The Greater Whitewater Committee is set to host Walworth County Historical Society board of directors’ member and Whitewater Landmarks Commission Chairman, Pat Blackmer, as a guest speaker at the upcoming June GWC meeting.
The Greater Whitewater Committee (GWC) is set to host Walworth County Historical Society board of directors’ member and Whitewater Landmarks Commission Chairman, Pat Blackmer, at the upcoming June meeting. Pat Blackmer will be presenting on the Historic Water Tower in Starin Park.
This event will take place on Thursday, June 12th at 7:00 a.m. at the Community Engagement Center, 1260 W Main St, Room 128, Whitewater, WI 53190.
Pat Blackmer is a fifth-generation resident of Walworth County who was born in the city of Whitewater. She completed college with a degree in education from UW-Whitewater and an M.S. degree from Illinois State University. Her teaching career included UW-Whitewater and the Wisconsin School for the Deaf.
Blackmer is active in several lineal and historical societies and is a weekly volunteer at the Walworth County Historical Society and a member of the board of directors. She has been an active preservationist all of her life with memberships in the National Historic Preservation Trust, Wisconsin Association of Historic Preservation, and the Whitewater Landmarks Commission of which she is the current chairman. She was honored in 2024 when she received the first City of Whitewater Historic Preservation Award.
The GWC’s upcoming monthly meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 12th at 7 a.m. at the Community Engagement Center, 1260 W Main St, Room 128, The public is more than welcome to attend this meeting to learn more about the Walworth County Historical Society. If you are interested in attending, you must RSVP. To reserve your spot, contact Jeff Knight at jpk@knightpublicaffairs.com or 920.728.0662 by Wednesday, June 11th.
“We are very thrilled to have Pat Blackmer present at this upcoming meeting,” said GWC President, Jeffery Knight. “We look forward to hearing updates about the Historic Water Tower in Starin Park.”
