Welcome to the Ephraim Historical Foundation’s brand new blog. We thought it would be fun to publish little snippets of information every so often to keep you abreast of upcoming pleasures, events, and happenings, and to remind you of stories from Ephraim’s past. There is so much history in our little village, and since we …
To hear “ghost” writer, Scandinavian Jennie Tornquist (1883-1983), read “Searching for Tomten in Ephraim”, click on the arrow of the black audio bar above each section of this blog. Where to Look for Tomten The Jul or Christmas season is the best time to look for Tomten. Tomten are short-statured, earth-dwelling gnomes. The ones who …
Ann HutchinsThe whirligig ornament takes me back to being five-years-old (early 1960s) and watching it spin from the heat of the big old lights on the tree. Now I have to find a place on the tree where sunshine might find it, to make it whirl! There were four of these, one for each of …
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Fabulous Fir Trees Long ago in the land of the Vikings the virtues of faith, hope, and love were sent from above to search the Earth. What were they looking for? A tree as high as hope, as great as love, and as sweet as charity. In the evergreen forest of the north they found …
Before you visit, you can familiarize yourself with our village by watching this video.
Horseshoe.OleLarsen.MapActivityHello Virtual Visitors! We are so happy that you are here. Below you will find links to lessons created for Grade 4. You can watch the entire video for the lesson by clicking Video 1 or Video 2. There are pauses built in to the videos. OR you can break the lessons into small parts …
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Ninety years ago Potawatomi Elder Kakanissiga died about 70 miles northwest of Marinette, Wisconsin. He was a timber cruiser by trade who dedicated his life to bettering the conditions of his people. If you’ve cruised into north entrance of Peninsula State Park, you’ve driven by his gravesite. Many remember him as Chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados. …
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Did you know the Moravian Star, called Christmas Star by some, is known in geometry as a “rhombicuboctahedron”? Try saying the word three times fast! Moravian Star image courtesy of www.instructables.com. A rhombicuboctahedron is a solid with eight triangular and eighteen square faces. Pyramids are placed on the faces. Some of the pyramids on the …
From the kitchen of Martha Sauter Page 244 of Amazing Grazing, Available at the Foundation office. 1 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup Carnation evaporated milk (large) 1 tsp. salt 2 cups flour 2 tsp. baking soda 2 Tbsp. butter 1/2 cup water 1 lb whole cranberries Combine all ingredients and pour into a greased bundt …
For many years the Ephraim Historical Foundation has partnered with the Ephraim Moravian Church to present Dearly Departed, a cemetery walk through the historic Moravian Cemetery. This year, the pandemic has caused us to move this event online. The actors still spent many hours studying their character, writing their scripts, and perfecting the stories they …
NOTE TO READER: Click on the blue highlighted phrases to see a supporting document or photo. To enlarge an image that you see in the text, simply click on it. To return to the text, click on the arrow (Alt + Left Arrow) on your computer screen. Every August, sailboats drift peacefully in Eagle Harbor. …
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Museums are unique places where time has frozen and preserved the imprints of old culture, way of life and traditions. Millions of tourists willingly visit various museums every year to touch the past and learn more about the life of the past. Museums often have an extensive collection of artifacts, but only 15% of the entire collection is shown to visitors. To replenish collections and see their artifacts in the exhibition, many people share their belongings with museums. Most often, this happens voluntarily for no cost, and many senders prefer not to reveal their identity. You can easily use a fake ID for this purpose https://fakeidprice.com/best-fake-id-sites-2019/ , so that museum staff do not know for sure who the artifact came from.