It was a weekend for enjoying fall colors in much of
Wisconsin, and especially in Door County.
The dark blue waters of Green Bay contrasted with the array of
color—reds, yellows, subtle browns and greens. Glorious.
Ruth and I were in Door County for my annual life story-writing
workshop held at The Clearing near Ellison Bay.
Thirty-five of us gathered to learn about how to write our personal
stories. I’ve taught this workshop for
25 years and I’m still learning, probably as much or more than the students in
the workshop.
What a wonderful collection of students who came from near
and far—several from the Chicago area.
There was an engineer, a former Coast Guard member, a pastor, several
educators. former and present, and a goodly representation of current and former
farmers. They drew pictures, wrote
stories, and shared what they wrote.
They laughed and cried and got to meet some new friends.
And perhaps most importantly, they came to realize that
their stories were special and worthy of capturing on paper and sharing with
family and friends, and that they were writing history.
The Clearing also has a wonderful collection of my books for
sale in their gift shop at the Jensen Center.
Stop by for a look.
THE OLD TIMER SAYS: When we forget our histories, we forget
who we are.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
October
23, 11-12:00 a.m. Wisconsin Historical Society Museum (on the square). Whispers
and Shadows. Wisconsin Book Festival.
(Note time change.)
October
23, 3:30 p.m. Wisconsin Historical Society Auditorium (On UW Campus) Wisconsin
Agriculture: A History. Wisconsin Book
Festival.
October
25, 2:00 p.m. Schlitz Nature Center, Milwaukee with Boswell Books. Whispers and Shadows.
October
29, Brown County Library. Premier of TV
Documentary,” The Land With Jerry Apps. “ Book signing, Whispers and Shadows.
November
1, 2:00 p.m. Gard Theater, Spring Green. Ag History and Wisconsin Place Names
(a Robert Gard book).
November
5, 7:00 p.m. Baraboo Library, Whispers and Shadows.
November
7, Edgerton Book Festival, The Land (TV documentary) and Whispers and Shadows
November
10, 6:00 p.m. Wausau Public Library, Wisconsin Agriculture: A History.
November
12, 7:00 p.m. Bellville High School Auditorium with Bellville Public Library. Wisconsin Agriculture: A History
November
14, 9:30 -11:30 a.m. Sheboygan County Historical Research Center. Wisconsin Agriculture: A History.
November
15, 9:15 Midvale Lutheran Church, The Land (TV documentary) plus discussion of Whispers and Shadows.
November
17, 7:00 p.m. Hotel Red (1501 Monroe Street- corner of Regent and Monroe,
Madison.) “Wisconsin Agriculture: A
History, a discussion with Doug Moe. Sponsored by Mystery to me Bookstore. Book signing to follow.
November
18, Preview of TV Documentary, “The Land With Jerry Apps” Wild Rose High School
Auditorium. Whispers and Shadows book
signing. (Time to be announced)
Purchase Jerry’s
DVDS and his Books from the Patterson Memorial Library in Wild Rose, Wisconsin
(a fund raiser for them):
The
library now has available signed copies of Jerry’s DVDs, Emmy Winner, A Farm Winter with Jerry Apps and Jerry Apps a Farm Story.
Also
available are several of Jerry’s signed books including The Quiet Season (on which the DVD A Farm Winter is based), as well as Rural Wit and Wisdom and Old
Farm, (which are related to the DVD Jerry
Apps a Farm Story). Also available is Jerry’s new novel, The Great Sand Fracas of Ames County as
well as Whispers and Shadows and his
newest nonfiction book, Wisconsin
Agriculture: A History.
Contact
the library for prices and special package deals.
Patterson
Memorial Library
500 Division Street
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