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March 12 1 pm Annual Meeting New Horizons Church Boltonville
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March 12 1:30 PM New Horizons Church Boltonville
While Solomon Juneau and Byron Kilbourn were busy
settling the City of Milwaukee and surrounding area as well as running their
trading post, where were their wives? And what role did women play in the
early days of Wisconsin’s history? Join the Farmington
Historical Society on Saturday, March 12 at 1:30 pm as they host storyteller
Jo McReynolds-Blochowiak with a narrative of famous women in Wisconsin
history. The first is Josette Vieau Juneau who’s husband Solomon who settled
Juneautown in Milwaukee and was also was an early pioneer in Barton and
Newburg. The
story continues with many famous women including Olympia Brown, the first
woman ordained as a preacher and later a suffragist who lived in Racine;
Frances Willard born in Janesville and a leader
in the prohibition movement; Georgia O’Keeffe, who introduced American art
to Europe; and Edna Ferber who was raised in Appleton, became a journalist
and later a recognized author wth many works becoming well known musicals
including
Show Boat,
Giant,
Ice Palace,
Saratoga Trunk,
and
Cimarron.
Jo McReynolds-Blochowiak is a
lecturer/speaker/ writer and community educator. She weaves a story of
biogrpahical figures in the context of their social, political cultural time
in history.
Join the Farmington
Historical society for this entertaining tour of Wisconsin History. The
program is at 1:30pm on Saturday, March 12 at the New Horizons Church, 9663
Hwy 144, Kewaskum.
(1/2 mile north of Farmington Town hall). A
business meeting will be held at 1:00pm prior to the program. The meeting is
open to the public and refreshments will be served. Bring friends.
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May 30 12:15pm Fillmore Turner Hall
Join the Farmington Hisorical Society at Fillmore Hall, as they honor the "fallen who gave their all" on this Memorial Day. Food and beverage sales will be available. Come show your support for the brave men and women who gave us Freedom.
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FUND RAISER FOR FHS CEMETERY RESTORATION PROJECT |
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Farmington Town Hall 9422 Hwy 144 Saturday, December 13 1:00 pm |
Do your holiday baking and shopping at the Town Hall. Come see our bake sale and silent auction and unique Farmington souvenirs and stay to play cards.
Have a late lunch and early supper at our brat and burger fry.
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FALL MEETING OCTOBER 4, 2008
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Please Join Us
Pay tribute to Wisconsin’s fallen soldiers in six wars through a moving multi-media presentation on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, 2008 at Washington County’s Fillmore Turner Hall. Hear in their own words the experiences of ordinary citizen soldiers sent to defend our country’s honor on foreign fields.
They Should Not Be Forgotten Memorial Day, May 26, 2008, Noon Fillmore Turner Hall, County Highway H, east of State Road 144
Family activities and refreshments after the program by the Turner Athletic Club
From the Civil War – Wilhelm Ramthun, Kewaskum World War I – Lee F Pickett, Marathon County World War II – Gordon Petersen, Milwaukee Korea – Francis B Spaeth, Monroe Vietnam – George Joseph Carr, New Berlin Iraq – Rachel K Bosveld, Waupun
SIX WARS, SIX LETTERS, MULTIMEDIA, AND AN OLD TRADITION The Farmington Historical Society, Inc. pays tribute with the public to Wisconsin’s fallen soldiers in a unique manner on Memorial Day, 2008. At a very special ceremony you will hear words from our state’s men and women who fought in six different wars. They are the words of everyday, ordinary citizen soldiers…words sent home in letters. These letters expressed their feelings, their concerns for home and family, and their plans for the future. The letters are especially moving because they are from those who did not return home alive after the war. A multimedia presentation of war photographs and music accompanies the readings
Navy Recruiter Scott Turiff will present uniforms on display
The ceremony concludes with a salute of homage to our soldiers in the cemetery that is adjacent to Turner Hall. Those in attendance will be invited to place a flower on the final resting place of a veteran, a long-standing tradition in the town of Farmington.
Program developer: Ellen Kesting, 262-692-2659 Farmington Historical Society, Inc. contact: Lisa Lickel, 262-692-2135 Our thanks to FreeQuincy Radio Theater, Jeff Wolf, freequincyradio.podOmatic.com, for sound mixing
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May 28
Memorial Day salute to
traditions in Farmington with a program honoring our veterans beginning at
12:00 noon and stay afterward for family kickball and food sponsored
by the Turner Athletic Society. Fillmore Turner Hall, Hwy H in Fillmore.
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August 25 Visit to historic Cedardale on the Washington and Sheboygan County lines
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October 6 Guided tour of Lizard Mound County Park. Meet at park 1:30pm Our tour guide is Professor Hays, Associate Professor of Anthropology specializing in the Mound Builder culture
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Fall Visit to Cedardale has been rescheduled for a possible late summer or fall date in 2008 |
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2007
Come to a Farmington Historical Society gathering in 2007
Anyone is welcome, and you don't have to be a member to participate in a meeting or an outing.
FHS Fall meeting, 2007
Saturday, October 6, 1:30 PM
Lizard Mound County Park
Guest Speaker: Professor Christopher Hayssociate Professor of Anthropology who will lead us in an informational walking tour of the animal and geometrically-shaped mounds in the park and the history of the Native American "Mound Builders" culture.
Lizard Mound Co. Park is 1/2 mile east of Hwy 144 on CTH A)
Call 692-9340 if questions or see www.town.farmington.wi.us
Sponsored by Farmington Historical Society
Fillmore is located at the intersection of CTH M&H,
3 1/2 miles east of STH 144.
2006
October 21 1 - 3 pm
In 1846 a group of pioneers led by Michael Rodenkirch traveled for 75 days from Strohn in Prussia to New York. They traveled the Great Lakes and settled in Washington County, Wisconsin. These founding families built the community of St. Michaels. Rodenkirch wrote detailed letters describing their journey, their struggles and triumphs in America. Descendants of the Rodenkirchs, Theuschs, Herriges’, Schneiders and Bremsers will participate in a round table discussion at the St. Michaels church hall on Saturday, October 21 from 1 – 3 PM. St. Michaels is located at the corner of Highway 28 and Forest View Road east of Kewaskum. Explore the immigrant experience in America with the Farmington Historical Society in this free program, open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
July 15-16, 2006
FILLMORE SESQUICENTENNIAL
View and print pdf flyer
"A STEP BACK IN TIME” 150 YEARS ** 1856 – 2006
SESQUICENTENNIAL EVENTS
Children’s Activities and Craft Genealogies, Photos, Artifacts of founding families
Old Farm Machinery and Auto Displays Living History Encampments
Horse Drawn Carriage Tours of Historic Sites Beer Making Demonstration and Tasting
Geocaches in area Music, Food and Refreshments
SATURDAY July 15th:
Pancake Breakfast (8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)
Opening Proclamation (10:30 a.m.)
Introduction honorary Mayor of Fillmore (10:30am)
Guest Appearance by Abraham Lincoln
Vintage Style Show (1:00pm)
Old Timer’s Baseball Game (11:ooam)
Square Dancing (2:30-3:30pm)
Spanferkel Dinner (4:00-8:00pm) (roast pork, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, fresh vegetables)
SUNDAY JUNE 27th:
Ecumenical Prayer Service with choir (10:00am)
Parade with float contest (Noon)
Guest Appearance by Abraham Lincoln
Sheephead Tournament (1:30 p.m. – 3:3o p.m.)
Square Dancing (2:30-3:30pm
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