From: Destinee Udelhoven <destineekae@hotmail.com> Subject: Hear "Voices of Wisconsin's Early Settlers" at 7-13 Mt Horeb Historium Book Event Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2019 13:11:31 +0000 Message-ID: <BN7PR04MB42588938D592FA2FE982EA95A1F40@BN7PR04MB4258.namprd04.prod.outlook.com>
Author Lends Color and Life to the History of the Badger State
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An intimate and unfiltered
glimpse into the lives,
minds and hearts of
Badger State pioneers
Author Presentation
& Book Signing
Saturday,
July 13, 2019
@ 2:00p.m.
FREE & Open to All.
On Saturday, July 13 at 2:00 p.m., Mount Horeb’s Driftless Historium (100
S 2nd St) will host a presentation and book signing by Wisconsin State His
torian Emeritus and author Michael Stevens, featuring his newest publicatio
n, "The Making of Pioneer Wisconsin: Voices of Early Settlers," an intimate
and unfiltered glimpse into the lives of the Badger State's frontiersmen a
nd women.
From the mid-1830s through the 1850s, more than a half million people settl
ed in Wisconsin. While traveling in ships and wagons, establishing homes an
d forming new communities, these men, women and children recorded their exp
eriences in letters, diaries and newspaper articles. Stevens sorted through
and stitched together these moving and relatable first-person accounts to
provide an intimate glimpse into the lives of these early settlers.
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What was it like to be a teenager in a wagon heading west to places unknown
? Or an isolated young wife living far from the emotional and physical supp
ort of friends and family?
Their words reveal fears, joys, frustrations and hopes for a new life in th
is new place--and, as woven together by Stevens, provide a fascinating narr
ative that deepens our ability to understand and empathize with Wisconsin's
early pioneers.
(Right: Author & Presenter
Michael E. Stevens, Wisconsin Historical Society Speakers Bureau )
This event is free and open to the public.
Copies of "Pioneer Wisconsin"
will be available for sale and signing by the author.
MHAHS MEMBERS: "Making of Pioneer Wisconsin" is our Book of the Year! You c
an get 40% off your copy from the Driftless Historium any time in 2019.
(Retail price: $18.95; Member price: ONLY $11.37)
“Pioneer Voices” is part of the Driftless Historium’s 2019 theme, “
Immigrants of Wisconsin: Yesterday and Today.” With financial supported g
enerously provided by the Mount Horeb Community Foundation, the Mount Horeb
Area Historical Society is excited to host a year-long series of exhibits
and programs based on the history and experiences of immigrants from across
the world who have lived, loved and lost in Wisconsin.
For more information call 608-437-6486
or email mthorebhistory@mhtc.net<mailto:mthorebhistory@mhtc.net> .
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Driftless Historium
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