Manitowoc Public Library opens exhibit on American Indian boarding schools this week. Plus, more news in your Monday dose.
MANITOWOC - "Away from Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories," a National Endowment for the Humanities "On the Road" exhibition, will open at Manitowoc Public Library Thursday.
The exhibit, which runs through Aug. 11, takes a frank, open-eyed look at the initiative put in place by the United States government beginning in the 1870s that attempted to educate and assimilate American Indians into “civilized” society by placing children — of all ages, from thousands of homes and hundreds of diverse tribes — in distant, residential boarding schools.
Many were forcibly taken from their families and communities and stripped of all signs of their culture, even forbidden to speak their own language among themselves.
The exhibition explores off-reservation boarding schools in its kaleidoscope of voices. Visitors will explore photographs, artwork, interviews, interactive timelines and immersive environments, including classroom and dormitory settings.
Objects such as a period barber chair and a young Seminole girl’s skirt, as well as reproduction elements poignantly illuminate first-person accounts. Stories of tragedy and familial love and friendships intersect.
More in-depth details can be found here and related programming will also be ongoing at the library throughout the exhibit. A full list of library events can be found here.
The exhibition is made possible by NEH On the Road, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. It was adapted from the permanent exhibition, "Away from Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories" and organized by the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.
The library is at 707 Quay St., Manitowoc. It is open 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays and noon-4 p.m. Sundays. More info: 920-686-3000.
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► Rahr-West to open ‘Road Trip’ exhibit by League of Milwaukee Artists: The Rahr-West Art Museum in Manitowoc will present an exhibit of work by members of the League of Milwaukee Artists in the Ruth West Gallery June 19-Aug. 28.
The exhibit, titled “Road Trip,” kicks off with a special artists’ reception open to the public from 1 to 3 p.m. June 18.
The League of Milwaukee Artists has, for more than 70 years, championed artistic creativity and actively contributed to the arts in southeast Wisconsin. It represents close to 120 local artists creating two- and three-dimensional artworks in all types of media.
Rahr-West is at 610 N. Eighth St. It’s open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays and closed Mondays. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. More info: 920-686-3090.
► FASTechnology Group to cut ribbon on Commercial Packaging Solutions in Two Rivers: FASTechnology Group will hold a ribbon-cutting at its Commercial Packaging Solutions business at 2022 School St. in Two Rivers at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Commercial Packaging Solutions sells, engineers and deploys solutions for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food and general packaging industries.
Fastechnology Group consists of three primary business groups: Electrical Panel Fabrication, Industrial Automation and Commercial Packaging Solutions.
The Electrical Panel Fabrication and Industrial Automation groups are managed at the corporate campus in Glen Carbon, Illinois, while the Commercial Packaging Solutions group will be managed in Two Rivers.
► Historical Society holds behind-the-scenes tour June 29: Manitowoc County Historical Society, 924 Pinecrest Road in Manitowoc, is inviting the community to a behind-the-scenes tour on the creation of the society’s Pinecrest Historical Village.
On June 29, the museum will hold a special tour where guests can learn stories behind the relocation of the historic structures at 2 p.m. as a tram tour and a walking tour at 5 p.m.
Advanced registration is required. Space is limited. Cost is $20 for non-members and $10 for MCHS members. Call the Historical Society at 920-684-4445 or visit ManitowocCountyHistory.org.
► YMCA names Beernsten Scholarship winners: Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA has marked its 30th year awarding $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors to go toward higher education thanks to the Richard and Ione Beernsten Scholarship program.
The following students were named recipients this year:
Ashlyn Dellemann, Two Rivers High School;
Zalaire Fellows, Roncalli High School;
Ryan Fischer, Roncalli High School;
Jena Garceau, Roncalli High School;
Mackenzie Graff, Two Rivers High School;
Kate Greif, Reedsville High School;
Cassandra Hartwig, Two Rivers High School;
Emma Holsen, Roncalli High School;
Ella Kakatsch, Manitowoc Lincoln High School; and
Mary Satori, Manitowoc Lincoln High School.
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