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From The RCHS History Teller: Milton’s Civil War Living History Days
Teresa Nguyen By Teresa Nguyen RCHS History Teller May, 2018 Above photo by Lee Ann Hare. To see more photos of this event, visit Photography by laPHOTO on Facebook. Leaving the comforts of my warm car...
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Focus In: Sherry Kuelz
Sherry Kuelz is the President and Co-Founder of the CAMDEN Foundation. Camden Playground Facts 1.3 Million Visitors from 1993-2013 Largest Accessible/Integrated Playground in the World Most...
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Focus In: Jackie Wood
Jackie Wood is the co-owner and manager of Olde Towne Mall, Emeritus Board Member of RCHS, Board Member of the Kandu Foundation, member of Downtown Janesville, Inc., member of the Janesville Historic...
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From The RCHS History Teller: Chalkboards to Smart Boards
“Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource.” ~ John F. Kennedy Teresa Nguyen By Teresa Nguyen RCHS History Teller June, 2018...
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Focus In: Wanda Sloan
Wanda Sloan is the retired HR Diversity/Staff Development Specialist at Blackhawk Technical College, former Student Advisor at Blackhawk Technical College, State Youth Advisor for the Wisconsin Chapter...
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From The RCHS History Teller: Collections to Gardens
Teresa Nguyen Staff photo by Birchwood Studio By Teresa Nguyen RCHS History Teller July, 2018 Gratitude to Our Summer Interns and Staff We often drive by that stately, symbolic Lincoln Tallman House on...
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Focus In: Jim Dumke
Jim Dumke is a retired Attorney, Civil War Reenactor, and a Rock County Historical Society Tour Guide. Interview by Teresa Nguyen “As a people, we may have lost our way a time or two, but we’ve never...
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Focus In: Tales of Downtown
Above, “Tales of Downtown” Production Team photo, left to right: Nathan Burkart, Michelle Dennis, Jim McCulloch, Teresa Nguyen, Mike Stalsburg, Rachel Wente and Alan Luckett. Four local nonprofits are...
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RCHS Spotlight: Janesville Morning Rotary
To learn more about Janesville Morning Rotary, visit their website. The RCHS Spotlight focuses on the story of a local business, service club, or nonprofit organization which partners with the Rock...
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Focus In: Tom & Cheryl Skelly
Skelly’s Corn Maze is open for the 2018 season! Visit www.skellysfarmmarket.com Tom and Cheryl Skelly are the founders of Skelly Farm Market. Interview by Teresa Nguyen 100 Years of Farming Are you...
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Focus In: 2018 Sunday Brunch Honorees (Part 1)
The 2018 Sunday Brunch honorees wonderfully represent our theme, “Women in Agriculture.” Each contributes to the betterment of the Rock County agricultural community. They farm in Janesville, Clinton...
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Focus In: 2018 Sunday Brunch Honorees (Part 2)
The 2018 Sunday Brunch honorees wonderfully represent our theme, “Women in Agriculture”. Each contributes to the betterment of the Rock County agricultural community. They farm in Janesville, Clinton...
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Focus In: Tim Maahs
Getting to know the new Rock County Historical Society Executive Director. Interview by Teresa Nguyen Are you from the area? Yes. I was born in Janesville, but raised in Milwaukee. I’ve lived in...
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Focus In: Paulette Melvin
Paulette Melvin is a retired educator; member of the Carrie Jacobs Bond Questers; former State Questers Board Member; former Janesville Area Retired Educators Board member; former Rock County...
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From the RCHS HistoryTeller: Blackhawk Community Credit Union Legacy Center...
Preserving the Stories, Realizing the Dream Note: This post is the first part of a two-part series. Part 2 coming soon! To donate General Motors-related items to the Legacy Center, email Dona Dutcher...
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From the RCHS HistoryTeller: Blackhawk Community Credit Union Legacy Center...
Sweat, Tears and a Home for GM Memories Note: This post is the second part of a two-part series. Read Part 1. To donate General Motors-related items to the Legacy Center, email Dona Dutcher or call...
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Focus In: Frank Douglas
Frank Douglas is a World War II Veteran, Normandy Invasion; Wisconsin Teacher of the Year Recipient – 1985; Founder of the Frank Douglas Living Scholarship; Retired Geography/Global Studies Teacher;...
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Focus In: Lucille Sunby
The late Lucille Sunby was a former Physical Therapy Manager, retired from the Business Office of Milton College, and a supporter of the Milton College Preservation Society. Interview by Teresa Nguyen...
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RCHS Spotlight: Janesville Noon Rotary
Pictured above are the Janesville Noon Rotary Past Presidents. Front row, left to right: Gary Smith, Steve Servantez, Marcy Weber, Milly Babcock, Mary Holzhauer, Heather Longhenry, Dave Arndt, Hal...
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Focus In: Harry Hauri
Harry Hauri is a Rock County farmer, retired Fairbanks Morse Employee, World War II Army veteran paratrooper, and developed the “Where Tears Run Deep” Memorial Path at Rotary Botanical Gardens....
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