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Pre-conference workshop Registration
Please complete all relevant sections of this form
(an electronic version is at MOMCC.org). Make checks
MoMCc or charge with a visa or Mastercard.
Mail with your payment to: Rachel Neubauer
payable to
N1710 Co. Rd. H
Palmyra, WI 53156
C. Half Day Workshops: Thursday, November 5
xlndicates lunch included
$2s
Sawmill WorkshoP*
$10
Henning's Cheese Tour
TOTAL _ C $
Early registration deadrine is october 19. Please note:
MOMCC cannot guarantee placement in workshops for
registrations receivbd after Octobet
D. Futl Day Workshops: Thursday, November 5
*Indicates lunch included
19 '
Name:
Dance Dance Dance*
Start or Finish*
$25
$25
Position/Title:
Wisconsin Maritime Museum Tour
$1s
$1s
EAA AirVenture Museum
Site/Organization:
TOTAL_D
Address:
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E. MembershiP Renewal
Email:
I require vegetanan meals
I am a first time MOMCC conference participant
I am a vendor
am willing to drive to facilitate car pooling
Institutional
$s0
I will bring an item for the auction
Concurrent Sessions: Fri. & Sat., November 8 &
-Modern StressedA Out!
Case Study
sauder Village:
-seriously
member
in choices
-ChickensDance-Tango
S.T.E.M.
-Modern
of History
LegacY of the Civil War
There is ap\antlpaste/tincture/oil
-Hidden
$90
for that!
Modern Dance- Foxtrot
2l
Fact and Fiction Intersect
$110
MOMCCI ALHFAM member
Postmarked after Octobet 2l
Non-member
Postmarked before Octob er 2l
Non-member
Postmarked after October 2l
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Postmarked before Octob et
$
Dance- Waltz
and meals
MOMCC/ALHFAM
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GRAND TOTAL
(Please mark the sessions you plan to attend')'
Conference Registration
A. Full Conference Registration:
*includes: Thursday ,uttptton & auction, Friday & Saturday
sessions, lunch, breaks & banquet
*Vendor Full Registration includes; / table, all conference
sessions
Household
$30
$35
Individual
Phone:
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$
Out With the Old, in With the New(er)
-When
FoodwaYs-Alcoholic
$
120
-Drunk
_Making
$
140
_Hirtoric
-Drunk
F
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oodwaYs-Non-Alcoholic
Clothing on a Shoestring Budget
Wagon
$
B. Conference A La Carte
Vendor fee Per table
*number of tables
Friday Sessions ONLY (member)
Friday Sessions ONLY (non-member)
Saturday Sessions ONLY (member)
Saturday sessions ONLY (non-member)
Friday Lunch ONLY
Friday Dinner ONLY
TOTAL _ B
Choices: Curatin
Like the Real Thing
-DunbarNothing without
a Site - Ushers Ferry
_Programming
-Ain't
$20
$e5
$ 10s
$6s
$7s
$2s
$3s
General Keynote session: Fri., November 6
_Burt Logan - cEo of the ohio History connection
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Signature
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LODGING & CONFERENCE HEADQUARTERS
The Osthoff Resort
101 Osthoff Ave, Elkhart Lake,
Wl 53020, Phone:
(8SS) 826-S999 or (gzo)826-5566
Reservations: Call toll-free: l-800-876-3399 or visit http://www.osthoff.com/group-r'eservations
39 + Taxes
2 Bedroom Courtyard or Lakeview Suite
$1
2 Bedroom Woodland Suite
$119+Taxes
Run of House One Bedroom Suite
$99
+ Taxes
Reservations must be made bv October 9.2015. To qualiff for the group rate, identiff yourself
Directions:
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Follorv llvry 57 Narth into Elkhart Lake
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Turn le{i onto Osthoff Avenue, {first le ti turn)
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Proceed straight at the loLrr-way stop
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Veer left to frit #t)7 , i,vhich turns into
Fh.r'y 57 North to Plymouth
Turn left onto l_ls,y 23 West
Erit onto Hny 67 North
Turn le ft onto Hu'v 67 lrJorth
Follorv fiwy 57 f{orth into L,lkhirrt Lake
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THURSDAY. NOVEMBERS
Breakfast on your own.
