2024 Holmen Area Historical Society Programs
Holmen Area Community Center
600 N. Holmen Dr., Holmen, WI 54636
Facebook Group: Holmen Area Historical Society
Facebook Page (public): Holmen Area Historical Society
Holmen Area Community Center to register for Zoom: holmencc.org
Membership business meetings are the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m., Business meeting followed by program unless otherwise noted.
Programs subject to change
600 N. Holmen Dr., Holmen, WI 54636
Facebook Group: Holmen Area Historical Society
Facebook Page (public): Holmen Area Historical Society
Holmen Area Community Center to register for Zoom: holmencc.org
Membership business meetings are the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m., Business meeting followed by program unless otherwise noted.
Programs subject to change
Monday, May 6: (Preservation Month): Growing Up in Holmen, Marie Dummer, Kent Sween and Paul Hendrickson will entertain you with stories about what it was like in their hometown when they were young, back in the 1930s and 40s. We want to preserve these memories!
Monday, June 3: Movie Night at Holmen Library: Sweet Land: A Love Story (2005) “A feisty German mail-order bride comes to Minnesota to marry a young Norwegian immigrant farmer of few words.” But in a post -WWI climate, anti-German sentiment runs strong. This screening is co-sponsored by the La Crosse County Library, so we will be meeting at the Holmen Public Library Community Room, 121 W. Legion Street, instead of the Holmen Area Community Center.
Monday, July 1: Story Circle: The Hygge Game: “Cozy Conversation in Pleasant Company” Come ready to respond to questions from cards drawn by circle participants. We’ll get to know each other better and enjoy sweet root beer floats to boot.
No Meeting in SEPTEMBER due to Labor Day holiday
Monday, October 7: Human Library Come to the Holmen Area Community Center and “check out” local “human books” with stories to tell. We will focus on next year’s National History Day theme (to be announced).
Monday, November 4: (Veteran’s Day): Heroes Next Door: Helping Save the World in 1945 Before his retirement from the La Crosse Public Library, Jeff Rand spearheaded this project to document the service of area veterans. His talk will feature Jim Berg, a 1937 Holmen High School graduate who was killed in action in 1945. Go to the following to see the entire archived project: https://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/local-history/history-repeats/heroes-next-door/
Monday, December 2: Holiday Potluck, Share the spirit of the season with a favorite family dish. Music will be provided, of course.
Monday, June 3: Movie Night at Holmen Library: Sweet Land: A Love Story (2005) “A feisty German mail-order bride comes to Minnesota to marry a young Norwegian immigrant farmer of few words.” But in a post -WWI climate, anti-German sentiment runs strong. This screening is co-sponsored by the La Crosse County Library, so we will be meeting at the Holmen Public Library Community Room, 121 W. Legion Street, instead of the Holmen Area Community Center.
Monday, July 1: Story Circle: The Hygge Game: “Cozy Conversation in Pleasant Company” Come ready to respond to questions from cards drawn by circle participants. We’ll get to know each other better and enjoy sweet root beer floats to boot.
No Meeting in SEPTEMBER due to Labor Day holiday
Monday, October 7: Human Library Come to the Holmen Area Community Center and “check out” local “human books” with stories to tell. We will focus on next year’s National History Day theme (to be announced).
Monday, November 4: (Veteran’s Day): Heroes Next Door: Helping Save the World in 1945 Before his retirement from the La Crosse Public Library, Jeff Rand spearheaded this project to document the service of area veterans. His talk will feature Jim Berg, a 1937 Holmen High School graduate who was killed in action in 1945. Go to the following to see the entire archived project: https://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/local-history/history-repeats/heroes-next-door/
Monday, December 2: Holiday Potluck, Share the spirit of the season with a favorite family dish. Music will be provided, of course.