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2026
Tuesday, April 14, 4-530pm: HANDS-ON HISTORY, My Family Tree. FREE for grades K-4; registration required. Limit of 20 seats. Scroll down for more info, and to register today!
Wednesday, April 15, 1pm: HALF-HOUR HISTORY, Seeds in Soil: Planting a Garden and Finding Your Roots presented by Susan Apps-Bodilly. FREE; registration required. Scroll down for more info.
Tuesday, April 21, 6-8pm, 8th Annual Ice Cream Tasting, a MHAHS-UW Platteville Dairy Sciences partner initiative. FREE; all welcome. Registration not required. Scroll down for more info.
Tuesday, April 28, 630-830: HISTORY WITH A TWIST, History Hedbanz @ Driftless Social. $15 General Admission; MHAHS Members FREE. Scroll down for more info, and to register today! (RESCHEDULED from original April 14 date, due to stormy weather!)
Tuesday, April 14, 4-530pm: HANDS-ON HISTORY, My Family Tree. FREE for grades K-4; registration required. Limit of 20 seats. Scroll down for more info, and to register today!
Wednesday, April 15, 1pm: HALF-HOUR HISTORY, Seeds in Soil: Planting a Garden and Finding Your Roots presented by Susan Apps-Bodilly. FREE; registration required. Scroll down for more info.
Tuesday, April 21, 6-8pm, 8th Annual Ice Cream Tasting, a MHAHS-UW Platteville Dairy Sciences partner initiative. FREE; all welcome. Registration not required. Scroll down for more info.
Tuesday, April 28, 630-830: HISTORY WITH A TWIST, History Hedbanz @ Driftless Social. $15 General Admission; MHAHS Members FREE. Scroll down for more info, and to register today! (RESCHEDULED from original April 14 date, due to stormy weather!)
Hands-on History for Kids!
My Family Tree
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 @ 4-5:30pm
FREE; registration required! Just 20 seats!
Mount Horeb’s downtown Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St) invites students in grades K to 4 to their new “Hands-on History” afterschool workshops. Each session will be held on the second Tuesday of each month through May and feature season-themed crafts with a historical twist!
Registration is now open for Session #3, “My Family Tree,” to be held Tuesday, April 14 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Students will craft a literal family tree, and explore how different cultures make sure these names will be remembered and celebrated —from the family crests of Europe, to the unique patterns of Scottish tartans, to fancy monograms!
This, and every session, will wrap up with an exhibit scavenger hunt, so our young historians become comfortable with museum etiquette and familiar with the stories, people and places in their own hometown. Kids who attend two or more Hands-on History sessions and complete all activities will earn an official “Junior Tour Guide” card that grants access to the Driftless Historium for them and their family for all of 2026.
The workshops are planned and led by museum staff and experienced educators. Participation is absolutely free, due to generous grant from the Mount Horeb Community Foundation—but capacity is limited to just twenty students per month and registration is required.
My Family Tree
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 @ 4-5:30pm
FREE; registration required! Just 20 seats!
Mount Horeb’s downtown Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St) invites students in grades K to 4 to their new “Hands-on History” afterschool workshops. Each session will be held on the second Tuesday of each month through May and feature season-themed crafts with a historical twist!
Registration is now open for Session #3, “My Family Tree,” to be held Tuesday, April 14 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Students will craft a literal family tree, and explore how different cultures make sure these names will be remembered and celebrated —from the family crests of Europe, to the unique patterns of Scottish tartans, to fancy monograms!
This, and every session, will wrap up with an exhibit scavenger hunt, so our young historians become comfortable with museum etiquette and familiar with the stories, people and places in their own hometown. Kids who attend two or more Hands-on History sessions and complete all activities will earn an official “Junior Tour Guide” card that grants access to the Driftless Historium for them and their family for all of 2026.
The workshops are planned and led by museum staff and experienced educators. Participation is absolutely free, due to generous grant from the Mount Horeb Community Foundation—but capacity is limited to just twenty students per month and registration is required.
