Events in 2011

2011 events included the Slag Furnace Celebration, The Wisconsin Book Fest, and Annual meeting
Sept 24, 2011 - Slag Furnace Celebration

Oct. 23, 2012 - Highland CCC Camp

Don McGuire gave an informative talk on the Civil Conservation Corp (CCC) Camp that was in Highland.
July 1938 Highland CCC Camp

Sept 30, 2012 - Pulaski's Celebrates 150th

The First German Presbyterian Church at Pulaski
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June 30, 2012 - Hyde Chapel

The Hyde Community Association celebrated the sesquicentennial of the Hyde Church Chapel on June 30. Click for some history of the church.
Nestled in Mill Creek Valley, the Hyde Church Chapel greets vistors.

June 14, 2012 - Arena Ice Cream Social

The Arena Historian's Ice Cream social was held June 14, 2012. Their guest speaker was Dr. Wallace Alcorn. He gave a very interesting talk on Dr. William Brisbane of Arena. Dr. Alcorn is a great grandson of Dr. Brisbane.
Dr Alcorn speaking on Dr Brisbane

May 17, 2012 - Dollar-A-Day Boys

Bill Jamerson spoke on the topic of the Civilian Conservation Corp (or more commonly called the CCC). Bill has researched the topic and produced a documentary for PBS called Camp Forgotten - The Civilian Conservation Corps in Michigan.
Bill sings a few songs from his CD - DOLLAR-A-DAY BOYS.

May 12, 2012 - Hyde Day

Hyde Territorial Day has become an annual event that pulls the community together to celebrate its history.
Hyde Day was a fun gathering May 12, 2012.

Jan 13, 2012 - Helene Stratman-Thomas

Sue Stratman White shared information on the life and work of Helene Stratman-Thomas. Helene was one of a few people that were called "Song Catchers" for her efforts to record early folk songs before they faded away.
 Announcement of the January meeting

Oct 13, 2012 -Presentation to Dane County Historical Societies

The ladies of Where Have All the Cheese Factories Gone? talked about the process of creating this great book with the historical societies of Dane County.
Joan

Class of '51

The Dodgeville Class of '51 visited the Floyd School and museum on July 30, 2016.
Spending Time Asking Remember This?

Class of '61

The Dodgeville Class of '61 visited the Floyd School and museum on July 23, 2016.
In School House

2016 Grilled Cheese Sandwich competition

On Saturday, April 23, inside the Ley Pavilion at Harris Park in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, chefs and home cooks from across the state converged to show off their Wisconsin Cheese grilling abilities.
People watching including Shirley Hartman and Karen D