MADISON, Wisconsin (WFRV) – A 1,200-year-old canoe was pulled from a lake in Wisconsin on Tuesday.

The Wisconsin Historical Society says Maritime archaeologists on Tuesday recovered a wooden canoe from the bottom of Lake Mendota. The canoe is estimated to be 1,200 years old and was in use around 800 AD. The canoe may be the oldest known water vessel in the state which is still completely intact.

Carbon dating would have been used to determine the age of the canoe. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office dive team helped lift the canoe to a depth of about 30 feet.

“The canoe found in Lake Mendota is an important artifact in the canoe culture continuum in the Western Great Lakes region,†said Christian Overland, director and CEO of Ruth and Hartley Barker at the Wisconsin Historical Society.

“The canoe is a remarkable artifact, made from a single tree, that connects us to the people of this region 1,200 years ago. As the Company prepares to open a new history museum in 2026, we are excited about the new possibilities it offers to share Native American stories and culture throughout the present, â€said Overland.

Officials say the canoe was transported to the Wisconsin State Archives preservation facility in Madison and placed in a custom-made storage tank. The tank contains water and a bio-deterrent to help protect the canoe from physical damage.

A chemical solution will eventually be added to the tank, which will replace the water in the cellular structure of the wood. The conservation process is estimated to take around three years.

MEDICATION TAKE BACK EVENT: The Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District has partnered with the Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse to host a Medication Take Back Event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Trumbull Collection Facility, 5138 Enterprise Blvd., Warren. Residents may bring in expired, unwanted, or unused prescription medications for law enforcement officials to destroy. Participants are asked to keep medications in their original containers, which will be recycled.

The program is free, open only to residents of Geauga and Trumbull counties, and will take place rain or shine. In addition to the drug take-back program, the facility will also be open to accept electronics, appliances and household hazardous waste. For more information, call the office at 330-675-2673.

MORNING IN UPTON: “Morning at the Upton” will feature Elizabeth Cole Clark with a presentation on First Lady Lou Hoover and her husband Herbert Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Upton House, 380 Mahoning Ave. NW to Warren. For more information, call 330-395-1840 or www.uptonhouse.org.

FANTASY FESTIVAL AT FAIRGROUNDS: The Northeast Ohio Fantasy Festival will be held Friday, Saturday and May 8 at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds, Everett Hull Road, Cortland.

The festival will feature artisans and merchants, knights in battle, music filling the alleys, food fit for a king, and quests for all ages. Choose to quest throughout the village, meet merchants, solve puzzles, test your strength and prove yourself a worthy champion of the Ironwyrd realm.

PRAYER EVENT: A National Day of Prayer Prayer Breakfast will be held Thursday at 7 a.m. at the Jericho Center, 2878 Warren Meadville Road, Cortland. The cost is $10 per person at the door. RSVP to Ndavid1[email protected] or [email protected] or text 330-883-6620.

MUSEUM OPEN FOR MOTHER’S DAY: Mother’s Day, May 8, will be the first open house of 2022 for the Barnhisel House and Museum of the Girard Historical Society, 1011 N. State St., Girard. The historic 10-room Greek Revival-style house, dating from around 1840, has been restored by the Girard Historical Society. Built at a time in history when most homes were log cabins, the two-story Barnhisel House, with its central floor plan, substantial woodwork and rear staircase for hired help, would have been considered like a mansion.

The house will be open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the second and fourth Sundays of each month.

DAY OF PRAYER: Hubbard Christians in Action will hold a National Day of Prayer Thursday noon at the Hubbard Administration Building, 220 W. Liberty St.

ASSOCIATION TO MEET: The Northwest Neighborhood Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Grace United Methodist Church, Drexel Avenue NW. Speakers are Marvin Donaldson, who will discuss bike safety, and Stacey and Erik Hoover from Cockeye Barbecue.

SUMMER YARD SALE: The Southington Community Park Group is accepting items for a summer yard sale, taking place August 4-7. All proceeds will be used for events at the gazebo. Items not accepted are those that are broken, have missing parts or are in poor condition. Call 330-847-0235 to donate.

THE AUXILIARY HOSTS TEA: The Howland American Legion Ladies Auxiliary will host a Spring Tea at 12:30 p.m. May 14 at Howland Senior Center, 8273 High St. There will be a program on how the Auxiliary serves veterans. The event will include speakers, a basket draw and a 50-50 draw. RSVP to Tina at 330-979-8842.

MASTER GARDENER PLANT SALE: The Trumbull County Master Gardeners will be holding their annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 14 at the Trumbull County Agricultural Center, 520 W. Main St., Cortland.

Club members will have favorite locally grown plants for sale, many straight from their own gardens. There will also be wildflowers, herbs and other varieties of plants. All proceeds go to maintaining the garden for the non-profit group.

