Post by Robert Braun on Sept 25, 2002 10:00:32 GMT -5
The Old Lead Region Historical Society was founded in 2001 as a center for learning, discussion and reseach in the United States lead mines of the upper Mississippi River, including northwestern Illinois and southwestern Wisconsin.
The "Purpose" of the OLRHS is best explained from the purpose statement in the group's constitution:
The purpose of the Old Lead Region Historical Society shall be to bring together those people interested in history, and especially in the history of the Unites States Lead Mines (as defined by the R. W. Chandler map of 1829), Wisconsin, Illinois and surrounding and pertinent area. The Society shall also endeavor to research, study, preserve and interpret the history of the Red Bird rising of 1829, and the Sauk War of 1832 (known popularly as “The Black Hawk War.”)
The society's major function will be to discover and collect any material that may help to establish or illustrate the history of the area: its exploration, settlement, development, and activities. It will seek out and research printed material such as histories, genealogies, biographies, directories, newspapers, pamphlets, catalogs, handbills, programs and posters; manuscript material such as letters, diaries, journals, memoranda, reminiscences, rosters, service records, account books, charts, surveys and museum material such as pictures, photographs, paintings, portraits, weapons, militaria, relics and material objects illustrative of life, conditions, events and activities of the past and present. The Society will provide for the preservation of such material and for its accessibility, as far as may be feasible, to all who wish to examine or study it, to cooperate with officials in insuring the preservation and accessibility of the records and to undertake the preservation of historic buildings, monuments, and markers.
The society will disseminate historical information and arouse interest in the past by publishing historical material in the newspapers or otherwise; by holding meetings with historical events and themes, addresses, lectures, tours, papers and discussions; and by marking historical buildings, sites, and trails to awaken public interest.
The society has numerous sub-committees, among them an interpretive arm that provides costumed interpretation of persons from the lead mining era, up to 1848, for schools, churches, civic organizations, and at hisotrical events. Many of our members do not do interpretation, and are just interested in studying this segment of American History... or the "Red Bird Rising"...or Black Hawk's War... whatever. The OLRHS acts as a repository, and catalyst for learning, informed debate, and discussion.
The society is governed by a constitution and by-laws, which the general membership approved in 2001.
Anyone interested in this particular segment of American History may join the OLRHS. Dues are $10 per year. The dues pay for general operating expenses, group-projects (like financial support of the new Wisconsin hisotrical marker commemorating Fort Jackson in Mineral Point) and provides members with a subscription to our newsletter, "The Miner's Journal."
Meetings are held quarterly, in November, March, June, and September, on the first Sunday of the month, usually at 1230 p.m. Meetings are typically structured around lunch and often feature a speaker or lecturer on a specific topic of interest to the group.
Persons interested in membership are urged to contact Robert A. Braun, secretary, for a membership form. You may email Bob at braunwis@ticon.net or send a personal message on this board.
The "Purpose" of the OLRHS is best explained from the purpose statement in the group's constitution:
The purpose of the Old Lead Region Historical Society shall be to bring together those people interested in history, and especially in the history of the Unites States Lead Mines (as defined by the R. W. Chandler map of 1829), Wisconsin, Illinois and surrounding and pertinent area. The Society shall also endeavor to research, study, preserve and interpret the history of the Red Bird rising of 1829, and the Sauk War of 1832 (known popularly as “The Black Hawk War.”)
The society's major function will be to discover and collect any material that may help to establish or illustrate the history of the area: its exploration, settlement, development, and activities. It will seek out and research printed material such as histories, genealogies, biographies, directories, newspapers, pamphlets, catalogs, handbills, programs and posters; manuscript material such as letters, diaries, journals, memoranda, reminiscences, rosters, service records, account books, charts, surveys and museum material such as pictures, photographs, paintings, portraits, weapons, militaria, relics and material objects illustrative of life, conditions, events and activities of the past and present. The Society will provide for the preservation of such material and for its accessibility, as far as may be feasible, to all who wish to examine or study it, to cooperate with officials in insuring the preservation and accessibility of the records and to undertake the preservation of historic buildings, monuments, and markers.
The society will disseminate historical information and arouse interest in the past by publishing historical material in the newspapers or otherwise; by holding meetings with historical events and themes, addresses, lectures, tours, papers and discussions; and by marking historical buildings, sites, and trails to awaken public interest.
The society has numerous sub-committees, among them an interpretive arm that provides costumed interpretation of persons from the lead mining era, up to 1848, for schools, churches, civic organizations, and at hisotrical events. Many of our members do not do interpretation, and are just interested in studying this segment of American History... or the "Red Bird Rising"...or Black Hawk's War... whatever. The OLRHS acts as a repository, and catalyst for learning, informed debate, and discussion.
The society is governed by a constitution and by-laws, which the general membership approved in 2001.
Anyone interested in this particular segment of American History may join the OLRHS. Dues are $10 per year. The dues pay for general operating expenses, group-projects (like financial support of the new Wisconsin hisotrical marker commemorating Fort Jackson in Mineral Point) and provides members with a subscription to our newsletter, "The Miner's Journal."
Meetings are held quarterly, in November, March, June, and September, on the first Sunday of the month, usually at 1230 p.m. Meetings are typically structured around lunch and often feature a speaker or lecturer on a specific topic of interest to the group.
Persons interested in membership are urged to contact Robert A. Braun, secretary, for a membership form. You may email Bob at braunwis@ticon.net or send a personal message on this board.