EHF History Hub July | Issue 4

If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday." ~Pearl Buck

EHF docent Karen Ekberg rings the Pioneer Schoolhouse Museum's bell Preserving and Sharing Stories Museum Oral Histories at the EHF This summer, the EHF museum docents are being filmed as they present in the museums. Each of our docents tells unique stories and personal anecdotes, and having these talks preserved on film will help us better share the histories of our museum buildings, especially during these unusual times. Thank you to our longtime docents, Karen Ekberg, Norma Hager, and G.G. Paschke, for their continued dedication to the EHF and Ephraim's history.

History Speaks Lights of the Lakes with Phil Block You are invited to a virtual presentation of Lights of the Lakes on Tuesday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m., our fourth History Speaks program of the summer. Lights of the Lakes is an original narrated slide show accompanied by music and sound effects. It consists of over 200 photographs, including striking portraits of over 60 different Great Lakes lighthouses. The program will be available at 7:30 p.m. on our website, Facebook page, and YouTube channel. You can find find videos from this year's other History Speaks videos at the links above, including: Camp Meenahga with Kathleen Harris The Moravians and Ephraim with Linda Carey Ephraim Summer Memories with Don Nelson, Susie Gebhardt, and G.G. Paschke Tillie Valentine (EHF Archives) Matilda “Tillie” Fobian Valentine Anderson's Brown Cookie Recipe 1 cup molasses 1 cup honey 1 cup brown sugar ½ cup soft butter ½ cup shortening (lard) Grated rind and juice of ½ orange Grated rind and juice of ½ lemon 1 ½ tsp baking soda in ¼ cup hot water ½ tsp cloves 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp cardamom 2 eggs 6 ½ cup flour Mix ingredients well and chill in refrigerator overnight. Roll into balls and bake at 375° until tops crackle. What ingredient in this recipe, found on page 300 of the EHF’s classic cookbook Amazing Grazing, marks it as classic Scandinavian? Click here to find out!

The Foldas: A History in Photographs Online Exhibit Today, Horseshoe Island, located in Green Bay off the shores of Ephraim, Wisconsin, is mostly tree-covered and uninhabited. It's hard to imagine that one hundred years ago, this island was home to a grand estate, including a main lodge, a variety of outbuildings, and boats to carry guests to and from the property belonging to the Folda family. Learn more about the Foldas and their time on Horseshoe Island in this year's online exhibit.

Alma Woods Folda (EHF Archives)

Curbside Candy Delivery We are now offering curbside candy delivery at the Anderson Barn Museum (3060 Anderson Lane) ! Candy can be ordered online by clicking the link below.  EHF Members - Call (920) 854-9688 during office hours (M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.) to pick up your free 1/4 lb of candy, a benefit of EHF membership! Curbside Candy Order Form

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