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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Museum News
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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Exploring the Mississippi River Valley: Journey of a Lifetime
Vas Uppal is on a once in a lifetime journey. His full name is Srinivas Uppalpati, originally from India. Vas is traveling from the delta of the Mississippi River in Louisiana to its headwaters in Northern Minnesota. Others may have done this trip but his approach is unique.
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Czech and Slovak Museum President and CEO to Speak at German American Museum
On Wednesday evening, June 19th, Dr. Cecilia Rokusek, the head of the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids, will speak from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at the German American Museum in St. Lucas, Iowa. Dr. Rokusek’s topic is “Our Collective Heritage: Strength through Understanding”.
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Museum Roof Rehabilitation Project
The board of directors of the St. Lucas Historical Society regret to announce, after much deliberation and thought, the difficult decision to cancel the Annual Workshop on Preserving and Celebrating German Cultural Heritages in the Midwest. The workshop was scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.
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Window Restoration and Preservation
Restoration and preservation of the large double hung window sets on the German American Museum, Library and Family History Center in July 2020.
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Native American Workshop Draws Strong Interest
St. Lucas residents were pleasantly surprised on Wednesday, June 20th with the large stream of cars poured into this small town for the workshop. Over 175 persons from far and wide came to participate in this all-day workshop.
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The Ho-Chunk Nation: perseverance and resiliency
Collin Price from the Office of the President of the Ho-Chunk Nation was the keynote speaker and spoke to the perseverance and resiliency of his people. Collin stated “The Ho-Chunk Nation, a Federally recognized tribe, today consists of over 8,000 members and its leadership team is responsible for over 3,500 employees in the tribal government and its gaming industry”.
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