From: "Lisa Rogers" <development@historyisfun.com> Subject: Washington County Historical Society Old Settler's Club Banquet Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 12:41:24 -0600 Message-ID: <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAuAAAAAAAAAK3VigbsUk1Oj7sxKsHQoSMBAOCm6Y9nvtlBgY5s3HWmKG8AAAAAWxgAABAAAACLlG8JDFbGQZwF4PZKestoAQAAAAA=@historyisfun.com>
Thank you to Lisa Lickel for providing this story..
Celebrate The Past
Imagine a line of carriages filing down Old Sheboygan Road, turning on off
to head for Fillmore and an afternoon of good food, camaraderie and fond
memories. The Turner Hall is alight with music and laughter for the Annual
Old Settler's Banquet. Your buggy stops at the steps and you are handed
down. You didn't realize you were behind Mr. and Mrs. DW Maxon all the way
from town. Mrs. Wescott, a pleasure, I'm sure. And Gruhle, back from
California. Did you find your gold? Ah, good, Valentine Dhein has chosen to
come from Dheinsville this year. He'll have to stay the night, for it's too
far to return in a day. And Mr. and Mrs. Frisby! How delightful. Look, poor
old Manson Farmer. How he totters. But at least he's upright; that's more
than we can say for Mr. Franckenberg who's being brought in now by his man.
He'll roll over your feet in his wheeled chair if you don't look sharp. The
Jaehnigs will have a full house tonight down the road at their big place.
Saxonia House.
Generations pass. The century has changed twice over. So have some of the
names, but the tradition has been reborn. For the 22nd year in a row, the
Washington County Historical Society sponsors the re-creation of the
original Old Settler's Banquet on Sunday, February 21.
The Banquet rotates among the towns of Washington County and is always held
on the third weekend of February to honor President's Day. This year, the
town of Farmington hosts the banquet which will be held in the historic
Fillmore Turner Hall.
Beginning at 11:00 AM, you will be greeted by our hostess, Miss Stephanie
Broughton, wearing an authentic re-creation of a Civil War dress sewn by her
mother, Dotty Broughton of BackHome Arts. The costume is made from pattern
of the era and includes five layers of undergarments. Members of The Kettle
Country Kids 4-H will welcome you and help you with your coat and offer you
elk meatball appetizers courtesy of Meadow Creek Elk Farms and Monica's
County Catering. Besides enjoying the cash bar in the exquisite bar room, be
sure to browse among the historic farm, family genealogies, and local
business displays. BackHome Arts will also feature a log cabin quilt made
exclusively from 1860-1880 reproduction fabric. Members of the Farmington
Historical Society are particularly pleased to showcase brand new hand-built
models of three buildings on the National Register of Historic Sites. These
replicas of the Saxonia House, St. John of God Church, and St. Peter's
Church are re-created with extensive detail in the construction of the
building, windows, and steeples by Evarist Henke of the Town of Erin.
A delicious, locally prepared meal of chicken, tenderloin tips and spaetzel
begins at noon. Enjoy dessert from the Cedar Crest Ice cream company, owned
by one of our Farmington families. Following dinner is a multi-media
presentation titled Farmington: Our Town, Our Story. Video-edited by the
talented Jane Lazarevic, the show uses old film clips, historic and modern
photos and video melded with the narration of former town chairman James
Dieringer and present clerk, Joanne Oneska.
Even the school is involved. In a class project learning about Native
American pottery, Farmington Elementary art teacher, Susan Seibel, had
students of Mrs. Wenzlaff and Ms. Peltonen's fifth grade classes make coil
style pottery to be used as centerpieces for the Old Settler's banquet.
Students designed, glazed and decorated each piece, and signed their names
on the bottom.
If you are attending:
Tickets that include a meal, ambience, and program are $17.00. Cash bar.
Reservations can be made until February 12 by calling the Washington County
Historical Society at 262-335-4678, on line at www.historyisfun.com
<http://www.historyisfun.com/> , or by mailing in a registration form to 320
S 5th Ave. West Bend, WI 53095.
Fillmore Turner Hall is located on County H in Fillmore, approximately 5
miles east of Highway 45, approximately 5 miles north of Barton/West Bend,
approximately 10 miles west from Highway 57. County A is an alternate route
into Fillmore from West Bend or Saukville: take A to County M or Trading
Post Trail.
Lisa A. Rogers
Director of Marketing and Development
Washington County Historical Society
320 S. 5th Avenue
West Bend, WI 53095
262-335-4678
www.historyisfun.com
Help "Capture the Past" with a donation to the Society