AII Day Workshops & Tours
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Dance, Dance, Dance
Start or Finish Workshop
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum Tour
EAA AirVenture Museum Tour
Half Day Morning Workshops
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Henning's Cheese Factory Tour
Sawmill Workshop - Wade House Historic Site
h'irst-Timers Reception
Opening Reception
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6:30PM
7:00-9:00PM
Hospitalify Room - 9:30PM
Stop in for socializing and networking!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER6
Breakfast on your own.
Resource Group Session - l:45-2:45PM
o Interpretation, Music, Art, Material Culture
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Break
Leadership, Supervision
Agriculfure, Gardens, Foodways
- 2:45-3:00PM
Concurrent Sessions
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3:00-4:15PM
Modern Dances of the Jazz Age -Foxtrot
When Fact and Fiction Intersect
Out With the Old, in With the New(er)-How
one site traveled in time to better connect with
their visitors
Drunk Foodways-Alcoholic
Salon- 4:30PM
Help get ready for the evening festivities
Cash Bar
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6z00PM
Dinner, f)ance & Silent Auction- 7:00PM
Hospitality room to follow!
Vendor Area Open- 9:00AM - 5:00PM
SATURDAY. I\OVEMBER
Welcome/Town Hall
- 8:00-8:45AM
Breakfast on your owrl.
Concurrent Sessions
- 9:00-10: 15AM
Vendor Area Open 9:00A M-12:00PM
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Break
Modern Dances of the Jazz Age -Waltz
Seriously Stressed Out! Effective stress
management in a highly stressful environment
Sauder Village:
Chickens
- 10:15-10:30AM
10:30AM-1 I :45PM
Modern Dances of the lazz Age -Tango
The S.T.E.M. of History: Fresh Perspectives on
Old History
There is a plant/paste/tincture/oil for that!
Hidden Legacy of the Civil War
Concurrent Sessions
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LUNCH/MEETII\G & KEYI{OTE- 12200-l :30PM
General Keynote Session
Burt Logan Executive Director & CEO of the Ohio History Connection
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Concurrent Sessions - 9:00-10: 15AM
. Making Choices between Authenticity,
A Case Study in Choices
101
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Break
Preservation and Programming: Curating at a
Living History Site
Drunk Foodways-Non-Alcoholic
Historic Clothing on a Shoestring Budget
- 10:15-10:30AM
Concurrent Sessions - 10:30-1 I :45AM
o An Unexpected History:
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The Tale of Dunbar Wagon#3149
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
Programming Without a Site-Ushers Ferry
CLOSI|{G REMARKS
- I I :45AM-12:00PM
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All
Thursday, November 5
Workshops & Tours
will
meet at the hotel lobby at the designated time listed below.
All Dav YVorkshoqs
EAA AirVentu{e Museum
Time: 9:00AM -meet in lobby
Location: Oshkosh (5)min. l4/est of Elkhart Lake)
Host: Jim Bloomstrand
Maxirnum Participants : 3 0
Cost: $15 (does not include lunch)
The EAA Museum is one of the most extensive aviation afrractions in the
world. Come and explore world-class displays and galleries including a
collection of more than 200 historic airplanes. Spend time in one of four
movie theaters and witness a piece of history in the Eagle Hangay a
tribute to World War II aviation.
Dance. Dance. Dance
Time: 9 : 00AM -meet in lobby
Location: Osthoff Resort
Host: Ross Urven
Cost: $25 per person (includes lunch)
Join us as *e leam three popular social dances of the jazz age, the foxtrot, the tango and the waltz. We will learn basic
steps and movements that will allow you to enjoy these "modern dances". Wear comfortable shoes with a reasonable heel
for women. You don't need a partner. We will take what we learn to the dance floor for the Friday night dinner/dance.
