Friends of The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums Annual Meeting and Program

PLATTEVILLE, Wis., October 29, 2021 — Join the Friends of The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums on Saturday, November 13 at 4 p.m. for their Annual Meeting and Program. This year, the event will once again be held in-person The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums. The meeting will start with a presentation by author Ben Strand on his new book “A Black Hawk War Guide: Landmarks, Battlefields, Museums, and Firsthand Accounts.” A Q&A and book signing with the speaker will follow the talk.

The Annual Meeting and Program is offered as a free benefit for 2021 members of the Friends of the Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums and donors over $35. Attendees will enjoy free food and drink and will have time to mingle. The event serves as a museum fundraiser encouraging visitors to join, renew, or make their annual gift, as well as to thank volunteers, donors, and board members. 

The Annual Meeting portion of the evening will highlight the Museums’ 2021 accomplishments; reveal exciting plans and milestones for 2022; and provide updates on our ongoing program of collections care and museum renovation. In accordance with City public health guidelines, masks will be required for all attendees. 

Members are encouraged to register in advance. To register, visit the Programs and Special Events section of the museum website at: www.mining.jamison.museum/programs or call (608) 348-3301. To become a member of the Friends, visit www.mining.jamison.museum/donate.

The Friends of the Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums, formerly known as the Jamison Museum Association, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its purpose is to be the membership organization for The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums, to fundraise and provide financial support for the Museums, to promote interest in the history of the tri-state area, and to support the Museums.

The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums are located on Main Street in Platteville, Wisconsin, in the heart of the historic Upper Mississippi Valley lead-zinc mining region. Founded in 1964, the museum is a nearly three-acre campus with scenic greenspace, an underground 1845 Bevans Mine, and a 1930s-era narrow-gauge mine railroad pulled by a 1931 Whitcomb locomotive. The mission of the Museums is to continue in the pursuit of excellence in the areas of regional and mining history. To achieve that purpose, the Museums are commissioned to be custodians of the past; to interpret the rich lead and zinc mining heritage of the region, as well as to preserve, interpret, and display the artifacts that define Southwest Wisconsin. The Museums open daily from May to October, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

The Museum continues to offer both in-person and virtual programming year-round. Follow The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums on Facebook @MiningJamisonMuseum. For more information on current and upcoming programs visit our website at www.mining.jamison.museum, call (608) 348-3301, or email Museums@platteville.org.