REGISTER HERE:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090C4BA5A82CA7F58-61801005-handson
(No special account required; just use your email and phone number!)
OR call 608-437-6486.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090C4BA5A82CA7F58-61801005-handson
(No special account required; just use your email and phone number!)
OR call 608-437-6486.
Half-Hour History
Seeds in Soil presented by Susan Apps-Bodilly
Wednesday, April 15 @ 1pm
With spring just around the corner, April’s Half-Hour History spotlights gardening—with a dash of history, and a sprinkling of science! Join author and educator Susan Apps-Bodilly as she uses the stories of immigrants, First Nations, and her own family to explore how growers, new and experienced, can forge connections both under and above ground. Apps-Bodilly will present “Seeds in Soil: Planting a Garden and Finding Your Roots” on April 15, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Mount Horeb’s downtown Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St).
Susan Apps-Bodilly is a retired elementary and middle-school educator with a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from UW-Madison. She is also the author of One Room Schools – Stories from the Days of 1 Room, 1 Teacher, 8 Grades as well as a coauthor, (alongside beloved Wisconsin author and father Jerry Apps), of Old Farm Country Cookbooks and Timber! A Northwoods Story of Lumberjacks, Logging, and the Land. When Susan is not reading or writing, she enjoys spending time with her family, hiking at the family cabin, kayaking, and trying new recipes with produce from her garden.
Half-Hour History is a once-a-month midday speaker series featuring engaging presentations on local and regional history. Generously supported through a grant from the Mount Horeb Community Foundation, these FREE programs are open to all and take place at the Driftless Historium at 1:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month.
For more information call 608-437-6486 or email [email protected].
Seeds in Soil presented by Susan Apps-Bodilly
Wednesday, April 15 @ 1pm
With spring just around the corner, April’s Half-Hour History spotlights gardening—with a dash of history, and a sprinkling of science! Join author and educator Susan Apps-Bodilly as she uses the stories of immigrants, First Nations, and her own family to explore how growers, new and experienced, can forge connections both under and above ground. Apps-Bodilly will present “Seeds in Soil: Planting a Garden and Finding Your Roots” on April 15, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Mount Horeb’s downtown Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St).
Susan Apps-Bodilly is a retired elementary and middle-school educator with a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from UW-Madison. She is also the author of One Room Schools – Stories from the Days of 1 Room, 1 Teacher, 8 Grades as well as a coauthor, (alongside beloved Wisconsin author and father Jerry Apps), of Old Farm Country Cookbooks and Timber! A Northwoods Story of Lumberjacks, Logging, and the Land. When Susan is not reading or writing, she enjoys spending time with her family, hiking at the family cabin, kayaking, and trying new recipes with produce from her garden.
Half-Hour History is a once-a-month midday speaker series featuring engaging presentations on local and regional history. Generously supported through a grant from the Mount Horeb Community Foundation, these FREE programs are open to all and take place at the Driftless Historium at 1:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month.
For more information call 608-437-6486 or email [email protected].
8th Annual Ice Cream Tasting
MHAHS-UW Platteville Dairy Sciences Partner Initiative
Tuesday, April 21 @ 6pm-8pm
The Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St) needs your help choosing the 2026 Flavor of the Year! This ice cream will a site-exclusive, can’t-get-it-anywhere-else sweet treat. Community feedback is requested via an upcoming taste testing, to be held on-site on Tuesday, April 21 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
NOTE: We will serve until supplies run out. This is a popular event, so we suggest coming earlier rather than later.
FREE; all are welcome; registration not required. Our selfless volunteer tasters will sample six unique ice creams concocted by UW-Platteville Dairy Science students, record their observations and rank their favorites.
The 2026 theme is “America the Beautiful!”, with students challenged to create ice creams inspired by the 250th anniversary of the signing of United States Constitution. During the April 21 tasting, the student creators will be on hand to answer questions about ingredients and the production process.
The winning flavor will be announced on May 01, 2026.