Start or Finish Workshop
Time: 9:00AM-meet in lobby
Location: Wade House Historic Site
Instructor: Rachel Neubauer
Mmimum P articipants : 3 0
Cost: $25 per person (includes lunch)
Bring your half-finished or not quite sewing projects and work on them in the company of someone who can help! Raghel
Neubauer spent nearly a decade as the Period Clothing Coordinator for Old World Wisconsin outfitting stafffor the 1840s
through tt . tqtOr. Now she runs her own side business as a seamstress. She is well versed in corsetry, fitting of garments,
tttiot ing through those problem projects and helping fix oopses. Participants are asked to email information about their
intended proj ects to Rachel Neubauer' rachellois ne [email protected]
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum Tour
Time: 9:00AM -meet in lobby
Location; Manitowoc (45min. It{ortheast of Elkhart Lake)
Maximum Participants : 20
Cost: $ I5 per person (does not include lunch)
Experience Great Lakes maritime history at the largest maritime museum
in the Midwest and the first Smithsonian Affiliate in Wisconsin. Take a
guided tour of USS Cobia, the nation's most completely restored WWII
submarine; learn even more about the everyday of life of the Cobia crew
in their newest exhibit USS Cobia Below the Surface; operate a tripleexpansion steam engine; stroll the streets of a historic Great Lakes port;
scan the harbor through a periscope and explore some of the spectacular
boats made in Wisconsin.
Half Day Worhshop,s
Sawmill Workshop -,Wade House Historic Site
Time: 9:00AM -meet in lobby
Location: Wade House Historic Site
Hosts: Paul Edmonds - Lead Trades Interpreter,
Wade House Historic Site
Jim Willaert - Curator of Interpretation and Collections,
Wade House Historic Site
Maximum Participants: I 5
Cost: $25 per person (includes lunch)
Join the Trades Staffof Wade House to explore the workings and interpretive program of water powered sawmill. This
half day program will introduce participants to mill operations, the challenges and evolution of the interpretive progr,rm,
and provide the opportunity to get our hands dirty moving logs, sharpening blades, and running the saw. Lunch will be
provided by the Butternut Caf6.
Eennine's Cheese Fa
Time: 9:A0AM-meet in lobby
Location: Kiel (20min. North of Elkhart Lake)
Host: Monique Inglot
Cost: SI0 (does not include lunch)
Henning's Wisconsin Cheese is a fourth generation family owned cheese factory based in rural Kiel, Wisconsin that
features an on-site cheese store and museum. Take a tour of the Cheese Factory and visit the cheese museum showcasing
the cheese equipment that was used during the early 1900's. There will be delicious cheese to sample as well.
Thursduyo f{ovember 5
Opening Reception at Wade House
Wade house is located 7 miles from the OsthoffResort. Transportation by carpool. Directions at registration table.
6:30-7:00PM First Timer's Reception
We invite all first timers to MOMCC to attend this reception at Wade House to meet the MOMCC Board of Directors and
learn more about ttre organization.
7:00-9:00 PM Opening Reception
Meet at the Wade House Historic Site, for light appetizers and refreshments!
Volunteer Soldiers. Come hear a presentation about the
Marion, IN Branch founded in 1888 for the mentally
afflicted.
There is a plant/paste/tincture/oil for that!
Presenter: Melinda Carriker, Living History Farms
A discussion on how different cultures throughout the
centuries have used the plants and items around them to
aid them in everyday life. Learnabout some of the plants
native to North America and the plants brought to this
continent. Have a chance to smell some of the oils made
from plants mentioned in the discussion.
12:00-1:30PM
Lunch/Meeting
Keynote Session
Keynote Speaker
Burt Logan Executive Director & CEO,
Ohio History Connection
l:45-2:45PM
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Resource Group Session
Interpretation/MusiclArtlMaterial Culture
Leadership/Supervision
AgriculturelGardens/Food
2:45-3:00PM
Break
3:00-4:15PtI
Concurrent Sessions
Modern f)ances of the Jazz Age -Foxtrot
Presenter : ^Ross [Jrven
This will be an extension of the Dance, Dance, Dance
workshop with three separate sessions focusing on one
dance. Each session will offer further instruction and
The Ohio History Connection recently underwent
relevancy-not history.
Starting in the spring of 2016 Ohio Village will
interpret the 1890s. This panel will share the guiding
philosophy of the change; explore the impact of such a
change on our First Person interpreters, and open up a
discussion about the challenges and opportunities of
deciding that history didn't matter, event planning and
logistics, staffittg and volunteers, managing food and
beverage concessionaires, budgeting, and more. Learn
ways to make your events run smooth and more
successful and maybe steal a new event idea.
Drunk Foodw"rJ- Alcoholic
Presenter: Betsy Urven, Rachel Neubauer, Monique Inglot
Many people started the day with a pick-me-up and
ended it with a put-me-down. Alcohol can strengthen the
weak, enliven the aged and generally make the world a
better place. Corne j oin us as we explore the vast world
of cockfails, supply a little history, share some recipes
and of course raise a glass with some samples.
