Montello Historic Preservation Society Gazetteer

July 2008
Montello Historic Preservation Society Gazetteer
….holding dear our sense of place
Looking Back: the photography of Dr. E. A. Bass
As a member of the Montello Historic Preservation Society,
you are invited to…...
An opening reception of the Looking Back exhibit on Friday, August 8th, from 7 to 9
PM at J. P. Vaughn Hall. Dr. Jim Slattery who developed and spearheaded this exhibit
will make some remarks and you will be able to be the first to see this beautiful display
of photographs and objects from the time..
Exhibit opens to the public on Saturday, August 9. A series
of presentations will accompany this exhibit. The talks will
all be at the Montello Municipal Building on Saturdays and
will start at 1 PM.
August 16
Eye Appeal: Learning about Architecture
from the Photos of E. A. Bass
Architectural historian Jim Draeger from
the Wisconsin Historical Society will discuss the historical roots of Montello architecture captured in the photographs of E.
A. Bass
August 23
A Closer Look: History in the Photographs.
Jack Holzhueter, historian and longtime editor of the Wisconsin Magazine of History
will discuss state and national historic trends reflected in the photography of E. A. Bass
September 13
Preserving Photographic Collections
David Benjamin, Visual Materials Archivist at the Wisconsin Historical Society, will discuss the
care and preservation of personal photographs.
October 18
Philip Hasheider will talk on genealogy on October 18th and his talk is titled "How to get started”
October 11
State of the Art: The Medical Education and Practice of Dr. Bass
Dr. Jim Slattery, retired orthopedic surgeon and project director of the exhibit, will discuss late
nineteenth century medical care and training.
Plus! Glen Gorsuch from Step Back in Time Studio will speak on early photography, date to be announced.
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Volunteers are needed to work at J. P. Vaughn Hall during the Looking Back
Exhibit. We need members to be at the museum during open hours. Please
contact Jim Slattery at 608 643 4410 or email at [email protected]
These photos are from our dear friend Jack Robinson
who shared them with Kathleen McGwin before his
death.
Above, a lady looks at the
granite quarry in Montello.
Above right, the train station
during WWI waiting for
troops.
Right, City Hall under construction, now TW designs.
Our mission: The Montello Historic Preservation Society strives to connect the past to the present in order that
all those who live, visit, or pass through Montello may benefit from knowing how those who came before us worked
and played, what they dreamed and accomplished, how and why they grieved, laughed, loved and what gave them joy
and the resilience to go on even through hardship.
From:
YOU CAN BE PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF
THE MONTELLO HISTORIC PRESERVATION SOCIETY
JUST RECEIVED!!!!!!
Ann Koski, Director of the Wisconsin Historical Society Museum
Congratulations on your Exhibit Award!
To: Montello Historic Preservation Society
Congratulations to you and your organization!
At its recent June meeting, the Wisconsin Historical Society's Board
of Curators voted to award your organizations the Society's 2008
exhibit awards.
Montello Historic Preservation Society receives the award for an
exhibit with a budget less than $50,000. The exhibit is:
Unearthed: Evidence of the First People of Marquette County.
Another invitation is given to members of the Montello Historic Preservation Society
to attend the presentation of the Best New Exhibit Award given by the Wisconsin
Historical Society to the Montello Historic Preservation Society for its 2007 exhibit
Unearthed: Evidence of the first people of Marquette County.
Where: J. P. Vaughn Hall
When: Friday, August 22, 2008 at 11 AM
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Mail to The Montello Historic Preservation Society Box 473 Montello, WI 53949 or bring to J. P. Vaughn Hall during the opening reception or during exhibit hours Montello Historic Preservation Society….Holding dear our sense of place
Box 473
Montello, WI 53949
Dr. Bass photo essay featured in the Wisconsin Magazine of History
The Summer, 2008 issue of the Wisconsin Magazine of History includes a photo essay, The Photography of Dr. Edward A. Bass, submitted by MHPS volunteer Jim Slattery, who is also the project director
for the upcoming exhibit of Dr. Bass's photography. The essay includes biographical information about
Dr. Bass and fifteen of his photographs which will also be included in the exhibit at Vaughn Hall.
Update on gala
event sculpture
We are awaiting word
from Catherine Ellenbecker about the progress
on the sculpture that was
the goal of the fund raising at her gala event. We
hear that she did raise
enough money and that
the sculpture will be cast.
MHPS thanks Catherine
and all the art students
who participated in her
gala event for the work
that was accomplished Items for sale at the Looking Back gift shop
You’ll be sure to want to do your Christmas and gift shopping at the Lookat Vaughn Hall.
ing Back exhibit gift shop. Tom Frietag has designed some wonderful items that
will be for sale during the exhibit. There is a handsome mug, t-shirts of several
designs, a delightful calendar full of Dr. Bass photos, postcards, note cards, a magnet, and a book about Dr. Bass written by Jim Slattery that is absolutely beautiful.
Our famous pie sale will be on Saturday, November 22. You’ll
want to buy your Thanksgiving pies and some extra to freeze for
the holidays. All homemade, we need both pie donors and pie
buyers! Sale will be from 9 AM to noon or until pies are gone.
They went fast last year, so mark your calendar now!
M e m b e r s h i p
Check the mailing label.
If you have a red star next
to your name, your dues
are not paid. Please
renew your membership
now. We want you as a
member!
u p d a t e
Have you renewed your membership? Please renew your membership.
Dues extend from January through December 31. New members joining
after October 1 will be due January 2010. Members are our life blood.
Mail your membership dues of $5.00 student, $10.00 individual,
$15.00 family, $50.00 business, or $100.00 sustaining to:
MHPS Box 473
Montello, WI 53949