Calendar

Weds Aug 20: VCHS Board meeting, 4:15 p.m. at the Vernon County History Center.

Sat Aug 30 – Mon Sept 1: Sherry-Butt House open Labor Day weekend, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Mon Sept 1: Museum closed for Labor Day

Fri Sept 5: Friday Night Pizza Barn at Sittin Pretty Farm,
S5990 Chamberlain Ridge Ln., Viroqua, 5 – 8 pm.
Proceeds to benefit the VCHS HVAC campaign.

Wed Sept 10: Vernon County Fair opens!
Stop by our booth inside the Expo Center, through Sun. Sept 14.

Thurs Sept. 11: Genealogy class† meets at the Vernon County History Center, 10 a.m.
Denise Kirchoff will talk about how to use the online genealogy resource
Family Search, with video search helps and hints.

Sun Sept 14: Vernon County Fair ends.

Tues Sept 16: VCHS program at the Vernon County History Center, 6 p.m.
Prof. Annie Jones of the UW Extension will present a program on
“Indigenous Ways of Knowing about Wisconsin’s Tribal Nations”.

Weds Sept 17: VCHS Board meeting, 4:15 p.m. at the Vernon County History Center.

Sat Sept 27: Pork Chop Dinner.

Oct 1: Autumn hours begin at the Vernon County History Center:
Open Monday – Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment, until November 1.

Tues Oct 7: VCHS program at the Vernon County History Center, 2 p.m.
Wisconsin railroad expert Arlyn Colby will talk about his new book,
The Coon Valley Line: The History of the La Crosse and Southeastern Railroad.

Thurs Oct 9: Genealogy class† meets at the Vernon County History Center, 10 a.m.
A librarian from the Prairie du Chien public library, in Crawford County, will talk about the genealogy materials available there.

Weds Oct 15: VCHS Board meeting, 4:15 p.m. at the Vernon County History Center.

Sat Oct 18: Country Schoolhouse Road Tour, 9AM–1PM,
starting at the Foreaker School, 606 W. Broadway in Viroqua.

Sun Nov 9: Noon, annual Vernon County Historical Society dinner.

† All genealogy classes are $5 for non-members, free for members. Renew your membership today!