News: Clark Co. Represented at Statewide History Conference (2022)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Erpenbach, Anderson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 11/02/2022

Clark County Represented at Statewide History Conference (2022)

Clark County Represented at Statewide History Conference

Natalie Erpenbach and Shirley Anderson represented Clark County at the 16th annual Local History and Historic Preservation Conference in Rothschild Oct. 13, hosted by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Erpenbach is a member of the Neillsville Historic Preservation Commission and curator of the 1897 Clark County Jail Museum. Erpenbach is the jail museum board vice president and Clark County Historical Society secretary.

The two women attended several workshops and classes on advocating for local history, working with homeowners for preservation of historic structures, developing Facebook pages and presentations to share local history information, and determining what to collect and what not to keep.

The goal of the Wisconsin Historical Society is to help Wisconsinites find themselves as part of the state story. Society members also discuss the past to see how it connects to the vital issues of the present and future.

“It is important to increase participation in the community and communicate the importance of local history in planning for the future,” wrote Anderson in a press release.

There are a couple of ways to get involved in learning about one’s history on the local level. For one, The History Room, 442 Hewett St., Neillsville, is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for anyone wishing to peruse historical documents, photographs and artifacts from Neillsville and the surrounding area.

Museum volunteers also invite the public to attend the jail museum’s monthly board and membership meetings, which take place at The History Room the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m.