From: "Heather S. Sonntag" <hssonntag@wisc.edu> Subject: Next BHG lecture 3/9 - "Who Were Those People Who Lived Here [Sauk Prairie] Before March 1, 1942" Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2023 14:25:27 +0000 Message-id: <SJ0PR06MB8359839B4B57B9B889496D37DBB79@SJ0PR06MB8359.namprd06.prod.outlook.com>
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Urban and Minnie Dell (Weirich) Mather (right), who sold their farm on Hwy
12 to Alvin Hoppe before 1940. The family photo (left) is the John Peter, S
r. and Dolly Sabrina (Young) Weirich family. Photo source: BHG Collection
The Badger History Group (BHG) invites you to our next lecture of the 2022-
2023 season on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at 7:00pm with BHG Board President
Verlyn Mueller who will present the talk, Who Were Those People Who Lived H
ere Before March 1, 1942.
March 1, 1942 was the date on which the Sauk Prairie landowners had to vaca
te their land. Verlyn will tell what prairie life was like before the centu
ry-old farm community met an abrupt end. The family photo is the John Peter
, Sr. and Dolly Sabrina (Young) Weirich family.
In addition to serving as BHG Board President, Verlyn Mueller is also Archi
vist of the BHG Collection and Director/Curator of the Museum of Badger Arm
y Ammunition. A native of Prairie du Sac, he worked at BAAP for 26 years an
d has been a leading force in BHG since its founding. In addition to his kn
owledge about the Plant era, he has also been researching those who lived i
n and around Badger and their geneaology.
This will be a hybrid event starting at 7pm, via Zoom and in-person at the
Museum of Badger Army Ammunition. In the Museum, masks are optional. Seatin
g is limited for both museum and zoom, so registration is recommended. Zoom
link information is below. To register, please call the museum (open W-Sat
, 10a-4p) at 608-448-0244 and specify for museum or zoom, your name, and nu
mber in your group.
Support this program and future lecture series. Become a member of the Badg
er History Group today!
TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE & ZOOM IN
Register for the lecture on March 9, 2023 at bhg-arch@tds.net
Please include for Museum or Zoom, (Zoom link below)
Name
Number in your group
Zoom meeting details:
Topic: Who Were Those People Who Lived Here Before March 1, 1942, Verlyn Mu
eller, presenter
Time: Mar 9, 2023 7:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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