist.
Meet Svetlana at a reception in the Driftless Histirium’s Kalscheur Family Foundation Community Gallery on Friday, October 23 between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., with brief remarks and reflections from the artist at 5:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served, and select works will be available for sale.
Can't make the reception? “Inside the Frames” is free and accessible during the museum's opening hours (Friday through Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) through Tuesday, November 17, 2026. For more information, call the Driftless Historium at 608-437-6486 or email [email protected]. email [email protected].
Friday, October 23, 2026, 5-7PM
Mount Horeb’s downtown Driftless Historium hosts "Inside the Frames" by Svetlana Neshlyaeva. Her exhibit, officially debuting on Saturday, October 10, features a range of mediums and techniques – showcasing Svetlana's dedicated and meticulous evolution as a later-blooming artist.
Meet Svetlana at a reception in the Driftless Histirium’s Kalscheur Family Foundation Community Gallery on Friday, October 23 between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., with brief remarks and reflections from the artist at 5:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served, and select works will be available for sale.
Can't make the reception? “Inside the Frames” is free and accessible during the museum's opening hours (Friday through Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) through Tuesday, November 17, 2026. For more information, call the Driftless Historium at 608-437-6486 or email [email protected]. email [email protected].
Author Visit: Catherine Young & Farmwise Almanac
Saturday, November 7, 2026 @ 1PM
Select readings, song, food, Driftless fellowship.
On Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 1:00 p.m., join author, naturalist and educator Catherine Young at Mount Horeb’s downtown Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St) to celebrate her newest book, Farmwise Almanac. Guests will enjoy an afternoon gathering, with selected readings, original song and food, hot cider and coffee, among friends old and new. (Got a favorite shareable recipe? Bring a finger food to pass!)
Farmwise Almanac is a month-by-month chronicle of seasonal living in Wisconsin’s famously verdant and geologically unique Driftless region. In this uplifting book, Catherine utilizes a combination of stories, poems, songs, four decades of ecological understanding, and 108 recipes to illustrate the profound relationship between where we live, what we eat, and who we are—as both individuals and the communities that we help build and that, in turn, help sustain us.
Copies of Farmwise Almanac will be available for purchase before and after the event.
Catherine is a former naturalist for the National Park Service, geographer for the Science Museum of Minnesota, and a Wisconsin Poet Laureate Finalist. She is an organic homestead farmer, award-winning writer and podcaster. For over forty years, she has lived and farmed with her family in southwest Wisconsin. She leads writing, foraging and food preparation workshops. To learn more, visit www.catherineyoungwriter.com.
This family program is a partner initiative of the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society and Mound Vue Garden Club. MHAHS owns and operates the Driftless Historium history center, and has worked for over fifty-one years to collect, preserve, and share the stories of southwestern Dane County. MVGC provides education and opportunities for its members to promote and share the love of gardening. Members plant and maintain gardens and plantings along Mount Horeb’s Main Street “Trollway” and also to various other garden spaces within the Village.
Reservations are not required for this free program; all are welcome. For more information, call 608-437-6486 or email [email protected].
Saturday, November 7, 2026 @ 1PM
Select readings, song, food, Driftless fellowship.
On Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 1:00 p.m., join author, naturalist and educator Catherine Young at Mount Horeb’s downtown Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St) to celebrate her newest book, Farmwise Almanac. Guests will enjoy an afternoon gathering, with selected readings, original song and food, hot cider and coffee, among friends old and new. (Got a favorite shareable recipe? Bring a finger food to pass!)
Farmwise Almanac is a month-by-month chronicle of seasonal living in Wisconsin’s famously verdant and geologically unique Driftless region. In this uplifting book, Catherine utilizes a combination of stories, poems, songs, four decades of ecological understanding, and 108 recipes to illustrate the profound relationship between where we live, what we eat, and who we are—as both individuals and the communities that we help build and that, in turn, help sustain us.
Copies of Farmwise Almanac will be available for purchase before and after the event.
Catherine is a former naturalist for the National Park Service, geographer for the Science Museum of Minnesota, and a Wisconsin Poet Laureate Finalist. She is an organic homestead farmer, award-winning writer and podcaster. For over forty years, she has lived and farmed with her family in southwest Wisconsin. She leads writing, foraging and food preparation workshops. To learn more, visit www.catherineyoungwriter.com.
This family program is a partner initiative of the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society and Mound Vue Garden Club. MHAHS owns and operates the Driftless Historium history center, and has worked for over fifty-one years to collect, preserve, and share the stories of southwestern Dane County. MVGC provides education and opportunities for its members to promote and share the love of gardening. Members plant and maintain gardens and plantings along Mount Horeb’s Main Street “Trollway” and also to various other garden spaces within the Village.
Reservations are not required for this free program; all are welcome. For more information, call 608-437-6486 or email [email protected].
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