For more information, contact Noelle Barnes at [email protected] or call her at 330-638-6783.

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YouthBuild construction trainer Greg Echols expressed his pride in the work the students accomplished and the respect they showed to their peers and everyone involved in the project.

“I’m incredibly proud of these students and their hard work on this project,” Echols said. “They worked hard to learn more about the tongue-and-groove method of construction and we were all very happy to help shape the final design at Cheney Mansion.”

According to Beth McGlasson, vice president of the Jersey County Historical Society, the students’ efforts will help the historical society capture the vegetable garden, an essential part of everyday pioneer life.

“We are thrilled to see our pioneering garden taking shape,” she said. “We couldn’t have done it without Greg and the YouthBuild students. Our complex, with its one-room schoolhouse, church and log cabins, provides a glimpse of life in the 1880s.”

Jersey County Historical Society volunteer Jim Droste enjoys working with students.

“When I came to the Scott Bibb Center to mentor these students, they all had a great attitude and a strong desire to learn,” he said. “It makes me happy to see this future generation of students wanting to learn these skills.”

Jersey County Historical Society board member Sherrie Droste explained how the garden will be used for purposes other than cooking.

“By growing heirloom vegetables and flowers; plants used for dyes, medicines and laundry; and others, we will be able to offer a practical and accurate representation of early life on the Illinois prairies,” she said.

The Jersey County Historical Society is located at 601 North State Street, Jerseyville. You can visit their website at www.jerseycountyhistory.org.

To learn more about YouthBuild, contact Sabrina Davis, Director of Adult Education for L&C, Pathway Resource Development, at (618) 468-4141 or [email protected]. On the web, visit www.lc.edu/youthbuild.

Zimmermann is also a professional archaeologist. Her specialty in archeology is zooarchaeology, which means she is an expert in identifying the bones of prehistoric animals.

So far, work has shown that the site has been in use from the late Paleo Indian period to historical periods, but most intensely during the Middle Woodland periods, around 2000 years ago, and the Mississippian, about 1000 years ago.

Investigations at the Gehring site will discuss the findings at the site, where Zimmermann’s primary research interest relates to the occupation of the middle forest (Hopewell). Although virtually all archaeological periods are represented at the site, the Mississippian turned out to be the most important.

In Our Own Backyard: SIUE Investigations of the Gehring Site is available now at https://madcohistory.org/speaker-series-julie-zimmermann/.

Part of the program includes an appeal to local residents who may have found artifacts at the site over the years. Zimmermann would like to document what was found and where, she said, but the artifacts would remain the property of the discoverer.

This is the fourth program in MCHS’s online series, which has previously examined the 1860 election, the lynching of Robert Prager, and the African American community of Pin Oak Township. The August program will focus on Italian immigration to Madison County.

Call 618-656-1294 for more information.

A house spans a stream surrounded by greenery. Drought-tolerant perennials dazzle a driveway. Wisteria vines drape colorful flowers above a garden fireplace. These are just three of the five beautiful gardens that await those who attend the Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society Garden Tour Sunday, June 5 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The five inspiring gardens on display are in Windsor Square, Hancock Park and Brookside. As a bonus, the Bridge House spanning the creek, a modern architectural gem designed by owner Dan Brunn, will be open to visitors, along with its garden.

Historical Society President Richard Battaglia says this is the first backyard garden tour in the area in 10 years, and the first to be officially organized by the WSHPHS, which did not offer than home visits before the pandemic. Home visits will return in October.

It was not difficult to get the executive committee to plan a visit to the garden. “People love gardens!” enthuses Battaglia. “We’re lucky to have some great ones in our own backyard.” Larchmont Chronicle co-founder Jane Gilman and Jolin Crofts will co-chair the event. There will be music, snacks and a plant sale. June Bilgore and Joanne Osinoff will co-chair a silent auction.

Crofts notes that she and Gilman visited each garden several times to prepare for the visit. “I’m always amazed at how kind people are to open their homes to people. It’s such a… nice neighborhood. She continues: “We are really touched.”

Battaglia would like to use proceeds from the tour as seed capital to tackle the greening of the concrete islands of Beverly Boulevard and Rossmore Avenue. “The islands of Wilton Place were beautifully landscaped over 10 years ago, and if it could be done, Rossmore and Beverly certainly could be,” notes Battaglia. “We are just starting to form this committee. I hope we can reach out to the Wilshire Country Club, council member and area residents for help with the project.

“After COVID, let’s go and bring energy to the community,” asks Crofts. “Each garden has its own personality. Let’s see these beautiful gardens!

Tickets are $40 for members of the Historical Society; $50 for non-members. Advance tickets can be ordered at wshphs.com. Same-day tickets can be purchased June 5 at 166 S. Plymouth Blvd.

