Dear Caregivers, you and your loved one are cordially invited to a tour of Hoard Museum in Ft. Atkinson on Wednesday June 11 from 1 to 3 p.m.  The history of the dairy industry in Wisconsin is featured in the museum’s Dairy Shrine exhibit.  Another favorite exhibit features the Civil War including a replica of a library like the one used by Abraham Lincoln.  The museum’s gardens should be in full bloom and there are many places to sit and relax indoors and out.

The Mystery of the Mounds explores the culture of the native Americans of the Woodland Period who built effigy mounds in Wisconsin and the Mississippi valley, 700 in Jefferson County alone, over 1000 years ago. This was long before the familiar tribes of today, Potawatomie and Ho Chunk.  Little is known about these mound builders except what is left of their earthen mounds in the shape of animals and birds still visible especially around Lake Koshkonong.  Other items of interest in the Mystery of the Mounds exhibit are arrowhead collections, a diorama of a Late Woodland camp, a replica keyhole pit house and an informative video. 

The Whitewater Dementia-Friendly Community Initiative is happy to sponsor this visit for caregivers and their loved ones.  Capri Communities has graciously covered the suggested donation.  

Caregivers should provide their own transportation to Hoard Museum, 401 Whitewater Ave., Ft. Atkinson WI  53538.

Registration is appreciated so we have enough volunteers to assist everyone.  Please call Seniors in the Park at 262 473 0535 or email jjackson@whitewater-wi.gov by June 4.  

Editor’s note: This announcement was provided by the Whitewater Dementia-Friendly Community Initiative.