Upcoming Events
Heritage Barn Tour
Date: 8/7/2010
Location: Meinert Barn and Hefty Blum Barn
8:30 am - 5 pm
Join barn history enthusiasts in a virtual internet simulcast showcasing historic barns in 5 locations around the world. Tour features two locations in Green County, Wisconsin that can be visited on site.
Morning events are at Swiss Center of North America, 507 Durst Rd., New Glarus. (608.527.6565)
8:30 am - refreshments and exhibitor set-up
8:50 am - Welcome by SCNA Director Beth Zurbuchen
9 am - Simulcast with virtual visits to the other barns - located in Switzerland, Canada, and Pennsylvania - USA.
10 am - Break and networking
10:15 am - Overview of Wisconsin Barn Preservation Program by Chuck Law
11 am - Barn Preservation Contractors and Consultant Fair, Also booths related to ag history, farms, landscapes, and ag authors
Noon - Lunch on your own
Noon - 5 pm - Featured barn locations open for tours.
Hefty-Blum Barn location will be hosting a special exhibit by artist Barb Cash with a series of historical paintings depicting step-by-step changes on the farm since 1848.
The Meinert Barn location (which has a barn quilt) will be hosting several exhibits: Courthaus Quilters Mini Quilt Show, Green County Barn Quilts Project, and Watercolor artist Debra Krebs who is often inspired by her memories of growing up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin.
1:30 pm - special program at the Hefty-Blum farm: Overview of Farm History and Cheesemaking by cheesemaker Silvan Blum, and yodeling by Toni Blum-Seitz - the "Yodeling Baker."
Afternoon - Option 1 - Reserve a seat on the bus for a step-on guided tour with stops at the featured Green County barn locations. Along the way - see other barns of historic and architectural significance, and learn about the agricultural and ethnic history of the area. Local historian Pete Etter will serve as the tour guide. Departs from New Glarus High School at 1 pm and returns at 5 pm.
Afternoon - Option 2 - Visit the barns on your own from noon - 5 pm, maps available at SCNA and the barn locations, or online at www.green.uwex.edu.
Featured Green County Barns include the Lauren Meinert Barn at N3793 Cty. M, west of Monroe, and the Hefty-Blum Barn at W6303 Hefty Rd., northwest of Monticello. Both Cantilevered Forebay Bank Barns. The Cantilevered Forebay Bank style of architecture was developed by the Swiss more than 450 years ago. It represents a unique approach to farming - combining grain production and animal husbandry under one roof. The relationship of the style of the barn to the topography makes it an excellent example of how early settlers adapted to a hill-slope environment.
Advance registration is required for the bus tour with admission of $10 per person. Registration is not necessary for the morning events or to visit the two featured locations on your own, but is necessary for the bus tour.
Please call Green County UWEX at 608.328.9440 for more information about registering for the bus tour. A map showing the two locations is available online at www.green.uwex.edu. http://www.green.uwex.edu
Date: 8/7/2010
Location: Meinert Barn and Hefty Blum Barn
8:30 am - 5 pm
Join barn history enthusiasts in a virtual internet simulcast showcasing historic barns in 5 locations around the world. Tour features two locations in Green County, Wisconsin that can be visited on site.
Morning events are at Swiss Center of North America, 507 Durst Rd., New Glarus. (608.527.6565)
8:30 am - refreshments and exhibitor set-up
8:50 am - Welcome by SCNA Director Beth Zurbuchen
9 am - Simulcast with virtual visits to the other barns - located in Switzerland, Canada, and Pennsylvania - USA.
10 am - Break and networking
10:15 am - Overview of Wisconsin Barn Preservation Program by Chuck Law
11 am - Barn Preservation Contractors and Consultant Fair, Also booths related to ag history, farms, landscapes, and ag authors
Noon - Lunch on your own
Noon - 5 pm - Featured barn locations open for tours.
Hefty-Blum Barn location will be hosting a special exhibit by artist Barb Cash with a series of historical paintings depicting step-by-step changes on the farm since 1848.
The Meinert Barn location (which has a barn quilt) will be hosting several exhibits: Courthaus Quilters Mini Quilt Show, Green County Barn Quilts Project, and Watercolor artist Debra Krebs who is often inspired by her memories of growing up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin.
1:30 pm - special program at the Hefty-Blum farm: Overview of Farm History and Cheesemaking by cheesemaker Silvan Blum, and yodeling by Toni Blum-Seitz - the "Yodeling Baker."
Afternoon - Option 1 - Reserve a seat on the bus for a step-on guided tour with stops at the featured Green County barn locations. Along the way - see other barns of historic and architectural significance, and learn about the agricultural and ethnic history of the area. Local historian Pete Etter will serve as the tour guide. Departs from New Glarus High School at 1 pm and returns at 5 pm.
Afternoon - Option 2 - Visit the barns on your own from noon - 5 pm, maps available at SCNA and the barn locations, or online at www.green.uwex.edu.
Featured Green County Barns include the Lauren Meinert Barn at N3793 Cty. M, west of Monroe, and the Hefty-Blum Barn at W6303 Hefty Rd., northwest of Monticello. Both Cantilevered Forebay Bank Barns. The Cantilevered Forebay Bank style of architecture was developed by the Swiss more than 450 years ago. It represents a unique approach to farming - combining grain production and animal husbandry under one roof. The relationship of the style of the barn to the topography makes it an excellent example of how early settlers adapted to a hill-slope environment.
Advance registration is required for the bus tour with admission of $10 per person. Registration is not necessary for the morning events or to visit the two featured locations on your own, but is necessary for the bus tour.
Please call Green County UWEX at 608.328.9440 for more information about registering for the bus tour. A map showing the two locations is available online at www.green.uwex.edu. http://www.green.uwex.edu
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