Key words: Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society, Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society Garden Tour, WSHPHS

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HUDSON — Longtime Hudson businessman Thomas “Tuck” Walsh traced the history of the Tuck gas station on Broad Street from 1936 to 2022 at a meeting of the Hudson Historical Society on March 29 at First Federated Church Hall.

Many former employees and customers flocked to the hall to hear it, coming together just months after the station closed last year.

Walsh, who retired in 1998, said he was honored to be asked to tell the station’s story, “because I thought maybe my friends and clients had forgotten who I was. was”.

Walsh took over ownership of the then-economical gas station in 1952 and retired when he sold it to his son-in-law, Marty Libby, in 1998. “The seeds of what eventually became the gas station of Tuck were planted by my uncle Francis ‘Sid’ Walsh in 1936,” Walsh said.

Walsh operated Warmer Fuel Oil Co. and Economy Gas Station on Broad Street across from Forestvale Cemetery, and eventually purchased Brigham’s gravel pit at Broad and Washington Streets.

The original facility consisted of a small block building, an open service pit, and two old gas pumps out front.

Walsh became a Texaco dealer and accepted credit cards after buying the station in 1952. He recalled that a grease job in 1953 cost $5.20. Retreads are $19 and are brand new
the tires were sold on a $2 per week installment plan.

In the 1960s it became an international harvester dealer and Fisher snow plows were
added. Over the years, additional revenue has been generated from the rental of cargo trailers, Hertz trucks, and pop-up camper trailers.

In the 1970s, Walsh and his employees dealt with the oil embargo, when oil quotas were imposed on Western countries.

He said the embargo had brought “limited supplies, long queues, short tempers and uncontrollable fear”. He remembers his daughters being “brave enough to put up a sign designating the ‘last car’ in line”.

During the 1980s, when the truck sales and service business began to expand, “Tuck’s Truck Sales” was formed. A new adjacent building was constructed, and in 1981 the GMC line of trucks was added.

“Tuck’s Truck Sales” was sold to an outside buyer in 1997.

After 1998, the service station operated under the ownership of Marty Libby until it was sold in October 2021. Notably, “Tuck’s Service Station” has always been a full-service station.

Walsh, now 92, said he was proud to create an employee profit-sharing plan, which was funded by the company and encouraged employees to stay long-term.

The Hudson native and longtime resident praised the loyalty of its part-time and full-time employees, and “the incredible number of loyal customers.”

Stating that he has seen many changes over the past 70 years, he said two that are close to his heart are the fact that full-service stations are now “almost extinct”.

“[It’s] pump your own gas, no free air, no window washing, no knowledgeable person to diagnose unusual sound,” he said.

He also noted that “the cost of an oil change in 1953 is now the cost of a gallon of gasoline!”

In addition to employee loyalty, Walsh further attributed the company’s success to: “great partnerships with NAPA, General Automotive, National People’s Bank, WSRO radio station, Hudson Sun and the incredible number of customers faithful”.

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November 1, 2021 (El Cajon) – East County Magazine interviewed Rick Hall, president of the El Cajon Historical Society, via Zoom last week regarding the Society’s efforts to preserve local history, funding challenges owed to COVID-19, and encouraged residents, including newcomers from around the world to share their stories as part of the city’s ever-changing history. The interview was also broadcast on our radio show on KNSJ 89.1 FM.

Hall also spoke about his own heritage as a descendant of one of El Cajon’s pioneer families and shared anecdotes from the city’s colorful past.

Donations are needed to help support the Society’s efforts to keep history alive in our region, due to a loss of funds during pandemic lockdowns.

You can visit the Knox House Museum at 280 North Magnolia to learn more about local history or take a virtual tour online at https://elcajonhistory.org/.

The Historical Society of El Cajon continues to document ancient history as well as the history that is being made today. The organization wants to hear true stories from local residents, including Native Americans, descendants of settlers, immigrants and refugees from around the world to El Cajon.

If you have any photos or historical stories to share related to the history of El Cajon or the history of local residents, please contact [email protected].

Times Observer file photo The Warren County Historical Society is launching a fundraiser for the Wilder Museum, an 80-year-old structure in need of major brick repair.

Preserving history takes up space.

And these spaces over time require preservation work on their own merit.

That’s the challenge the Warren County Historical Society faces as it launches a new campaign to preserve the brick exterior of the Wilder Museum in Irvine.

“Eighty years of inclement weather has taken its toll on the museum to the point that action must be taken to maintain the integrity of the building. Casey Ferry, the Company’s event coordinator, explained. “The necessary works include the restoration of the exterior bricks, such as the repointing of the individual sections and the reconstruction of the walls. “

The museum is located in what was the Irvine School from its construction in 1940 until its closure in 1981. The building was then an annex of the National Forge until 1990 with meeting space, a research laboratory and a fitness center.

