Website: http://www.bloominggrovehistory.org
Board of Directors
Gloria Simley, President,222-3859
Jim Stickels, Vice President
Randy Paul, Secretary
Don Taylor, Treasurer
Dean House Manager: Robert A. Bean, 222-5783
Curator: Ann Waidelich, 249-7920
Events Chair: Anne Wellman
Furnishings Advisor: Jean Dent
At Large: Judy Taylor, Bill Brendler, Bob Essock, Dick Lichtfeld, Mari Ann Lichtfeld, Judy Bodden, Pat Frydenlund.
Membership:
$10 per year for individuals; $15 per year for families. Sustaining memberships are $25 or more per year. Applications and renewals should be addressed to:
Treasurer, HBGHS
PO Box 6704
Monona, WI 53716-0704
Mission
The Historic Blooming Grove Historical Society preserves and advances the culture and history of Blooming Grove, Monona and Southeastern Madison--all of which was, historically, in the Town of Blooming Grove. The Dean House is a living testimony to the pioneer spirit fostering our American heritage and contributing to our growth as a community and serves as a center for events and local history study.
General inquiries and donations to the Society's collections
Contact Robert A. Bean at 608 222-5783 or email ram2bean@charter.net
Funding
The Historic Blooming Grove Historical Society is funded by memberships, contributions and grants. There is no fee for any of the society's public events, but donations are always welcome.
Sponsored by the Goodman/Atwood Community Center, the history club is an informal group of people who like to reminisce about growing up in the Schenks-Atwood neighborhood and shopping on Atwood Ave. and Winnebago Street. The monthly meeting times include a mix of weekday mornings and weekend afternoons. There is a designated topic for each meeting but the conversation wanders as memories surface.
By Gloria Simley
We will soon be having our Annual Meeting -- May 6th -- and I would like to share our accomplishments.
Memorial Day -- The parade was excellent and we sold coffee, pop, and donuts from the front porch. This is a great way for our volunteers to welcome summer.
Second Sunday Open House -- We usually have about a dozen guests. Thanks to our docents who so willingly help "show off" this lovely farm house. Also, thanks to Ann Waidelich, our curator, for featuring interesting artifacts in the display cases in the Museum Room on the second floor.
Back Porch Concerts-- Seven concerts entertained a total of several hundred people last summer. Look for another summer of great music this year. And don't forget our famous ice cream social in August.
We are extremely proud of our new website. Ken Smith, webmaster, has put together a great site. Check us out at www.bloominggrovehistory.org
Basement -- We have a new cement floor and the stone walls have been tuckpointed and the plasterboard walls have been painted. It will soon become a farm exhibit space.
New light-weight tables were purchased and Gary Hess has been repairing and regluing our wooden chairs.
As always, I would like to thank the Board of Directors and volunteers who have made this an extraordinary year. And Thank You members, for your continued help and support.
Come and visit the Dean House on the second Sunday of each month, or on Monday mornings to volunteer your help.
With my very best wishes for a lovely spring and summer, Gloria Simley, President.
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In May the group will participate in the Center's fundraising kick-off parade & ice cream social on Saturday the 19th for the new center in the Kupfer Ironworks building on Waubesa Street. For more information and to sign up for notices about future meetings call Pat Martin 241-0895.