Friends of Jonathan Clark House September 2020 Newsletter

We Bring History to Life on the Corner of Bonniwell and Cedarburg Roads in Mequon

Recruiting Young Historians to Serve as Event Volunteers

Have you seen our young volunteers at events such as open houses, the “Heritage Days” series and “Pie on the Patio”? We are recruiting young historians to serve as 2021 event volunteers. The role of the young historian is to make certain that all young guests have an extraordinary fun time at events. They may produce or assist in demonstrations while they are learning valuable volunteering skills. Costumes are available in the JCH costume collection. For more information send a note to Nina at jchmuseum@gmail.com.

Your year-end fund drive donation will help JCH “Bring History to Life”

Watch your mail in mid-October for our year-end fund drive. Contact Diana and Nina at the Clark House to learn more about how you can lend your financial support to our drive.

Please consider the Friends of Jonathan Clark House as you plan your year-end donations. This unique historical home is entirely dependent upon the generosity of our members and donors for its ongoing operations, children’s and other events, and debt repayment. The Jonathan Clark House has established a gifting account to accept your donations of appreciated stock and other securities with Richmond Investment Services LLC in Mequon. If you would like more information or would like to donate please call Ryan Gray, 262-242-4200.

Recruiting Extraordinary Board Members Board Member nominations are open. Do you know someone who would like to serve on the JCH Board of Directors? If so, contact Nina for details at jchmuseum@gmail.com.

Nominations are due to the JCH office by November 16.

Museum Preservation Projects Update

Thanks to a Mequon Community Foundation grant the parlour and Jonathan’s office have been professionally re-plastered and are ready to be professionally painted. In addition, the floors in both rooms have been refurbished by JCH Preservation Manager Fred Derr. New moldings will be constructed at no charge by JCH Friend Ron Kirschling of The Mitered Edge and installed by Ron and Fred. This multi-phase project is being coordinated by JCH Board Member Architect Justin Racinowski of Racinowski Design and Fred.

Thank You to our Friends Donors - January through September 1, 2020

Bob & Jan Blazich Beverly Hess Barbara Mann McGinnis Jane Boesch Liz and Bob Hickman Sandra & Jerry Osborne Anne & Shaw Bridges Bernita & Henry Hile Justin & Liz Racinowski Margaret Bussone Dave Jackson Harold & Joan Schnell Sam Cutler Jeff & Amy Johns Dr. Patrick & Leann Steele Gary & Holly Heckendorf Steve Klimczak Tammie & Jim Strause Pat & Ron Heinritz Al Lustig & Jan Watson

Memorials for Jon Safran from Fred Derr and Nina Look, Jean and Jim Hill, and Richmond Investment Services Memorial for Karen Daub from Tom Daub Memorial for Jerry McGinnis from Barbara Mann McGinnis Memorial for Peg Uihlein

from Fred Derr and Nina Look Honorariums for Education Director Margaret Bussone

from Carolyn Lawrence and from Beverly Hess

Friends of Jonathan Clark House Society of 1848

Founder Level Preservationist Level Cindy & David Bock Robert Dohmen Frederick & Kendra Bock Fromm Family Foods Dr. Gregory & Jean Custer Spectrum Investment Advisors Frederick Derr & Dr. Nina Look Jerry McGinnis, Sr. Mequon Community Foundation Sommer’s Automotive

Grant Awards Have a Positive Impact on Our Mission – Jan. through Sept. 2020 Mequon Community Foundation – preservation budget Pieper Electric Inc. & Ideal Manufacturing – maintenance budget Fromm Family Foods – technology budget Port Washington State Bank – marketing budget Junior Woman’s Club of Mequon Thiensville – programming and operating budget Herbst Oil – programming budget Chevron Matching Grant with Bob Hickman - operating budget Paul Weyker/Premiere Plastering – preservation budget Concordia University Wisconsin – events budget Bank First – fund development budget Mequon Woman’s Club – programming budget

Mequon Community Foundation

Thiensville Mequon Rotary Club

Sunrise Rotary of Mequon Thiensville

Parlour and Jonathan’s Office

Plaster Project

Tour Docent Guides

Developed by JCH Staff

Rope Maker and Supplies for

Educational Events

Reed Perkins, Nina Look & Clark House Historian’s Blog Logo Reed, JCH Assistant Directors Reed’s wife Dr. Laura Rexroth Anne Bridges & Margaret Bussone

Greetings from Jonathan Clark House Historian Reed Perkins

I am the volunteer historian for the Jonathan Clark House. I’ve met many of you at annual Clark House get-togethers such as “Pie on the Patio” and the Friends annual meeting. In 2016, I started my blog, Clark House Historian at https://jchmhistorian.com/. So far, I’ve published over 75 posts, illustrated with images and links to historical documents, maps, books and source repositories. The blog has been viewed over 4,000 times by readers in the USA and overseas. Readers who “follow” the site, get an email notification each time a new post goes live. If you’d like to receive regular Clark House history updates, contact me at the link below. https://jchmhistorian.com/2020/06/13/updates-corrections-and-other-miscellany/ Scroll down to the “Do you enjoy reading…” section and follow the instructions to stay current.

Friends of Jonathan Clark House 2020 Board of Directors and Staff Gary Heckendorf, President Dr. Nina Look, Executive Director Alexis Ruzell, Vice President Margaret Bussone, Education Director Margaret Bussone, Secretary Anne Bridges, Assistant Director Diana Hetzel, Treasurer Fred Derr, Preservation Manager Linda Chay, Director Shaw, Bridges, Technology Justin Racinowski, Director Reed Perkins, Historian Pamela Ruschman, Director Jean Hill, Photographer Dr. Patrick Steele, Director Dan Umhoefer, Director

Pam Ruschman and Alexis Ruzell are leaving our Board of Directors Thank you, Pam and Alexis for your service to the Friends of Jonathan Clark House Museum.

We wish you the best and look forward to the next time we meet.

Ruschman family on the right Lumber jacks Alex and Kelly Tour guide Pam with her friend Gina

Author Event Greeter Alexis Talented Board Member Alexis Santa Claus Co-Sponsor Alexis

Our mission is to collect, preserve and share the history of the Jonathan Clark House

and the early settlers of Mequon Thiensville

Newsletter Editor - Nina Look Photographers - Gary Heller, Jean Hill and

Sandra Osborne

Friends of Jonathan Clark House P. O. Box 634, Mequon, WI 53092

www.jonathanclarkhouse.org jchmuseum@gmail.com

262-618-2051

While the museum is closed for the remainder of 2020 we optimistically look forward to our events and tours in 2021.