October 2010 - Sheboygan County Historical Research Center

RESEARCH CENTER518 WATER STREETSHEBOYGAN FALLS, 53085-1455NON-PROFIT ORGANIZA-TIONU.S. POSTAGE PAIDPERMIT #19SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WI 53085RETURN SERVICE REQUESTEDLocal History CalendarNovember 8, 2010 – at SCHRC. Work Session for Brick Walls – Multiple instructors. $15.00 members and $20.00 non-members,$25.00 walk-ins.November 9, 2010— at SCHS — Annual Meeting at the Museum. Gourmet desserts. No charge. Behind the scenes tours and socialtime. View Centennial parade and 1953 Brat days movie. Call 920-458-1103 for more information.November 13, 2010—SS– Jerry Apps and Horse Drawn Days. Sheb. Falls Memorial Library. 9:30am-11:30am.December 13, 2010 – 1:00pm to 3:00pm - at Sheboygan Falls Memorial Library – Photo Identification and Management. Beth Dippel.$15.00 members and $20.00 non-members, $25.00 walk-ins.January 8, 2011— SS — Rochelle Pennington and World War I Christmas Miracle. Sheboygan Falls Memorial Library— 9:30am to11:30am. An amazing and true account of the war halting during the Christmas 1914 season. The first truce started on ChristmasEve, 24 December 1914, when German troops began decorating the area around their trenches in the region of Ypres, Belgium,then continued the celebration by singing Christmas carols. The British responded by singing carols of their own. The two sides continuedby shouting Christmas greetings to each other. Soon thereafter, there were excursions across the 'No Man's Land', wheresmall gifts were exchanged, such as food, tobacco and alcohol, and souvenirs such as buttons and hats.February 12, 2011 — SS —Rich Dykstra and Oh, The Places I’ve Been! — Sheboygan Falls Memorial Library — 9:30am –11:30am.Stories will deal with seemingly mundane but very memorable activities that Dykstra participated in as a child – shopping trips toSheboygan when it took a week or more of planning, going to the outhouse, Friday nights in Sheboygan Falls capped off with a stopat Bob’s Lunch”, our one-room-school fair, Sundays at grandma’s, the anxious anticipation of a first Milwaukee Braves game, andother activities.8