Mineral Point Historical Society debuts Farm Life exhibit

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Speltz, Mark E. (Mark.Speltz@AmericanGirl.com)
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:49:06 -0500



Subject: Mineral Point Historical Society debuts Farm Life exhibit
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:49:06 -0500
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From: "Speltz, Mark E." <Mark.Speltz@AmericanGirl.com>

Farm Life:

A Century of Change for Farm Families

and Their Neighbors

 

The Mineral Point Historical Society is pleased to announce

the opening of our new exhibit, Farm Life: A Century of Change

for Farm Families and Their Neighbors.

 

The exhibit explores the Mineral Point area's agricultural history through

stories, photographs, and artifacts provided by local farm families.

 

We are also displaying a traveling exhibit about agriculture

in Wisconsin which was developed by the Chippewa Valley Museum.

 

The exhibit will be on display at

203 High Street

(corner of Chestnut & High Streets)

 

June 27 - October 19, 2008

Open Friday, Saturday (12-5), Sunday (12-3)

 

Admission - $5.00

Ticket is good for free return visits all summer

one free tour of Orchard Lawn/Gundry House

and discounted admission at local museums

Children under 12 are free

 

mineralpointhistory.org

608.987.2884

 

The Farm Life exhibit has been made possible through the generous support of Farmers Implement Store, Premier Cooperative, Farmers Savings Bank, Ross Soil Service, Sloan Implement Company, Rockford Map Publishers, Ritchie Implement, Point of Beginnings, Farm & Fleet Company, Dodgeville Agri-Service, Iowa County Cattlemen's Association, and the members of the Mineral Point Historical Society. The Chippewa Valley Museum exhibit is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
 
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