Please join us on Saturday December 7, 2019 At the Village Supper Club, 1725 South Shore Drive, Delavan for the Delavan Historical Society’s 16th annual Christmas Party and Fundraiser!! 5:00pm Social Hour 6:00pm Dinner We will be raffling off gift baskets, and holding a 50/50 cash raffle. Our special entertainment of the evening will be the festive sounds of the season by the DDHS Choir. The price is $30 per person, cash bar. MENU– Choice of: Prime Rib, NY Strip, Orange […]
Wondering if Delavan ever experienced hauntings or any uunexplainable occurrences?!? Do you know of a house or business that may have a few more people than the census taker knows about?!? Next Thursday, October 17th, 7:00pm, Patti Marsicano, DHS president, will share the late Gordon Yadon’s file on local hauntings and share its eerie contents. Please bring your own Delavan related spooky stories as we celebrate Halloween at the Delavan Historical Society Research and Exhibit Center at 663 E. Ann St. Our […]
The Delavan Historical Society’s Exhibit and Resource Center will be presenting Ron Neumister, guest speaker on Native American History in Southeast Wisconsin, (specifically Walworth County) on Thursday, September 19th, at 7 p, m. Topics will include public land surveys, research, collecting, camp sites and burial mounds. All are invited to attend, especially those interested in prehistory to the society’s exhibit and resource center at 663 Ann Street, Delavan. The program is free, refreshments will be served.
Please join us to celebrate our 15th anniversary on Sat, Dec 8th at 5:30pm at The Village Supper Club! Christmas Party- 15th Anniversary of DHS – Fund-Raiser Tickets are available at: The Delavan Historical Society, The Village Supper Club, Remember When, Patti Marsicano, Brenda Sawtelle, and Lorie Wuttke Tickets are $29 per person.
Pioneer Wisconsin Cabinetmaker; Ithiel Tilden In 1855, Ithiel Tilden loaded a wagon with his family, personal possessions, three wide mahogany boards and a huge piece of rosewood leaving Utica, New York heading for the village of Delavan in Wisconsin. A cabinetmaker by trade, Tilden was considered a woodworking artist and his furniture was in high demand. Working with native woods like walnut and cherry, Tilden produced furniture for families who came here with the minimum amount of furniture and couldn’t […]
On this Thursday evening, July 19 at 7 p.m. Richard Burnes, a railroad historian, will present a program, “Railroads in Delavan.” A railroad enthusiast since he was a young child, Burnes’ first memory of trains is crossing the train tracks in Chicago at two years old. A steam locomotive stopped and Burnes has been fascinated with trains ever since. His uncle was the assistant superintendent of railroad sleeping and dining cars; that gave him a contact with railroad travel and service. […]
You can purchase tickets from Bradley’s Dept Store, Delavan Historical Society, Lake Lawn Resort, Remember When, Delavan Piggly Wiggly, or Walworth County Visitor’s Bureau. Buy them now and save money! Performances at 1:30 pm, 4:30pm and 7:30pm at Lake Lawn Resort Airport. This is a Delavan Historical Society fundraiser. Get Advance Tickets and Save! Advance tickets: Adults, $14 – Children $6 online from circus: Adults, $18 – Children $8 at Gate tickets: Adults, $20 – Children $12 So buying advance […]
Mark your calendars for the following 2019 DHS upcoming events that are open to the public and are at 7 pm June l-September and at 1 pm October-November the Delavan Historical Society’s Exhibit and Resource Center at 663 E Ann St. 1. Romeo’s Revenge–Local Author Byron Grush–Thurs, June 20th 2. History of Delavan’s Lions Club–Thurs, July 18th 3. Native American Indian Mounds–Ron Neumister—Thurs, Sept 19th 4. Local Hauntings & Ghost Stories—Thurs, Oct 17th 5. Urbandale Dairy to Dean Foods, Deb Alder—Thurs, Nov […]
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