Events Calendar

Events Calendar

  1. Free Member Event: Wade House Sneak Preview

    Jun 7, 2013   5–7:30 pm Join fellow Wisconsin Historical Society members on Friday evening, June 7, for an exclusive sneak preview of the new Visitor Center and Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum at Wade House historic site in Greenbush. Enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres and beverages while you explore the new complex before the June 8 public grand opening. Additional activities you can enjoy include the following:

    • Tour the new grounds, including a boardwalk and apple orchard.
    • Participate in historic children's games and activities.
    • Enjoy live music performed by musicians in historic attire.
    • Complete a scavenger hunt to win a prize.

  2. 1860s Dairy Day

    Jun 8, 2013   10 am–5 pm Celebrate Dairy Month at Wade House by taking part in cheese, butter and ice cream making.

  3. Father's Day Base Ball Match

    Jun 16, 2013   1:30 pm Come cheer on the Greenbush Dead Citys vintage base ball team, and join in the fun as they engage in a rousing pick-up game with fans. The game is played according to 1860s rules. Game time is 1:30 pm. Game included with general admission to Wade House. The Greenbush Dead Citys will return to the historic playing field during their next game on July 21.

  4. 1860s Ginger Beer Making

    Jul 20, 2013   10 am–5 pm Experience the production of ginger beer in the Wade House kitchens, and take home a period recipe to try at home.

  5. Breakfast at the Inn

    Jul 21, 2013   8–11 am Help prepare an 1860s breakfast in the Wade House kitchens, working at the open hearth or period cookstove, and savor the hearty meal in the inn's dining room (PDF 160 KB). Then visit the site and take in an 1860s vintage base ball game. Reservations required.

  6. Base Ball Sunday

    Jul 21, 2013   1:30 pm Come cheer on the Greenbush Dead Citys vintage base ball team as they defend their home turf against another historic team, playing by the rules of 1860. Game time is 1:30 pm. Following the game, fans will be invited to join team members in a rousing pick-up game. Game included with general admission to Wade House. The Greenbush Dead Citys will return to the historic playing field during their next game on August 11.

  7. 1860s Jams and Jellies

    Aug 10, 2013   10 am–5 pm Lend a hand to help create flavorful jams and jellies as they were made more than 150 years ago. The event represents a throwback to the stagecoach inn's own history. Mid-August is exactly the time of year that the Wade House household staff would have been busy preserving fruits that were ripening. The inn's historic cook, Betsy Urven, will be making jams and jellies from raspberries picked on the Wade House grounds. She'll be using a 19th-century recipe and sealing the jars with brandy-soaked paper rounds and five layers of tissue paper. When the tissue paper is given an egg wash, it dries tighter than a drum.

  8. Base Ball Sunday

    Aug 11, 2013   1:30 pm Come cheer on the Greenbush Dead Citys vintage base ball team as they defend their home turf against another historic team, playing by the rules of 1860. Game time is 1:30 pm. Following the game, fans will be invited to join team members in a rousing pick-up game. Game included with general admission to Wade House. The Greenbush Dead Citys will return to the historic playing field during their next game on September 15.

  9. Breakfast at the Inn

    Aug 11, 2013   8–11 am Help prepare an 1860s breakfast in the Wade House kitchens, working at the open hearth or period cookstove, and savor the hearty meal in the inn's dining room (PDF 160 KB). Then visit the site and take in an 1860s vintage base ball game. Reservations required.

  10. 53rd Annual Arts and Crafts Fair

    Aug 25, 2013   9 am–4 pm Artisans and craftspeople from Wisconsin and across the Midwest display and sell their wares at one of the most popular and longstanding fairs of its kind in eastern Wisconsin. There is something for everyone: baskets, grapevine wreaths, oil paintings, country crafts, ornaments, toys, dolls, teddy bears, handmade lace, jewelry, dried flowers, furniture, wooden bowls, rugs and much more may be available. Enjoy wonderful crafts and delicious food amid the lovely wooded grounds of Wade House.

  11. Base Ball Sunday

    Sep 15, 2013   1:30 pm Come cheer on the Greenbush Dead Citys vintage base ball team as they defend their home turf against another historic team, playing by the rules of 1860. Game time is 1:30 pm. Following the game, fans will be invited to join team members in a rousing pick-up game. Game included with general admission to Wade House. This will be the Dead Citys' final home game of the 2013 season.

