Author: HistoryAdmin

March 25, 2023 HistoryAdmin

Where: DeForest Area Community & Senior Center When: Tuesday, May 23 at 10:00am An incredibly successful costume designer with eight Oscars to prove it, Edith Head’s dazzling career continues to inspire new generations of designers. She dressed the biggest stars to shine over Hollywood. Adored by some, and hated by others, Edith Head’s highly competitive and secretive nature drove her career to a meteoric height. Join educational entertainer Martina Mathisen to discover why Edith Head…

March 11, 2023 HistoryAdmin

Where: DeForest Area Community & Senior Center When: Tuesday, March 28 at 10:00am A devoted soldier’s wife, Mary Logan would be an eyewitness to one of the greatest conflagrations of American history, the Civil War. Mrs. Logan was understandably proud of her husband’s accomplishments, but she emerged from his shadow to become a prominent power in Washington. Meet Mrs. Mary S. Logan, wife of General and Senator John A. Logan, as she reminisces how she met and married the…

January 19, 2023 HistoryAdmin

Our End of the Year 2022 issue of News & Notes features: A Message from our Historical Society’s President Curator’s Corner History Mysteries: Objects from the archives Recipes from a 1931 Cookbook and more!