From: JANET IRENE SEYMOUR <janet.seymour@wisconsinhistory.org> Subject: Fwd: Richfield Historical Society Events and Programs Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2018 01:35:09 +0000 Message-id: <DM2PR0601MB730308A183912FE8FE0C58D87A50@DM2PR0601MB730.namprd06.prod.outlook.com>
Schedule for Spring/Summer 2018, visit
www.richfieldhistoricalsociety.org for more info.
Name: History, Ecology & Indian History of Horicon Marsh
Where: Richfield Fire Station 2008 Hwy 175 Richfield WI
When: April 26 7 pm
Admission: Free, donations accepted
Comments: Bill Volkert is guest speaker. Bill worked as naturalist and wild
life educator for Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Horicon Marsh
for 27 years. He conducted more than 3,700 education programs for over 220,
000 people.
Name: 2nd Annual Step Back in Time
Where: Richfield Historical Park 4399 Pleasant Hill Rd, Richfield WI
When: May 13 - 1-4 p.m. June 10 - 1-4 p.m. July 8 - 1-4 p.m. August
12 1 -4 p.m
Admission: $5.00 Children under 6 FREE
Comments: Visit the park and enjoy nature and experience how people lived l
ong ago in our various historic buildings. The Messer/Mayer Mill, Mill Hous
e and Lillicrapp Welcome Center open for tours. Meet docents in Mill House
when less crowded and have time to really get an up close and personal loo
k around. Various activities, washing clothes, hauling grain, grinding coff
ee, etc for kids making this a family event. Stop by the Lillicrapp Welcome
Center and experience a General Store from long ago. Also check Richfield
Historical Society's historic photo files for family photos. Research fee:
$5 per half hour.
Name: One Room Schools: Stories from the Day of 1 room, 1 teacher, 8 grades
Where: Richfield Fire Station 2008 Hwy 175 Richfield WI
When: May 24 7 pm
Admission: Free, donations accepted
Comments: Susan Apps Bodilly Guest speaker has been an elementary and middl
e school teacher for more than twenty years and currently teaches second- a
nd third-grade students. She has a master's degree in curriculum and instru
ction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Name: 10th Annual Richfield Art at the Mill
Where: Richfield Nature/Historical Parks 1896 Hwy 164, Richfield WI
When: July 28 10am - 4 pm
Admission: $2.00 Free Parking Delicious Food for Sale. Tour of Historic Bui
ldings (small fee)
Comments: Juried Art and Fine Craft Fair, Music, Silent Auction FREE parkin
g. Proceeds benefit Historical Park Restorations
Diane Pedersen
Richfield Historical Society
262-628-1827