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Oak Openings Garden ClubScope and Content
Historical information on Oak Openings Garden Club for 1976 Bicentennial Celebration in Waupun, WI.
*Facts are handwritten and was scanned with mistakes, if any, left uncorrected. Also a newspaper article dated, January 1, 1976, is part of this information about the Oak Openings Garden Club.
Oaks Openings organized in 1950 at Mrs. Frieda Erdman's home; at that time ten members joined. We are a small club with eleven members and we have four charter members.
At first we met at the Library and now we meet at the homes, each taking turns.
We have a topic each time, many times its members choice. We study house plants, gardens, flowers of all kinds, trees & schrubs, wild life, birds, bugs, insects,worms, bees, etc.
Oak Openings was a name choosen by Mrs. John Hester, a librarian at the time.
Before Waupun was settled, it was known as Oak Openings by the Indians that lived here.
Our club is affiliated with the National Council of State Garden Clubs & Wisconsin G. C. Federation & Fox River Valley District.
Most of our group has attended flower shows out of town. Our projects through the years kept up & planted a flower bed at McCune Beach Park & later the swimming pool helped select planting for the old Library.
Have a plant exchange each yr. make favors for Hospital, Christian Home, church projects, Bethesda Sale.
Plan to plant a tree this year & call it the Liberty tree, 1976.
Took a course in flower arrangments at the vocational school, taught by Mr. Sonn.
Plant something differnet each year. Donated to the wild flower roadside.
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Newspaper article, Garden Club Notes 25 Years, dated January 12, 1976, taken from unknown source.
Garden Club Notes 25 Years.
Oak Openings Garden Club has been observing its 25th anniversary this past year. The club was organized in October, 1950, with the help of th late Mrs. Karl Baehr of Berlin. Four of the original members, Mrs. Frieda Erdman, Mrs. Miriam Kremer, Mrs. Alma Lother and Mrs. Doyle McMullin are still active in the club.
The club is affiliated with the Fox River Valley District, Wisconsin Garden Club Federation and National Council of State Garden Clubs.
During the past years the club has been interested and studied conservation, horticulture and flower arrangement. Besides meeting monthly the members attended and hosted State and District meetings and flower shows. They have contributed to scholarship funds at Steven Point. books to the local library, and arrangements to churches, library, hospital and civic activities. They have also participated in a soil testing program, maintained flower beds at McCune park and pool, given floral demonstrations, continue a club yearly plant sale and scrapbook and have a exchange.
Caption under photo:
Charter members of the Oak Openings Garden Club are, seated, left to right, Mrs. Frieda Erdman and Mrs. Miriam Kreamers, and standing, Mrs. Alma Lother and Mrs. Doyle McMullen.Acquisition
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2016.0075Source or Donor
Waupun Area Chamber of CommerceAcquisition Method
Donation
