The Old Lead Region Historical Society is pleased to welcome our new members (as of June, 2006):Don and Marilyn Ferricks, Illinois.
Jim and Mary Patton, Illinois.
Thank you for joining! We are pleased to have you as members and look forward to your participation in the Society!
A new manuscript is nearing completion: Forting Up! Citizen Forts and Stockades Built in Wisconsin During the Black Hawk War, 1832. Thanks to the contributions of Michael Thorson, and OLRHS members Larry Koschkee, Greg Carter and Richard Worthington, this body of work is the first academic study of the entire known collection of Wisconsin's Black Hawk War-era forts.
Using 1832-33 survey maps, participant accounts, and data coupled with modern topographical and GPS analysis, the location of most forts are described such that visitors today may view (or come close to viewing) these ancient fort sites.
Publication is expected in late 2006.
At the Annual Meeting on January 14, 2006 the OLRHS passed a resolution to sponsor its first book title: War Clouds on the Wisconsin! The Battle of Wisconsin Heights This book is a collaborative effort between the Society and the author, with a portion of the profits going to the OLRHS to support its stated historical efforts.
Currently, seven chapters and three of four appendices are completed. Member Rich Worthington, has graciously agreed to provide cartography to enhance the historical value of the book for modern readers!
Publication is expected in early 2007.
The Old Lead Region Historical Society has obtained several copies of Mr. Loren Farry's book A Tour Guide to the Mines of Lafayette County; A Driving Tour of the Old Lead and Zinc Mining Sites in the Benton, New Diggigngs, Leadmine, and Shullsburg Area. Please contact the Secretary for your copy. Mr. Farry's book is available to OLRHS members for $15.00. Remember-- picking up your copy at a meeting or an event will save you shipping costs! Please make your check payable to the "Old Lead Region Historical Society."
Announcing second edition run a on an episode of the Black Hawk War entitled Bloody Lake! This book covers the events leading up to and including the "Battle of the Pecatonica" (today referred to as "Bloody Lake") in mid-June, 1832 during the Black Hawk War. This short skirmish was tiny even by period comparisons-- yet proved to be a significant turning point in the the morale of the Mineral District settlers.
Bloody Lake covers a small Black Hawk War battle from a military, regional, and historical vantage. The story is told mostly through the words of actual eyewitnesses, and follows the action from the initial murders at Spafford's Field through the desperate fighting at Bloody Lake. The book also includes a history of the site in more recent times. The text is augmented by numerous black and white photographs, prints, maps, and detailed footnotes.
Bloody Lake sold for $9.95 (plus $3.50 shipping and handling.) and the entire first edition printing sold out in a few months. Persons interested in ordering the SECOND EDITION book at a 10% pe-publication discount (or $8.95 per copy, shipping extra) may do so now! Order your copy TODAY, either by by contacting Bob Braun directly (the email address has been updated!) or through the Phalanx Press website by clicking here.
