FROM THE PRESIDENT

Diane Harley What an unusual year 2020 has

been! I hope you have stayed virus-free, safe, and sane during the Covid pandemic. Even though it seemed like everything shut down, many projects happened at Old Falls Village during the past four months: 1) The "Reis Pavilion" was built south of the Depot, thanks to the generous donation from longtime members Joseph and Louise Reis. Richard Burgess was the mastermind behind the construction of the pavillion, and we couldn't have built it without his leadership. 2) The deteriorating ramp going up to the Miller Davidson House was removed, 3) a 1956 caboose was purchased and will be positioned near the Depot, 4) The Umhoefer, Sparrow, and Koch Houses were sealed, 5) benches were built by Bill Schulz and positioned around the park, 6) A "kegerator" was purchased for storing and serving beer at our beer gardens.

Co-chairs Maria Pupak and Irene Lape did an excellent job with the Civil War Encampment on July 18 and 19. Their planning, organization, and flexibility helped make the event a big success! They humbly stated that the success was due to everybody's help, which is true. Thanks go to every single person who volunteered before, during, or after the event.

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• Beer Garden Saturdays July 11- Oct. 3• Civil War Encampment

July 18th and 19th

• Halloween FamilyFun Night

October 23rd and 24th

• Quarterly Meeting August 16, 2020

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S From the president (cont.)

Be sure to mark your calendars for the rescheduled WWII Days on Aug. 8 and 9 under the leadership of Nancy Greifenhagen. You won't want to miss all of the special events, Speakers, Battles, etc.

On Aug 22, a Prohibition Night Beer Garden will be held, and it should be fun! The Car Show will occur on Sept. 19, so prepare to be impressed!

Don't forget to check out the Beer Garden! It is open every Saturday from 3-9 PM. A variety of beer is available for $6.00 each. Soda, water, and root beer floats can be purchased, as well as hot dogs, brats, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, pizza, and soft pretzels with cheese. Enjoy outdoor seating, listen to great music, and meet new friends!

Please see the information about the Aug. 16 Picnic/ Quarterly Meeting elsewhere in this newsletter. Hope to see you there!

-Diane Harley

hours, please contact Old Falls Villageat (262) 250 - 3901.

2020 Events:

Car ShowSeptember 19th

Silver TeaDecember 6th

World War IIAugust 8 and 9

Roaring 20's NightAugust 22

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Quarterly Meeting

Calling All Volunteers!!!!!!!!!We need volunteers to make all of our events possible. Examples of ways you can volunteer are in our kitchen, at admissions, even being a docent in one of our many houses. We cannot have events, or keep the houses open for people to visit if our wonderful volunteers do not continue the work they do. Thank you to those that have volunteered in the past. Those of you who are interested in volunteering please contact the historical society either by phone (262-250-3901), or via email (oldfallsvolunteer@gmail.com). Also if you know of anyone else who would be interested please pass along the information!

Articles to watch forNext newsletter keep an eye out for an article featuring Andrew Schuman the wonderful boy-scout who built our beautiful new firepit!

Flower Garden UpdateThe Butterfly Garden has been moved to the south end of the Miller Davidson

House, plants are being added to create a beautiful area. Thank you to Deb Schultz for donating Butterfly Weed. Some 4 legged visitors have munched on several plants, always a challenge for gardeners. The squirrels have planted black walnuts, which are thriving. Sunflowers are once again growing on the south side of the barn (Thanks Deb), the hollyhocks are colorful on the east side of the barn, they also have attracted Japanese Beetles. The herb garden has been moved to the Umhoefer Cabin, the School House, Steichen House, and Koch House are all looking very happy with flowers blooming. We hope you get a chance to come and see how the grounds at Old Falls Village are thriving. --Marlene Fay

Covid 19 PrecautionsPlease see the image below to see the precautions we are taking for Covid-19. If you are in a higher risk group consider staying home. Please do not come to the park if you are sick.

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MENOMONEE FALLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2020 EVENT SCHEDULE

BOARD MEMBERS 2020 Executive Committee

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Jordan & Spencer Euclide

Web Master

Patrick Lynch

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Ways to Help Old Falls Village

We are always looking for helping hands at Old Falls Village, weather you are an individual, a family, or even a group, such as a Girl Scout troop or youth group.

The following are ways to help with events:

* Baking* Admissions* Cleaning* Parking Attendants

Ways to help all year long:

*Carpentry *Computer skills *Guiding Tours

*Gardening * Painting *Sewing * Exhibits

*Photography *Grant Writing *Marketing

Diane Harley– President Richard Burgess - Vice President

Jeff Steliga – Treasurer

Christine Schultz – Secretary

Board Members

Vikki Schmidt – Jordan Euclide

Ken Pruess – Jill SchmidtMarlene Fay – Marilyn Schneider Pat Heagney - Monika Oeltjen Jeremy Walz