Guests: Wilbur Arms, Claude Bugbee, Barb Stanek, Rita Marie Witter, Iva Mae Roberts Storey, Mike Thompson, Julia Pferdehirt, Kimberly Simmons, Patricia Diggs, Sarah Miller Caldicott, Melinda Myers
Descendants of the original settlers of Wisconsin’s Cheyenne Valley gathered at Cardinal Stritch University to mark Black History Month. They discussed their childhoods in and around Hillsboro, once Wisconsin’s largest African American settlement. Jane Hampden interviews Wilbur Arms, Claude Bugbee, Barb Stanek, Rita Marie Witter, Iva Mae Roberts Storey and Mike Thompson.
You can view a slideshow of historic Hillsboro photos here.
Julia Pferdehirt is author of Caroline Quarlls and the Underground Railroad. It’s published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. She talks with Jane Hampden.Kimberly Simmons is a descendent of escaped slave Caroline Quarlls. She spoke with WUWM’s Susan Bence for a story that aired last week during Morning Edition.
Kimberly Simmons is a descendent of escaped slave Caroline Quarlls. She spoke with WUWM’s Susan Bence for a story that aired last week during Morning Edition.
Patricia Diggs is creator and producer of Punching In, a documentary premiering on Milwaukee Public Television February 26th. The documentary will be featured at the next presentation of MPTV’s Community Cinema series at Discovery World. That’s tonight at 7.
Whitefish Bay High School graduate Sarah Miller Caldicott is co-author, along with Michael J. Gelb of Innovate Like Edison: The Success System of America’s Greatest Inventor. It’s published by Dutton. Miller Caldicott now lives in Chicago. She speaks with Jane Hampden in an interview that first aired on Lake Effect last December.
Melinda Myers is host of Great Lakes Gardener on public television, author of numerous books on gardening, and a regular contributor to Lake Effect. She joins Mitch Teich each month with ideas and tips for Wisconsin gardeners.
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Descendants of the original settlers of Wisconsin’s Cheyenne Valley gathered at Cardinal Stritch University to mark Black History Month. They discussed their childhoods in and around Hillsboro, once Wisconsin’s largest African American settlement. Jane Hampden interviews Wilbur Arms, Claude Bugbee, Barb Stanek, Rita Marie Witter, Iva Mae Roberts Storey and Mike Thompson.
