BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Wauwatosa Historical Society - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Wauwatosa Historical Society
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Wauwatosa Historical Society
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Chicago
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20250309T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20251102T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20260308T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20261101T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20270314T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20271107T070000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260422T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260422T193000
DTSTAMP:20260415T173852Z
CREATED:20260119T214238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T173852Z
UID:10003016-1776880800-1776886200@wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org
SUMMARY:Trash or Treasure?
DESCRIPTION:An Antique Dealer’s Real-World Advice for Beginners\n\n\n\n\n\nReady to tackle a lifetime of accumulated treasures and wondering where to start? Learn practical strategies for sorting through your belongings. Discover how to research your items online for true market value. Then get ready to make informed decisions about what should stay\, what should go\, and what might need further research.  You’ll walk away with the confidence and tools to finally get started.  \n\n\n\nPresented by WHS Volunteer Rose Ryan\, a Milwaukee antique dealer with over 25 years of experience who has navigated her own downsizing journey after three decades in a Wauwatosa bungalow. Rose brings both professional expertise and personal insight to help you make the most of your downsizing process. \n\n\n\nDoors open 30 minutes prior to the start of the presentation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReserve your seat!\n\n\n\nThe Speakers Series is free to attend\, but please let us know you’re coming so we can save you a seat. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to our sponsor\n\n\n\nThe 2026 Speaker Series is made possible through the generous support of our sponsor Champine Realty Group of Keller Williams.
URL:https://wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org/event/an-antique-dealers-real-world-advice/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Event,Speaker Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-Speaker-Series-Trash-or-Treasure-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260511T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260511T193000
DTSTAMP:20260511T222912Z
CREATED:20260119T215828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T222912Z
UID:10003015-1778522400-1778527800@wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org
SUMMARY:Sacred Ground: The Story of Wauwatosa's Cemeteries
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fascinating journey through time as they explore the stories behind two of Wauwatosa’s historic burial grounds: Wauwatosa Cemetery and Oak Hill Cemetery. Learn how these cemeteries came to be\, who is buried there\, and what their lives reveal about the people and events that shaped our community. From early settlers to notable residents\, this talk uncovers the rich local history preserved in these sacred spaces. \n\n\n\nPresented by Jeff and Diane Roznowski\, who have been very active and involved residents of Wauwatosa for over 40 years. Jeff is a local historian\, former Alderman\, former WHS Board President and conducted extensive research on Oak Hill Cemetery for a podcast on Radio Milwaukee last year. Diane is a Master Gardener who leads a team that maintains the gardens at Wauwatosa Cemetery. She also coordinates the WHS 19th Century Schoolhouse program\, including serving as a teacher. Together\, Diane and Jeff have conducted numerous informative tours of Wauwatosa Cemetery. \n\n\n\nDoors open 30 minutes prior to the start of the presentation. Presentation takes place at the Wauwatosa Public Library in the Firefly Room. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReserve your seat!\n\n\n\nThe Speakers Series is free to attend\, but please let us know you’re coming so we can save you a seat. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to our sponsor\n\n\n\nThe 2026 Speaker Series is made possible through the generous support of our sponsor Champine Realty Group of Keller Williams.
URL:https://wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org/event/sacred-ground-the-story-of-wauwatosas-cemeteries/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Event,Speaker Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-Speaker-Series-Sacred-Ground-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260707T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260707T193000
DTSTAMP:20260622T164102Z
CREATED:20260613T025130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T164102Z
UID:10003051-1783447200-1783452600@wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org
SUMMARY:Wauwatosa: A Community Through Time
DESCRIPTION:A 250th Anniversary Celebration Program\n\n\n\n\n\nWauwatosa: A Community Through Time demonstrates how American history develops locally. This illustrated program traces Wauwatosa’s growth from Indigenous life along the Menomonee River through settlement\, civic development\, industrial progress\, and suburban spread. \n\n\n\nBy examining how geography\, transportation\, and community decisions shaped the city\, the program connects Wauwatosa’s story to Wisconsin’s shared civic heritage and the broader American experience\, inviting reflection on the local roots of our national history. \n\n\n\n“American history unfolds one community at a time.”  \n\n\n\nPresented by Rachael VerDuin. Rachael has been an active volunteer with the WHS for over three decades. She is a member of the Research and Education Committee\, and currently focuses on preparing exhibits\, researching special topics\, and writing materials and presentations. You’ll also often see her being a docent for tours at the Kneeland-Walker House or for some of our events. \n\n\n\nPresentation will take place a the Wauwatosa Public Library in the Firefly Room. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the start of the presentation.
