Event Calendar

This presentation will cover the grass roots history of the Woodland Dunes Nature Center and their current efforts to restore and maintain quality habitats for all the creatures in or passing through the land. Yes, that includes humans and how we relate to the land. There are several great projects to highlight. Presented by: Susan…

Have you heard stories about relatives who worked during the hay-day of logging in Northern Wisconsin? In this program we'll demonstrate how to search free on-line census information about logging camps and mills. We’ll also look closely at a couple of logging operations to see the inner workings and what it took to run a…

When workers arrived at the Merrill Woodenware mill on February 1, 1920, they discovered that the mill’s main drive belt had been slashed during the night. Fearing additional actions against their companies, local mill owners secretly sought help from the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Reports written by Pinkerton agents who came to Merrill were just the starting…

While Aldo Leopold’s impact on the conservation movement is broad and deep, he is mostly known as the author of the now classic A Sand County Almanac. Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2024, A Sand County Almanac has been translated into sixteen languages and serves as one of the foundational texts for anyone that cares…

The logging and lumbering industry has been an important part of Wisconsin’s history. That history is rich and fascinating, and the language used by lumberjacks during that time adds a unique flavor to the lore. In this presentation, besides defining historical logging lingo with words and images, we’ll share information about the Association’s educational resources…

Cornell University Founder Ezra Cornell leveraged New York State’s allocation of public lands under the Morrill Act of 1862 to select over 512,000 acres of pine timberland in northern Wisconsin which he, and later the University, managed as a long-term real-estate investment for over seventy years. This talk will discuss the ongoing financial benefits accruing…

Both the lumber and paper industry have both economically and physically transformed the Wisconsin River Valley and played a central role in the urban and community landscape of central Wisconsin. This presentation will describe the key role of the paper industry in creating and renewing communities in the region with a focus on the paper…

Treaties made in the 1800s between the United States and the Indigenous nations of what is now Wisconsin had profound influence on the regions cultural and political landscape. Yet few people realize that in the early part of the century, the Menominee and Ho-Chunk Nations of Wisconsin signed land treaties with several Indigenous nations from…

David Grignon, Menominee Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, will review Menominee treaty discussions with the New York Tribes and the Federal Government Presenter: David Grignon, is a member of the Menominee Nation who also serves as the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer — a role which he has held for more than 30 years and Menominee Museum…

Mary Jurgaitis, a researcher and spokesperson of Honoring the Mormon Loggers of the Wisconsin Pineries Mission 1841-1845, will share the story of how a group of people built the foundation of their “Beautiful City,” Nauvoo, Illinois with White Pine taken from the banks of the Black River in Jackson and Clark counties. Presented by: Mary…