This season our main exhibit will focus on
CHANGES IN THE LAND inspired by the book of the same name by William Cronon.
The Exhibit begins with what our local area must have looked like before European settlement, how it changed when settlers came and cleared the land, planted crops, built homes, and made permanent settlements. We will look at how the land continued to change through the decades and how we are now taking steps to preserve at least portions of what we now have for future generations.
The Exhibit begins with what our local area must have looked like before European settlement, how it changed when settlers came and cleared the land, planted crops, built homes, and made permanent settlements. We will look at how the land continued to change through the decades and how we are now taking steps to preserve at least portions of what we now have for future generations.
The Exhibit begins with what our local area must have looked like before European settlement, how it changed when settlers came and cleared the land, planted crops, built homes, and made permanent settlements. We will look at how the land continued to change through the decades and how we are now taking steps to preserve at least portions of what we now have for future generations.
Come take a look! You may be able to add to the story.
Local sawmills were hastily built. And while the felled trees were being cut into lumber to build housing for the settlers and for their animals. Another priority was to build fences to keep animals from straying. These “fences” were usually rock walls built from the rocks that littered the landscape. Many of those same rock walls can still be found along our roadways.
We also have ongoing exhibits about our area’s history with information about past businesses, the mill, schools, and past residents and much more. . Please check our calendar of events and join us!
If you would like to receive notices of our events, make sure you are a member and that we have your current email address. You can also check our CALENDAR page which we are currently working on. And keep an eye on the Shopping Guide.
We also plan, once again, to be open for historical research 2 Mondays a month during July and August.