Discover Wisconsin’s Cornish
History and the Couple
Who Helped Preserve It
Every building tells a story, and at Pendarvis, there are plenty, each with a unique narrative to tell. Your journey through this picturesque cluster of stone structures will take you not only through the stories of the people who originally created and inhabited them, but also the story of Bob Neal and Edgar Hellum, the couple who salvaged, restored, and made these buildings shine again.
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Tucked away in historic Mineral Point, Pendarvis celebrates the 20th century preservation efforts of
Today is National Agriculture Day!
One of Wisconsin's most important agricultural researchers was born here in Mineral Point in 1887. Laurence Graber, known as "Mr. Alfalfa," graduated from Mineral Point High School in 1906 and went on to study, teach, and research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before Graber's innovative research, alfalfa wasn't used much by farmers in the upper Midwest because of problems such as winter and disease. The winter hardy varieties and alfalfa management program developed by Graber transformed agriculture in Wisconsin. Today, Wisconsin is the sixth largest producer of alfalfa in the country.
A historic marker commemorating Graber's work stands at the entrance of the grounds to the Iowa County Fair - Wisconsin. Make sure to follow our site Stonefield Historic Site to learn more about agricultural history in Wisconsin!
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Join our colleague Villa Louis Historic Site Curator Mary Elise Antione for her talk with the Mineral Point Historical Society this Sunday at 2pm! Mary will speak at Orchard Lawn on the fur trade in Wisconsin. ... See MoreSee Less
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Pendarvis staff enjoyed a visit to the UW-Platteville Southwest Wisconsin Room today along with Jill Sterrett, Wisconsin Historical Society Administrator for the Division of Collections. Archivist James Hibbard showed staff around the collection which is one of 14 Area Research Centers located throughout the state.
Did you know Wisconsinites have access to these collections and others like it across the state? Service includes transport of requested archives sent to your region's Area Research Center from anywhere in the network. Learn more here: wihist.org/3kUv4Vn
📸: WHS Collections Administrator Jill Sterrett and Southwest Wisconsin Room Archivist James Hibbard in the collections
📸: 1836 map of Southwest Wisconsin
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James Hibbard did a great lyceum for the Mineral Point Historical Society years ago. Good to see him!