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Wed, Sept 27 @ 6:30 p.m. @ Mount Horeb Public Library (105 Perimeter Rd, Mt Horeb)
Brew City Goes Dry (Not Really): Prohibition in Wisconsin, with Historian and Author Matthew Prigge. 2023 Big Read Partner Initiative of MHPL and the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society. Scroll down for more info.
Sun, Oct 8 @ 2:00 p.m. @ Cave of the Mounds (2975 Cave of the Mounds Rd, Blue Mounds)
19th Century Meet-and-Greet with the Surly Surveyor. Family-centered partner initiative of the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society and Cave of the Mounds. More info TBA.
Sun, Oct 22 @ 2:00 p.m.
19th Century Meet-and-Greet with the Frontier Doctor. Family-centered partner initiative of the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society and Cave of the Mounds. More info TBA.
Mon, Oct 23 @ 6:30 p.m. @ Mount Horeb Public Library (105 Perimeter Rd, Mt Horeb)
History of the KKK in Wisconsin, presented by Professor Mike Jacobs. 2023 Big Read Partner initiative of MHPL and the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society. Scroll down for more info.
Sun, Nov 12
Cooking Demonstration with Inga Witscher (of PBS Around the Farm Table fame). Reservation-only event; fee will apply. More info TBA.
Brew City Goes Dry (Not Really): Prohibition in Wisconsin, with Historian and Author Matthew Prigge. 2023 Big Read Partner Initiative of MHPL and the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society. Scroll down for more info.
Sun, Oct 8 @ 2:00 p.m. @ Cave of the Mounds (2975 Cave of the Mounds Rd, Blue Mounds)
19th Century Meet-and-Greet with the Surly Surveyor. Family-centered partner initiative of the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society and Cave of the Mounds. More info TBA.
Sun, Oct 22 @ 2:00 p.m.
19th Century Meet-and-Greet with the Frontier Doctor. Family-centered partner initiative of the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society and Cave of the Mounds. More info TBA.
Mon, Oct 23 @ 6:30 p.m. @ Mount Horeb Public Library (105 Perimeter Rd, Mt Horeb)
History of the KKK in Wisconsin, presented by Professor Mike Jacobs. 2023 Big Read Partner initiative of MHPL and the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society. Scroll down for more info.
Sun, Nov 12
Cooking Demonstration with Inga Witscher (of PBS Around the Farm Table fame). Reservation-only event; fee will apply. More info TBA.
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"Brew City Goes Dry (Not Really): Prohibition in Wisconsin"
Presented by Historian & Author Matthew Prigge @ Mount Horeb Public Library (105 Perimeter Rd, Mt Horeb) Wednesday, September 27, 2023 @ 6:30 p.m. When Prohibition was passed in 1920, the KKK quickly used it as a way to control the groups they saw as enemies of the white Protestant nationalism, including immigrants, Catholics and African Americans. They claimed they were helping 'clean up America.' Prohibition was a time when alcohol was illegal. But what did that actually mean? How did it affect people in Wisconsin? Matthew Prigge, a historian and author, shares the story of Milwaukee during Prohibition – when the Cream City had to find less-than-legal means to keep the party going. Milwaukee didn’t stop drinking during Prohibition, but residents had to get awfully creative about how they got their fix. View original Prohibition-era artifacts and documents from from the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society before and after the program! |
19th Century Meet-and-Greet
Surly Surveyor @ Cave of the Mounds
Sunday, October 8, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.
Frontier Doctor @ Driftless Historium
Sunday, October 22, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.
Have you ever wished you could step back in time –and talk to the characters who populate our history books? The Driftless Historium and the Cave of the Mounds are partnering to make it possible!
“19th Century Meet-and-Greet” is a two-part, first-person program where your entire family can chat and shake hands with the man who helped draw Dane County’s borders and a frontier doctor who treated settlers, soldiers and scalawags in Michigan Territory (pre-statehood Wisconsin).
On Sunday, October 8 at 2:00 p.m., Cave of the Mounds (2975 Cave of the Mounds Road, Blue Mounds) will host Rob Nurre as John Mullett, Deputy Surveyor of the United States General Land Office. Mr. Mullett will discuss what he observed nearly 190 years ago, in June 1883, as he walked the survey lines that crossed what is now the Cave of the Mounds parking lot.