This is the eighth annual collaboration between the Driftless Historium and UW-Platteville’s Dairy Sciences Program and Director Dr. Tera Montgomery. To learn more, call 608-437-6486 or email [email protected].
MHAHS-UW Platteville Dairy Sciences Partner Initiative
Tuesday, April 21 @ 6pm-8pm
The Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St) needs your help choosing the 2026 Flavor of the Year! This ice cream will a site-exclusive, can’t-get-it-anywhere-else sweet treat. Community feedback is requested via an upcoming taste testing, to be held on-site on Tuesday, April 21 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
NOTE: We will serve until supplies run out. This is a popular event, so we suggest coming earlier rather than later.
FREE; all are welcome; registration not required. Our selfless volunteer tasters will sample six unique ice creams concocted by UW-Platteville Dairy Science students, record their observations and rank their favorites.
The 2026 theme is “America the Beautiful!”, with students challenged to create ice creams inspired by the 250th anniversary of the signing of United States Constitution. During the April 21 tasting, the student creators will be on hand to answer questions about ingredients and the production process.
The winning flavor will be announced on May 01, 2026.
This is the eighth annual collaboration between the Driftless Historium and UW-Platteville’s Dairy Sciences Program and Director Dr. Tera Montgomery. To learn more, call 608-437-6486 or email [email protected].
History with a Twist!
History Hedbanz @ Driftless Social
Tuesday, April 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Looking for a casual early-evening outing, with good conversation and even better drinks—and just a splash of history? Right here in charming downtown Mount Horeb?
You are in luck! The Driftless Historium’s After Supper Club invites you to their inaugural “History with a Twist,” hosted by the Driftless Social (128 E Main St, famous for their array of trendy and traditional cocktails) on Tuesday, April 14 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Guests will be assigned a mystery historical persona at the door, a la the night’s theme of “History Hedbanz.” With a fetching plastic headband proclaiming their mystery identity to all but themselves, they will mingle with the crowd to investigate, with only simple “yes” or “no” questions allowed. Participants can trade in for a new persona as needed, with first and second prize awarded for most number of identities uncovered before 830 p.m.
Cost is $15 per person, with all proceeds directed back to the Driftless Historium’s children’s programming. MHAHS Members attend free. Registration is not required.
“History with a Twist” events are offered by the After Supper Club, a volunteer committee tasked with engaging busy and over-committed working-age adults with our community’s rich history and culture, via informal and interactive events and gatherings. Next up: “Boomers vs. Gen X. vs. Millennials” trivia night at Brix Cider on Wednesday, May 6 at 6:00 p.m.
For more information about the After Supper Club, the Driftless Historium, or “History with a Twist” events, call 608-437-6486 or email [email protected].
History Hedbanz @ Driftless Social
Tuesday, April 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Looking for a casual early-evening outing, with good conversation and even better drinks—and just a splash of history? Right here in charming downtown Mount Horeb?
You are in luck! The Driftless Historium’s After Supper Club invites you to their inaugural “History with a Twist,” hosted by the Driftless Social (128 E Main St, famous for their array of trendy and traditional cocktails) on Tuesday, April 14 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Guests will be assigned a mystery historical persona at the door, a la the night’s theme of “History Hedbanz.” With a fetching plastic headband proclaiming their mystery identity to all but themselves, they will mingle with the crowd to investigate, with only simple “yes” or “no” questions allowed. Participants can trade in for a new persona as needed, with first and second prize awarded for most number of identities uncovered before 830 p.m.
Cost is $15 per person, with all proceeds directed back to the Driftless Historium’s children’s programming. MHAHS Members attend free. Registration is not required.
“History with a Twist” events are offered by the After Supper Club, a volunteer committee tasked with engaging busy and over-committed working-age adults with our community’s rich history and culture, via informal and interactive events and gatherings. Next up: “Boomers vs. Gen X. vs. Millennials” trivia night at Brix Cider on Wednesday, May 6 at 6:00 p.m.
For more information about the After Supper Club, the Driftless Historium, or “History with a Twist” events, call 608-437-6486 or email [email protected].
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