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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE            CONTACT: Bridgitt Zielke 

Nov. 11, 2016                                                      (920)526-3271 

 

HISTORY SCAN DAYS AT WADE HOUSE

 

     Greenbush - Do you have photos of City of Sheboygan people, places, events, and buildings in family photo albums? Do you have souvenirs or other artifacts related to the history of the City of Sheboygan? If so, consider preserving these items for future generations by bringing them to Mead Public Library's History Scan Days at Wade House Historic Site on Saturdays, November 19, December 17, January 21, February 18 and March 18. On these Saturdays, staff and volunteers from the Mead Public Library in Sheboygan will visit Wade House to offer
History Scan Days aims to digitize and catalog photos and souvenirs such as this handbill, circa 1853, which announces a cotillon party at Wade House.
guests the opportunity to scan photographs, letters, documents, memoirs, posters, artwork, or other souvenirs related to the City of Sheboygan as part of "Preserving the History of Sheboygan through Digital Images" program. The goal of History Scan Days is to digitize and catalog letters, photos, souvenirs, and other artifacts related to the history of Sheboygan. Scanning appointments will be available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
History Scan Days will take place at Wade House Historic Site's Visitor Center located at W7965 State Highway 23 in Greenbush.  Please see the Mead Public Library website (www.meadpl.org) for details on what can be scanned and ownership requirements. To make a scanning appointment, or for more information on History Scan Days, please call Mead Public Library at 920-459-3400, ext. 3422.
There is no fee associated with participating in History Scan Days. Though if you'd like to visit the Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum after your scanning appointment, admission is as follows: adults - $7; students/seniors - $6; children (5-17) - $3.50; Children under 5: FREE; family (up to two adults and two or more dependent children 5-17) - $19.
The Wade House Historic Site is one of 12 Wisconsin Historical Society historic sites and museums. For more information, please call (920)526-3271 or visit www.wadehouse.org
History Scan Days is part of "Preserving the History of Sheboygan through Digital Images" which has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in these programs do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.  
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History Scan Days aims to digitize and catalog photos, letters and souvenirs related to Sheboygan County.
Wade House, circa 1880.