The Slinger Area History/Culture Project incorporates student and community member research on the Agriculture and Foodway norms in the area of the Slinger School District (both past and present). The goal for students and adults alike is to identify and preserve aspects of culture today while researching how the culture got this way by looking at the past. Students started this project in the 2013-2014 school year. Periodic additions will be made.
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Slinger School District survey on agriculture/food-ways created and administered by sociology students (October 2014). For results, click Here
(Photo below from Dylan Mayer, Fall 2014, Strupp farm south of Slinger)
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Taste of Autumn photo from fall of 2014 (Slinger House items) by Nate Grimm (Top Middle)
Mueller's Mullberry Meadows Farm Honey (photo by Megan Spalda) Far Left
Gehring's Meat Market sign (photo by Peggy Brennan) Far Right
Sysco/Growing Power Cooperative Farm in town of Polk (photo by Nate Grimm from sociology class site visit) Bottom Middle
Mueller's Mullberry Meadows Farm Honey (photo by Megan Spalda) Far Left
Gehring's Meat Market sign (photo by Peggy Brennan) Far Right
Sysco/Growing Power Cooperative Farm in town of Polk (photo by Nate Grimm from sociology class site visit) Bottom Middle
ABOUT THE PROJECT: Slinger was one of four school districts in the state selected for the Wisconsin Teachers of Local Culture's 2013-2014 "Bringing It Home" Project, which encourages students and teachers to work with community members on building awareness of local culture. Wisconsin Teachers of Local Culture's partners are the Wisconsin Arts Board, the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures at UW-Madison, and the Chippewa Valley Museum in Eau Claire. Funding for the WTLC is provided by the National Endowment of the Arts and the State of Wisconsin.
This research builds upon research by the Slinger and Allenton Advancement Associations, the Washington County Historical Society, Richfield Historical Society, and local community members. While it will not initially capture every angle of every aspect of the Slinger School District, research will steadily move towards a comprehensive look at the way of life of the people in the area of the Slinger School District with each new story added. Special thanks to Sociology professor, Dr. Paul Van Auken, of UW-Oshkosh for his help with addressing sociological concepts within rural areas. Additional thanks to all the local business owners, farmers, and families who helped students research. Finally, thanks to WI authors Jerry Apps and Michael Perry, as well as the West Bend Daily News, Hartford Times Press, and The Country Today for creating models of place-based writing for students. To add a memory or story, please e-mail [email protected]
This research builds upon research by the Slinger and Allenton Advancement Associations, the Washington County Historical Society, Richfield Historical Society, and local community members. While it will not initially capture every angle of every aspect of the Slinger School District, research will steadily move towards a comprehensive look at the way of life of the people in the area of the Slinger School District with each new story added. Special thanks to Sociology professor, Dr. Paul Van Auken, of UW-Oshkosh for his help with addressing sociological concepts within rural areas. Additional thanks to all the local business owners, farmers, and families who helped students research. Finally, thanks to WI authors Jerry Apps and Michael Perry, as well as the West Bend Daily News, Hartford Times Press, and The Country Today for creating models of place-based writing for students. To add a memory or story, please e-mail [email protected]
