Thank you to Virgina Manderfield
Many thanks to Virginia for donating all her time working with the 1891 Financial Life to get us a matching grant of $1500.00 for our Christmas Reflections fundraiser.
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Historical Society
celebrating 100th Anniversary of Catapillar
Celebrating 100th Anniversary of Catapillar. Eric and Dennis Rausch restore a Catapillar 30. Historic restoration and preservation is a favorite pastime of many people.
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Controlling the Light with Traditional Black Shades
Luke Blong and Maria Schneeberger hanging shade.
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Restoration Projects
St. Lucas German American Museum and Family Center, restoration projects. Over the last 4 years, the St. Lucas Historical Society has been making renovations to restore the museum. In 2024, they have been working on the roof.
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Jeanette Hlubek Dietzenbach Passes Away
Jeanette Hlubek Dietzenbach, age 78, of Decorah, IA passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Mayo Clinic – Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN after a recent metastatic adenocarcinoma diagnosis.
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Building Preservation
Restoring and preserving this architecturally and culturally unique educational building that houses the museum, library and family history programs is vital to the cultural, educational, historical and psychological well being of the community and adds greatly to the historical and cultural heritage of the region, state and Nation.
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Volunteer Efforts are the Lifeblood of Historic Preservation and Museums
Of course, time, talent and treasure are the vital ingredients for any preservation and restoration effort. Most folks are preservationists at heart. Some farmers are saving historic barns and old tools that their fathers and grandfathers built or used. In a few years the large barns and old tools may be rare indeed.
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German American Museum News
We are pleased to share the recent listing of the family histories and genealogies. Joyce Schaufenbuel compiled this listing to give you a better idea of the current collection in the Family History Center.
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