Hales Corners Historical Society
5885 South 116th Street, Hales Corners, Wisconsin 53130
 

Current Events
 


Our Moment in Time - 2010 Photography Project

In 2010 the Historical Society will be taking a photographic census of every address in the Village. We did this project in 2000, with the goal of repeating it every ten years. We want to document Village life in the year 2010.  So, besides the buildings of the Village, the people, cars, signs, etc. in the pictures will be just as important.

Our goal is to take the majority of the pictures in the late Spring, though some will get taken during the remainder of the year. All photographers will bear Historical Society identification, and will take their pictures from the public roadway or sidewalk.

Residents are also encouraged to provide a short chronicle or anecdote about their residence. Please use this form (MS Word).  You can return it to us by mail (Hales Corners Historical Society,  5885 S. 116th Street, Hales Corners, WI 53130), turn it in to the library circulation desk, or submit it by e-mail (either fill it out on the computer, save it and send it to as an attachment, OR scan it and send as an attachment). 

If you have an interest in photography, history, or just being part of a fun project, please contact us and we will add you to our list of project volunteers. Contact the chairman, Steve Borkenhagen, at 414-425-7805 or by email.

By the way, click on this link to see Year 2000 pictures of Hales Corners. Check back often as we are continuing to add pictures to this digital collection, available through Wisconsin Heritage Online, hosted by the Milwaukee Public Library,

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Would you like to be a Guide at the Hunt Cabin?

Volunteer guides are needed at the W. Ben Hunt Cabin.  Guides help at the open houses on the first Saturday of the month from 1-3 pm, and help with tours throughout the year.  Being a guide is a GREAT way to learn more about Ben Hunt and the artifacts in the cabin.  If you can help, please contact either one of the chairmen at (414) 425-3312 (e-mail) or (414) 425-6040 (e-mail).
Open House at the Ben Hunt Cabin and Hale Summer Kitchen

The Hunt Cabin is open from 1-3 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month from May through November.  The Summer Kitchen is open from 1-3 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month from June through October. Please note that in July the open house is on July 4th from noon to 3 p.m.  Additionally, the Hunt Cabin is open in December during the Village of Hales Corners tree lighting event.

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Mark your Calendar for 2010 Programs!
Program meetings are held in the Ben Hunt room on the lower level of the Hales Corners Library (5885 S. 116th Street in Hales Corners).  They are free and open to the public.   Refreshments will be served.  Please join us!

 
Thurs.
Apr 8, 2010
 7:00 p.m.
Program Meeting		 Milwaukee at the Millennium, featuring Bob Teske, will celebrate Milwaukee County Historical Society’s 75th Anniversary.  Teske will present an overview of major events that occurred in the city during the 20th century.  Preceded by a potluck supper at 6:00 p.m.

Thurs. Aug. 5, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Program Meeting

 Andersonville Prison and Cemetery will be presented by Lew Mallow, who has devoted his retirement years to research about the American Civil War.  Andersonville will show how this “holding pen” claimed the lives of 12,914 Union soldiers between February 1864 and April 1865. 

Thurs,
Oct. 7,
2010
7:00 p.m.
Program Meeting

 The Rapid Transit Line - Milwaukee to Hales Corners will feature Charles Damaske on a tour from the Public Service Building past Calvary Curve, Schlinger Avenue, Fruitland Station and finally into Hales Corners and the North Cape turnaround..


Whittling Workshops

The Hales Corners Historical Society periodically offers a whittling workshop Whittling in the Style of Ben Hunt.  Participants learn to whittle using a design developed by W. Ben Hunt, the Hales Corners native who built the log cabin now located on the grounds of the Hales Corners Library.   The instructor,  Bob Zeit,  learned whittling from Hunt and conducts the workshop in the Hunt Cabin at 5885 S. 116th Street.

The classes are open to persons age 12 and older.   Young people ages 12 through 17 must be accompanied by an adult who will also whittle.  For more information, please call Bob Zeit at (414) 425-6040, or contact him by e-mail.
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updated Feb. 9, 2010

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