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1. Reminder:  Mineral Point Depot Celebration
    Posted by: "espitz_@_charter.net" espitz@charter.net barreltown
    Date: Mon Jun 11, 2007 5:28 am ((PDT))

The Mineral Point Railroad Museum will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first train to Mineral Point on Saturday, June 16th.  The museum, in Wisconsin's oldest surviving railroad depot, will be open at 10:00 am and free to the public and we will be having a number of free activities during the day including the following presentations:

11:00 am:  Luther "The Jet" Gette will talk on the history and life of the hobo.

1:00 pm:  Bob Storozuk, president of the Milwaukee Road Historical Association, will talk about the Milwaukee Road and its history with Mineral Point.

2:00 pm:  Jeff Kehoe, author of three books on Milwaukee Road cabooses, will give a presentation and slide show on these unique pieces of rolling stock.  His books will also be available for purchase.

3:30 pm:  John Gruber, founder and editor for the Center for Railroad Photography and Art, will give a talk and slide presentation on railroading in southern and southwestern Wisconsin.  His organization has also provided us photos of local railroaders that will be on display during the weekend, part of their "Faces of Railroading" exhibit.

We will also have authors available during the day who will be selling and signing their books, including Tom Burg, author of the Milwaukee Road Steam Locomotive books amongst others, and Dennis Boyer, author of railroad, folklore and ghost story collections.

The museum will also be free and open to the public on Sunday, June 17th.

Schedules and activities could change without notice.  For up-to-date information, check http://mineralpointrailroads.com or call 608-987-2695.


MINERAL POINT RAILROAD MUSEUM
11 Commerce St., Mineral Point, WI

Jim Dent
Oakland, NJ

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