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

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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.

Mark your Calendar!

Program meetings on February 13, April 2, and August 6 will be 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!

 
Feb. 13, 2008

 7:00 p.m.
Program Meeting   		Lyle Oberwise and His Photographs.  Bob Teske of the Milwaukee County Historical Society will talk about their recently acquired collection of Oberwise photographs.  He will also have copies of the book Milwaukee at Mid-Century:  The Photographs of Lyle Oberwise for sale. 
April 2, 2008
 7:00 p.m.
Program Meeting		 A Century of Milwaukee County Parks.  Laurie Muench Albano of the Milwaukee County Parks System will talk about her desire to spread the word about our fabulous park system through her new book, Milwaukee County Parks.  There will be some books available for purchase.  The program will be preceded by a potluck supper at 6:00 p.m.
Aug. 6, 2008
 7:00 p.m. Program Meeting The Assassination of President Lincoln and Its Aftermath.  Lincoln's story continues with the beginning of his second term as president.  We see Booth and his co-conspirators in the failed abduction plot, the tragedy and Ford's theater, the attempt to kill Secretary of State Seward, death at the Petersen House, Booth's escape and refusal to surrender, the military trial of the co-conspirators, the testimony of the accused and the verdict of the military.
Oct. 1, 2008
 6:00 p.m.
Program Meeting

 (Note earlier starting time)  Emanuel United Church of Christ - history and tour of grounds and church.   Did you know there is a cemetary behind the church?  Some of early Hales Corners most prominent citizens are laid to rest there.  Learn about their history and that of the church.  Refreshments to follow.  Meet at Emanuel United Church of Christ, 10627 W. Forest Home Avenue is Hales Corners.


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 Jan 12, 2008
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