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2026
Wednesday, January 21 @ 1pm: HALF HOUR HISTORY Dating Your Historic Family Photographs presented by Historian and Genealogist Arlo Paust. FREE; all welcome. Registration not required. Scroll down for more info.
Friday, February 6 @ 8pm: Ole & Lena Comedy Block, Scandihoovian Festival Opening Act @ Grumpy Troll! presented by Comedian Lisa Quam. $10 cover charge; MHAHS Members FREE. Scroll down for more info.
Tuesday, February 10, 4:00-5:30pm: Hands on History @ the Historium! There's Snow One Like You, Grades K-4 FREE afterschool workshop. Registration required; maximum of 20 students. am. More info coming soon!
Wednesday, February 18 @ 1pm: HALF HOUR HISTORY Beneath Our Feet: The Past and Present of Cave of the Mounds presented by Tate Phillip, COM Assistant General Manager and Site Historian. FREE; all welcome. Registration not required. More info coming soon!
Wednesday, March 18 @ 1pm: HALF HOUR HISTORY The 49th Wisconsin Infantry in 1865 presented by History Educator John Helmenstine, with period rifle demonstration by Civil War Historian Paul Zehren. FREE; all welcome. Registration not required. More info coming soon!
Wednesday, January 21 @ 1pm: HALF HOUR HISTORY Dating Your Historic Family Photographs presented by Historian and Genealogist Arlo Paust. FREE; all welcome. Registration not required. Scroll down for more info.
Friday, February 6 @ 8pm: Ole & Lena Comedy Block, Scandihoovian Festival Opening Act @ Grumpy Troll! presented by Comedian Lisa Quam. $10 cover charge; MHAHS Members FREE. Scroll down for more info.
Tuesday, February 10, 4:00-5:30pm: Hands on History @ the Historium! There's Snow One Like You, Grades K-4 FREE afterschool workshop. Registration required; maximum of 20 students. am. More info coming soon!
Wednesday, February 18 @ 1pm: HALF HOUR HISTORY Beneath Our Feet: The Past and Present of Cave of the Mounds presented by Tate Phillip, COM Assistant General Manager and Site Historian. FREE; all welcome. Registration not required. More info coming soon!
Wednesday, March 18 @ 1pm: HALF HOUR HISTORY The 49th Wisconsin Infantry in 1865 presented by History Educator John Helmenstine, with period rifle demonstration by Civil War Historian Paul Zehren. FREE; all welcome. Registration not required. More info coming soon!
Half-Hour History Series
Dating Your Historic Family Photographs
Presented by Historian Arlo Paust
Wednesday, January 21, 2025 @ 1pm
The Mount Horeb Area Historical Society’s Half-Hour History program is a once-a-month midday speaker series featuring engaging presentations on local and regional history. 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.
Join us for the next installment in this series, “Dating Your Historic Family Photographs” presented by historian Arlo Paust on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Do you have family photographs stashed in a drawer or box at home, perhaps passed down from a relative or rescued from a family estate—but you don’t know who the people are or when the photos were taken? Arlo will provide tips and strategies to help date and identify these mystery photos. Attendees are encouraged to bring photos that they may have questions about or just want to share with fellow history enthusiasts.
A librarian and local historian, Paust’s research focuses on Norwegian American genealogy. He has volunteered with the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society for eight years, identifying photographs and supporting research on several exhibits, including “History in 3D: A Stereoview Sensation.” A skilled graphic designer, Paust also serves as editor of the popular MHAHS newsletter, Past Times.
For more information call 608-437-6486 or email [email protected].
Dating Your Historic Family Photographs
Presented by Historian Arlo Paust
Wednesday, January 21, 2025 @ 1pm
The Mount Horeb Area Historical Society’s Half-Hour History program is a once-a-month midday speaker series featuring engaging presentations on local and regional history. 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.
Join us for the next installment in this series, “Dating Your Historic Family Photographs” presented by historian Arlo Paust on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Do you have family photographs stashed in a drawer or box at home, perhaps passed down from a relative or rescued from a family estate—but you don’t know who the people are or when the photos were taken? Arlo will provide tips and strategies to help date and identify these mystery photos. Attendees are encouraged to bring photos that they may have questions about or just want to share with fellow history enthusiasts.
A librarian and local historian, Paust’s research focuses on Norwegian American genealogy. He has volunteered with the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society for eight years, identifying photographs and supporting research on several exhibits, including “History in 3D: A Stereoview Sensation.” A skilled graphic designer, Paust also serves as editor of the popular MHAHS newsletter, Past Times.
For more information call 608-437-6486 or email [email protected].
Ole & Lena Comedy Block
Presented by Lisa Quam, Quamady Productions
Scandihoovian Winter Festival Opening Act!
Friday, February 6, 2025 @ 8pm
Grumpy Troll Brew Pub and the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society are partnering to bring a slice of pure Nordic culture to the Village’s 2026 Scandihoovian Winter Festival—but don’t bring the kids!
On Friday, February 6 at 8:00 p.m., local comedian Lisa Quam will regale her audience with a sampling of traditional, hilarious, and often off-color Ole and Lena jokes. Expect friend Sven to make a few appearances. (Per usual, he invited himself.)
Lisa, who owns Quamedy Productions and produces local comedy shows, is fittingly Norwegian; her maiden name is even Fjeld—like the sweeping fjords of Norway. She grew up on lefse, krumkake, and other Scandinavian treats. She also grew up listening to Grandpa Fjeld and his best friend Art share Ole and Lena jokes over coffee, and she has delighted ever since re-telling these classic comedic chestnuts.
If Lisa's grandpa was in the audience, his cheeks would be rosy from laughing the loudest, and his eyes would be twinkling with pride at his granddaughter on stage. If you love nostalgia and slightly-naughty jokes burnished by generations of Norwegians, join Lisa for this 2026 Scandihoovian opening event!
The doors to the Grumpy Troll upstairs bar will open at 7:00 p.m., with a $10 cover charge. (Historical Society Members attend free!) The bar will be open, with a special Scandihoovian spiked hot chocolate added to the regular menu. For more information, call 608-437-6486 or email [email protected].
Presented by Lisa Quam, Quamady Productions
Scandihoovian Winter Festival Opening Act!
Friday, February 6, 2025 @ 8pm
Grumpy Troll Brew Pub and the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society are partnering to bring a slice of pure Nordic culture to the Village’s 2026 Scandihoovian Winter Festival—but don’t bring the kids!
On Friday, February 6 at 8:00 p.m., local comedian Lisa Quam will regale her audience with a sampling of traditional, hilarious, and often off-color Ole and Lena jokes. Expect friend Sven to make a few appearances. (Per usual, he invited himself.)
Lisa, who owns Quamedy Productions and produces local comedy shows, is fittingly Norwegian; her maiden name is even Fjeld—like the sweeping fjords of Norway. She grew up on lefse, krumkake, and other Scandinavian treats. She also grew up listening to Grandpa Fjeld and his best friend Art share Ole and Lena jokes over coffee, and she has delighted ever since re-telling these classic comedic chestnuts.
If Lisa's grandpa was in the audience, his cheeks would be rosy from laughing the loudest, and his eyes would be twinkling with pride at his granddaughter on stage. If you love nostalgia and slightly-naughty jokes burnished by generations of Norwegians, join Lisa for this 2026 Scandihoovian opening event!
The doors to the Grumpy Troll upstairs bar will open at 7:00 p.m., with a $10 cover charge. (Historical Society Members attend free!) The bar will be open, with a special Scandihoovian spiked hot chocolate added to the regular menu. For more information, call 608-437-6486 or email [email protected].
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