The Wilder family founded the museum specifically exhibiting many defense weapons from the National Forge.

This museum was donated to the Historical Society in 1996 and has since been transformed to include and encompass all eras of the county’s history – agriculture, petroleum, lumber, railroads, rafting, military, Warren State Hospital, Kinzua Dam , Seneca Nation, Irvine- Newbold Estate, furniture manufacturing, antique toys, communications, Civilian Conservation Corps and more.

It is open Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. until October 16.

The BRICK fundraising campaign seeks to raise $ 50,000 to complete the work.

Donations can be made online at warrenhistory.org under the Wilder Museum of Warren County History tab or by check sent to the museum at PO Box 144, Irvine, Pa., 16329. Cash or a check can also be deposited at museum or at La Fourth Avenue de la Société.

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The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum is celebrating its first half-century with a new temporary exhibit and two Town Hall Tea Time events at its newly renovated space in Historic City Hall at 71 N. Federal Highway (33432). For more information, please call 561.395.6766 or visit www.BocaHistory.org.

Fifty years of collecting

Until December 2022

Featuring artifacts and memorabilia that represent the wide array of items that make up the ever-growing historic collections at the Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum, the new temporary exhibit includes everything from Floy Mitchell’s flapper dress to a vote Votomatic from approximately 2000. These objects show the breadth of the Boca Raton Historical Society‘s collections acquired over the past half-century and tell how Boca Raton has grown and changed since its inception as a farming village in the 1890s .

Tea time at City Hall

Friday May 13 at 2 p.m.

Where were you in 72?

Foods of the 1970s

Who remembers when Hamburger Helper was new? How about “Watergate Salad?” People of all ages will enjoy this nostalgic, but not necessarily health-conscious, look at the popular foods, sweets, and tasty treats of the era. Vanessa Carosella, Mary Isenbek, and Susan Gillis, Curator of the Boca Raton Historical Society, will revisit cuisine, food, and restaurants of the 1970s.

Tea time at City Hall

Wednesday, June 1 at 2 p.m.

Where were you in 72?

1970s fashions

From hippie clothing to disco, this program will include a fashion show and creations by students from the THOS fashion school. This is the perfect opportunity to look back on what we were – 50 years ago! – while supporting the talented creators of tomorrow. Presented by THOS Fashion School student Letty Sanchez and Olivia Hollaus, Founder and Creative Director of Protect My Shoes, a brand focused on creating stylish, durable and effective shoe care products, and former contributor to styling for Boca Magazine.

The cost to attend either of these City Hall Tea Times is FREE for BRHS members; and $10 for non-members. To RSVP, please email [email protected] or call 561.395.6766 ext. 100.

The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum is the headquarters of the Boca Raton Historical Society, whose mission is to collect, preserve, and present information and artifacts relevant to the past and evolving history of Boca Raton and to maintain a role visible in education and advocacy for historic preservation in the community. Now open to the public Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the museum is located in the historic City Hall at 71 N. Federal Highway (33432). For more information, please call 561.395.6766 or visit www.BocaHistory.org.

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines, the Russian River Car Show is back for its 22nd Annual Gathering on August 21 at the Northwood Commons in Monte Rio.

The pandemic has forced auto shows across the country to cancel over the past 17 months, including the Russian River Car Show in 2020.

But local car enthusiasts can’t wait to get out there and blow their tailpipes. The Russian River Historical Society is responding by resuming its annual auto show from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 21.

“It’s a great community event. It supports the community, school and local non-profit organizations here. It’s been preparing for 22 years, you know? It’s a big event and a big day where everyone comes together and shares their cars and hard work and longtime friends and buddies that come together every year, â€said Jane Barry, President of Russian River Historical Society.

The Northwood Commons will host the event, and in lieu of the annual Pancake Breakfast, Northwood merchants will provide coffee and baked goods at the Bia Café or a full breakfast or lunch at the Northwood Restaurant.

The Caya Secoya Lodge has vacant rooms available for overnight guests, but they suggest making reservations in advance.

The Russian River Historical Society is asking all attendees to adhere to CDC guidelines and tentatively plans to host the show unless COVID-19 numbers rise and force a cancellation, according to Barry.

“We just don’t know what’s going to happen. But we are moving forward with it. It’s Saturday 21 at Northwood Commons, as they call it, and it’s outside, â€Barry said.

Don and Suzi Schaffert, who owned the one-screen Rio Theater in Monte Rio, initially started the car show to host the Santa Claus squad for children from low-income families. Then retired San Francisco firefighter Mike Murphy took over the show for many years before handing it over to the Russian River Historical Society.