Dean House Basement

Concrete floor was pored on Nov. 3rd thanks to Dane Co. Cultural Affairs grant supported by the Overture Foundation.

Bob Bean, Gary Hess and Bob Bosman spent many hours cleaning out the basement in preparation for the new floor. First Litchfeld Plumbing came in to inspect and clean out the pipelines under the floor and install new drains. Then the floor was leveled and more than 30 buckets of extra dirt were hauled out. The workshop area in the basement was reorganized with the old golf course lockers installed for extra storage.

Everything was in ready when Forbes Construction and Masonry came on Friday Nov, 3rd with their cement truck and poured the new floor. Over the winter the interior of the south wall will be tuckpointed and new displays of agricultural equipment will be installed.

New Donations and Exhibits

John Guler donated a wicker ca 1900 Perambulator or Baby Buggy with large wood wheels that he had bought at an auction in Cuba City in 1957.

Don Hildewig donated a small Schellhammer gas parlor stove which has been placed in the Hiestand-McKenna bedroom.

TOYS are the theme for the display case in the upstairs Museum Room. Dorothy Haines has lent two large size paper dolls with dresses and hats for the "girls side". World War I lead and hard rubber soldiers, sailors and cowboy and indians are on the "boys side".

Don't forget to visit the Wisconsin Historical Society Museum on the Square. They have a new "Toy Stories" exhibit.