Then, on Sunday, October 22 at 2:00 p.m., Frontier Doctor Mark Tully travels to the Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St, Mt Horeb) for an often surprising, sometimes stomach-turning, always entertaining afternoon presentation about remedies, treatments and instruments used for common (and not-so-common) ailments of 19th century America.
John Mullett and the good Doctor will also share tools of their trade—original, historic artifacts from their personal collections.
Both presenters are Baraboo-based. Rob Nurre (the Surly Surveyor) is a landscape historian, naturalist, and educator with over thirty years of experience, including an extended tenure as a historical interpreter for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management during the Lewis and Clark Explorations bicentennial. Mark Tully is a graphic designer, musician and author of twelve Colonial and early American history titles, including “A Man Called Baraboo, the life and times of an 18th Century Voyageur.” He has consulted for historic sites, theatrical products, archaeological investigations and scholars, and regularly shared his knowledge with schools, symposiums and lectures.
The “19th Century Meet-and-Greet” sessions are free and family-friendly. Reservations are not required. For more information call 608-437-6486 or email mthorebahs@gmail.com.
Surly Surveyor @ Cave of the Mounds
Sunday, October 8, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.
Frontier Doctor @ Driftless Historium
Sunday, October 22, 2023 @ 2:00 p.m.
Have you ever wished you could step back in time –and talk to the characters who populate our history books? The Driftless Historium and the Cave of the Mounds are partnering to make it possible!
“19th Century Meet-and-Greet” is a two-part, first-person program where your entire family can chat and shake hands with the man who helped draw Dane County’s borders and a frontier doctor who treated settlers, soldiers and scalawags in Michigan Territory (pre-statehood Wisconsin).
On Sunday, October 8 at 2:00 p.m., Cave of the Mounds (2975 Cave of the Mounds Road, Blue Mounds) will host Rob Nurre as John Mullett, Deputy Surveyor of the United States General Land Office. Mr. Mullett will discuss what he observed nearly 190 years ago, in June 1883, as he walked the survey lines that crossed what is now the Cave of the Mounds parking lot.
Then, on Sunday, October 22 at 2:00 p.m., Frontier Doctor Mark Tully travels to the Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St, Mt Horeb) for an often surprising, sometimes stomach-turning, always entertaining afternoon presentation about remedies, treatments and instruments used for common (and not-so-common) ailments of 19th century America.
John Mullett and the good Doctor will also share tools of their trade—original, historic artifacts from their personal collections.
Both presenters are Baraboo-based. Rob Nurre (the Surly Surveyor) is a landscape historian, naturalist, and educator with over thirty years of experience, including an extended tenure as a historical interpreter for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management during the Lewis and Clark Explorations bicentennial. Mark Tully is a graphic designer, musician and author of twelve Colonial and early American history titles, including “A Man Called Baraboo, the life and times of an 18th Century Voyageur.” He has consulted for historic sites, theatrical products, archaeological investigations and scholars, and regularly shared his knowledge with schools, symposiums and lectures.
The “19th Century Meet-and-Greet” sessions are free and family-friendly. Reservations are not required. For more information call 608-437-6486 or email mthorebahs@gmail.com.
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"History of the KKK in Wisconsin"
Presented by Professor Mike Jacobs @ Mount Horeb Public Library (105 Perimeter Rd, Mt Horeb) Monday, October 23, 2023 @ 6:30 p.m. Though it may be hard to think about Klan chapters in our state, records show they were prevalent. In fact, by 1924 a Milwaukee chapter had 4,400 members and a clubhouse at 2424 Cedar Street (now West Kilbourn Avenue). Madison, Kenosha, Oshkosh and Racine, also had chapters. Throughout the 1920s, these chapters caused problems for both blacks and white. During this program, history professor Mike Jacobs, shares KKK history, secret codes and traditions as well as some of their activities. This event is part of the Library's annual community-wide read. All welcome to attend, even if not participating in the Big Read. Full details: www.mhpl.org/big-read-2023. |
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