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From the 1860s to the 1960s the local brewery was an important part of community life in 100s of communities throughout Wisconsin. If you have any interest in small local breweries, in local history or if you are a beerologist or zythophile (a beer lover) you won’t want to miss this presentation by John Storck. […]

It was a new world. The settlers from England had gained a foothold in the verdant land called “Amerika”. Old traditions would be laid aside, new ones instituted. Greed, jealousy, suspicion would still persist. Were these at the root of “The Salem Witch Trials”? Innocent residents of Salem, Massachusetts were tried and many executed in […]

Watch history come to life when Racine actress and historical impersonator, Jessica Michna, will play the role of former First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. Mary recalls her early years and education in Lexington, Kentucky. She recalls how she came to be an abolitionist. She tells of her move to Springfield, Illinois, where she would meet […]