URL:https://wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org/event/wauwatosa-a-community-through-time/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Event,Speaker Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026-Speaker-Series-Community-Through-Time.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260915T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260915T193000
DTSTAMP:20260721T023818Z
CREATED:20260119T225948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260721T023818Z
UID:10003013-1789495200-1789500600@wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org
SUMMARY:The Lost Book of Wauwatosa
DESCRIPTION:Ed Wilkommen’s Rediscovered History\n\n\n\n\n\nFor decades\, Wauwatosa’s most ambitious history existed only as a lost manuscript. Created by local historian Ed Wilkommen and packed with maps\, notes\, and years of research\, it seemed to have vanished. This illustrated talk traces how his forgotten work was rediscovered\, pieced together\, and finally published as a new history of Wauwatosa. \n\n\n\nPresented by WHS Volunteer Carol Rosen. Carol volunteers at the Wauwatosa Historical Society as a research and writing team member. She received a Ph.D. in Historical Geography from UW-Milwaukee and retired Professor Emerita from the Geography Department at UW-Whitewater. Carol and her husband\, Dave\, live in Wauwatosa. They have two grown children and five grandchildren. And… a 12-year-old rescue “pup” that keeps them busy! \n\n\n\nDoors open at 5:30 p.m.\, program starts at 6:00 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReserve your seat!\n\n\n\nThe Speakers Series is free to attend\, but please let us know you’re coming so we can save you a seat. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe History of Wauwatosa\, Available Now For Sale! \n\n\n\n\nThe History of Wauwatosa\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to our sponsor\n\n\n\nThe 2026 Speaker Series is made possible through the generous support of our sponsor Champine Realty Group of Keller Williams.
URL:https://wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org/event/the-lost-book-of-wauwatosa/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Event,Speaker Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-Speaker-Series-Lost-book-of-wauwatosa-5.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261013T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261013T193000
DTSTAMP:20260312T204356Z
CREATED:20260119T223003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T204356Z
UID:10003014-1791914400-1791919800@wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org
SUMMARY:Wauwatosa's Polar Bears
DESCRIPTION:A Military Mission in Arctic Russia\, 1918-1919\n\n\n\n\n\nIn late 1918\, five Wauwatosa men joined American troops heading to North Russia’s remote reaches. Their mission: guard Allied supplies and stop communist revolutionary advances during the Great War’s final months. These soldiers fought in deep snow near Archangel. They battled disease. They survived a brutal Arctic winter. History remembers this as the Polar Bear Expedition. \n\n\n\nIndependent researcher Marguerite Helmers presents this program. Marguerite Helmers is an independent researcher with over thirty years of experience teaching at the university level. She is the author of numerous academic publications and has shared her research through talks and lectures locally\, nationally\, and internationally. Her favorite subjects are the literature and visual arts of early 20th century England and Ireland\, but she often drifts across the pond into 19th century America. Marguerite enjoys bringing complex historical topics to life in ways that are accessible to non-specialist audiences. In 2025\, she was delighted to join the research team at Wauwatosa Historical Society. \n\n\n\nDoors open at 5:30 p.m.\, program starts at 6:00 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReserve your seat!\n\n\n\nThe Speakers Series is free to attend\, but please let us know you’re coming so we can save you a seat. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to our sponsor\n\n\n\nThe 2026 Speaker Series is made possible through the generous support of our sponsor Champine Realty Group of Keller Williams.
URL:https://wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org/event/wauwatosas-polar-bears/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Event,Speaker Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-Speaker-Series-Polar-Bear-Expedition-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261110T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261110T193000
DTSTAMP:20260622T193144Z
CREATED:20260119T231400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T193144Z
UID:10003012-1794333600-1794339000@wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org
SUMMARY:Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:WHS Annual Meeting\n\n\n\nJoin us for the Wauwatosa Historical Society’s Annual Meeting\, where we will reflect on the past year\, share plans for the year ahead\, and introduce nominees for the 2027 open board positions. \n\n\n\nThe Annual Meeting will take place at the Wauwatosa Public Library in the Firefly Room. \n\n\n\nDoors open at 5:30 p.m.\, program starts at 6:00 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReserve your seat!\n\n\n\nThe Speakers Series is free to attend\, but please let us know you’re coming so we can save you a seat. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to our sponsor\n\n\n\nThe 2026 Speaker Series is made possible through the generous support of our sponsor Champine Realty Group of Keller Williams.
URL:https://wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org/event/annual-meeting-2026/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wauwatosahistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/WHS-Annual-Meeting-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR