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Monday Miscellany!

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Clark House News and an Update

I hope you enjoyed your Independence Day weekend. Our “Monday: Map Day!” feature is taking the week off. In its place, here is a round-up of some recent Jonathan Clark House news and a blog update/correction or two.

Three Cheers for Liz!

I was glad to assist Clark House museum director Nina Look in putting together this “tip of the hat” to Clark family descendant and stalwart Jonathan Clark House Museum friend and supporter Liz Hickman. This went out to Clark House board members and volunteers in mid-June, and I’m happy to share it with you here:

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Clark House News

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Staying Safe — and Up to Date…

Due to the current Covid-19 situation, Jonathan Clark House museum activities are currently suspended. We hope they will resume soon. Meanwhile, JCH director Nina Look is sending regular updates and announcements, and I’d like to pass them along to you, here.

As you’ll see from the flyer (below), we’re sorry to announce that the annual Pie on the Patio fundraiser auction has been cancelled.

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I know I’ll miss seeing my Clark House friends, enjoying tasty local pie, and supporting the Clark House. But all is not lost…

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Batter Up! – For the Clark House

/ Clark House Historian Reed Perkins. / 1 Comment

It’s almost March and that means Spring is coming, and so is America’s classic game—baseball. So leave winter behind and join the Friends of the Jonathan Clark House on Wednesday, March 4, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the Concordia University Wisconsin Pharmacy Building, room 008, for a lively talk by Dr. Patrick W. Steele on the “History of Baseball in Wisconsin.”

Refreshments will be served and door prizes given. The event is free and open to the public, with a suggested $10 donation to the Friends of the Jonathan Clark House. An RSVP to jchmuseum@gmail.com will help us plan the event. Need more information? Contact Clark House director Nina Look at jchmuseum@gmail.com

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