  12. Breakfast at the Inn

    Sep 15, 2013   8–11 am Help prepare an 1860s breakfast in the Wade House kitchens, working at the open hearth or period cookstove, and savor the hearty meal in the inn's dining room (PDF 160 KB). Then visit the site and take in an 1860s vintage base ball game. Reservations required.

  13. 23rd Annual Wade House Civil War Weekend

    Sep 28, 2013 - Sep 29, 2013   9 am–7 pm Saturday, 9 am–5 pm Sunday Two full days of Civil War drama unfold in the largest Civil War re-enactment and encampment in Wisconsin. This year will continue to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War with a re-enactment of the September 1863 Battle of Chickamauga. A full schedule of activities extends from 9 am to 7 pm Saturday and 9 am to 5 Sunday, with two authentic battles re-enacted each day — a skirmish at 11 am and a full-scale battle at 2 pm.

    Watch the spectacle of hundreds of soldiers — cavalry, infantry and artillery — as they struggle across the field of conflict. Experience the 1860s clash of arms between North and South as Union and Confederate troops set up camp, conduct drills and offer a variety of demonstrations. Civilian and women's issues, a medical field hospital and music of the Civil War era are presented interactively each day, and special hands-on experiences abound. Expanded food and beverage offerings and an extensive array of Civil War-related items are available for sale on site.

  14. Autumn Celebration

    Oct 12, 2013 - Oct 13, 2013   10 am—5 pm Learn about the origins of American Halloween customs at Wade House. We'll play seasonal games of the period, enjoy hot cider in the stagecoach inn, and take a two-mile, open-air, horse-drawn wagon ride. We'll also carve pumpkins and turnips, and listen to classic renditions of scary (but family friendly) stories in the candlelit Herrling Sawmill.

  15. Hearthside Dinner

    Oct 19, 2013   11 am–3 pm Wade House bustles with activity as guests anticipate a savory meal of a bygone era. Guests participate in a special Hearthside Dinner program, living the history of the 1860s as they work together to prepare a meal in the kitchens of the Wade House stagecoach inn. The sounds and smells of the 19th century come to life as stove and fireplace fires are lit and guests chop and stir, season and roast, preparing their midday meal as Betsey Wade routinely did for stagecoach travelers a century and a half ago.

    After all the preparations and cooking are completed, participants will enjoy the fruits of their labors in the Wade House dining room, sitting down to a delicious and abundant dinner (view or download a Hearthside Dinner menu, PDF 182 KB). At the conclusion of the day, everyone pitches in to clear the table, wash the dishes (19th-century style), and sweep the hearth to end a satisfying encounter with central Wisconsin's past.

  16. Hearthside Dinner

    Oct 26, 2013   11 am–3 pm Wade House bustles with activity as guests anticipate a savory meal of a bygone era. Guests participate in a special Hearthside Dinner program, living the history of the 1860s as they work together to prepare a meal in the kitchens of the Wade House stagecoach inn. The sounds and smells of the 19th century come to life as stove and fireplace fires are lit and guests chop and stir, season and roast, preparing their midday meal as Betsey Wade routinely did for stagecoach travelers a century and a half ago.

    After all the preparations and cooking are completed, participants will enjoy the fruits of their labors in the Wade House dining room, sitting down to a delicious and abundant dinner (view or download a Hearthside Dinner menu, PDF 182 KB). At the conclusion of the day, everyone pitches in to clear the table, wash the dishes (19th-century style), and sweep the hearth to end a satisfying encounter with central Wisconsin's past.

  17. Hearthside Dinner

    Nov 2, 2013   11 am–3 pm Wade House bustles with activity as guests anticipate a savory meal of a bygone era. Guests participate in a special Hearthside Dinner program, living the history of the 1860s as they work together to prepare a meal in the kitchens of the Wade House stagecoach inn. The sounds and smells of the 19th century come to life as stove and fireplace fires are lit and guests chop and stir, season and roast, preparing their midday meal as Betsey Wade routinely did for stagecoach travelers a century and a half ago.

    After all the preparations and cooking are completed, participants will enjoy the fruits of their labors in the Wade House dining room, sitting down to a delicious and abundant dinner (view or download a Hearthside Dinner menu, PDF 182 KB). At the conclusion of the day, everyone pitches in to clear the table, wash the dishes (19th-century style), and sweep the hearth to end a satisfying encounter with central Wisconsin's past.


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