4:30PM
Out With the Oldo in With the New(er)-How one site
traveled in time to better connect with their visitors
Presenter: Anna Altschwager, The Ohio History
Connection
Salon
Grab your curling iron and hair pins and let some of our
very own hair-pros help you get the perfect up-do for the
evening festivities!
Cash,Bar
Dinner, I)ance
practice.
When Fact and Fiction Intersect
Presenter: Kathleen Ernst
Do fiction and poetry have a place at museums and
historic sites? Interpretation isn't about fabrication, but
it's intriguing to speculate about gaps in the historic
record. Stories do matter, and they have the power to
provide creative opportunities for interpreters, enhance
interpretation, and attractnew audiences. At this session
you'll discover how one former curator turned her sites
experience into a writing career, consider new
approaches to interpretive programming, and have fun
with a few quick writing prompts.
a
name change and a revamping of its brand and mission.
The Visitor Experience team then translated this larger
organi zational brand into an interpretive
philosophy and a new mission for Ohio Village, their
recreated 1 860s village.
This session would share a case study of how
Ohio Village assessed its strengths and weaknesses and
reahzed that history didn't matter. What they do best has
nothing to do with the 1860s or the Civil War, so they
gave it up. With the new mission, the goal became
& Auction
Dust off your best resort wear spanning all ages and join
us for a delightful evening of dancing and dining, There
will be great mus ic, abeautiful venue and plenty of
opportunities to practice your dance skills during this
resort theme-d dinner party.
Fiii--s
SaturdilyrNovember
7
10:30-11:45AM Concurrent Sessions
An Unexpected History:
The Tale of Dunbar Wagon #3149
Presenter: Robert Wallace, Historic Wagner Farm
After a two-year restoration effort at Historic Wagner
Farm, the 1915 Model 1200 from Dunbar & Comp any
looks like it did the day it left the factory. However,
through the restoration an amazing and ultimately tragic
history of this wagon and its owners came to light in an
9:00AM-12:00PM Vendor Area Open
9:00-10:1sAM
C:oncurrent Sessions
Making Choices befween Authenticity, Preservation
and Programming: Curating at a Living History Site
Presenter: Tracie Evans, Sauder Village
Are you charged with managing the collection of a
living history site but constantly feel like you are
unbelievable way. This was an afiifact that was believed
to have been destroyed decades ago; come hear about its
"rediscovery" and how its history has been completed
and preserved.
fighting an uphill battle with the interpreters, education
department and other staff who insist on using and
touching the collection or augmenting your furnishing
plan inappropriately? Being the curator of a nontraditional museum often means making choices related
to preservation policies and being flexible with policies
that traditional museums may strictly obserye. Tracie
will share how she has and continues to make these
choices and then join in an open discussion on making
these often difficult decisions.
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
Presenter: Ericka Osen
An analysis of the actual fabric swatches glued into the
advertisements of,4 ckermann's Magazine from 1809 to
1815.
Programming without a Site
Ann Cejka, (Jshers Ferry Historic Village
In 2008, Cedar Rapids and much of Eastern Iowa was
devastated by a flood that entered the record books as
the 5th worst disaster in national history. With 36 exhibit
buildings damaged or destroyed, and the grounds of their
lO-acre site closed to the public for a year, Ushers Ferry
Historic Vill age faced a double-edged challenge:
rebuilding their site while simultaneously trying to retain
their programs and revenue. Learnhow they managed
this feat by evaluating their existing programs and
surviving resources, building partnerships to relocate
programs within the community, and even creating a few
new and unorthodox programs along the way.
Drunk Foodways - Non-Alcoholic
Presenters: Betsy (Jrven, Rachel l{eubauer, Monique Inglot
...But what about those people that don't drink? Or
rvhat about alternative beverages at dry sites? Nonalcoholic cocktails have a longer history than alcoholic
ones. Come join us as we explore the vast world of
'mocktails', SUpply a little history, share some recipes
and of course rais e a glass with some samples.
Historic Clothing on a Shoestring Budget
Presenters : Ericka Osen
A practical discussion on maximizing your historic
clothing budget, time and resources.
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for the
March 10-1212016
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2016 MOMCC Spring Conference: