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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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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One of the missions that the St. Lucas Historical Society has begun and hopes to continue is an oral history project. Rosemary (Kuennen) Most and Carl Most have undertaken this project. Since 2004 they have interviewed a number of elderly persons with family ties to the St. Lucas area.
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As a dynamic and growing organization with an attentive, knowledgeable and curious public and supporters, we are expanding our focus to a broader set of interests, issues and topics beyond the initial focus of the current Newsletter.
With the publication of Historical Perspectives or Historische Betrachtungen, we are focusing on substantive articles, artistic expression, and research materials that highlight historical and contemporary topics in the arts, the humanities, history and literature, and the social and physical sciences.
Society Launches Historical Perspectives Read More »
Restoration and preservation of the large double hung window sets on the German American Museum, Library and Family History Center in July 2020.
Window Restoration and Preservation Read More »
The rehabilitation of the German American Museum roof systems was completed in A formal contract was signed on February 2, 2024, with Lifetime Construction to do this roof rehabilitation project in the Spring and Summer months.