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League of Women Voters House Tour

Date: 09 21 1954
Description: Elizabeth Anderes sitting in the living room at 34 Fuller Drive in Maple Bluff. Elizabeth and Charles Anderes' home is one of the houses opened to the publ...
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Maple Bluff Country Club Women

Date: 04 30 1952
Description: Four women who will be responsible for women's summer events at the golf club are shown. Left to right, they are Viola Fenske, social chairman; Marion Voig...
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Foster Mothers Tea

Date: 06 18 1958
Description: Three women who attended the Foster Mothers of Dane County tea at the Wisconsin executives mansion. Pictured are Margaret Straub, head resident at Blessed ...
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American Red Cross

Date: 02 24 1956
Description: Four women are attending an organizational meeting of the Maple Bluff unit of the American Red Cross. Right to left: Elizabeth Mandeville, campaign chairma...
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Who's New Club Board of Directors

Date: 09 23 1956
Description: Portrait of six women of the Who's New Club Board of Directors during their fall luncheon. Left to right: Jeanette Behling, Carmela Oswald, Mrs. Don Zick, ...
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Homeowner Redecorates with Contemporary Styling

Date: 12 27 1957
Description: The tri-level home of I. Franklin and Arline Houseman, 821 Lakewood Boulevard in Maple Bluff, was redecorated with her choosing the color scheme. The "stri...
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Stagette Day at Maple Bluff Country Club

Date: 07 18 1956
Description: Women members of Maple Bluff Country club hold their first Stagette Day with golf prizes. Four of the organizers are shown at a table playing cards. They a...
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Sture and Geneva Johnson Residence

Date: 06 28 1955
Description: Geneva Johnson sits in the sunroom of her contemporary home at 313 New Castle Way in Maple Bluff. Her home will be featured on a July 14 Tour of Homes spon...
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Rennebohms Moving to New Governor's Residence

Date: 12 13 1949
Description: Wisconsin's First Lady, Mrs. Rennebohm, standing in the midst of furnishings that sixteen Rennebohm employees moved to the new executive residence at 101 C...
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Residential Family Rooms

Date: 05 11 1956
Description: Mrs. Arthur (Bette) Sonneland, with her 19-month-old daughter Kristl, sits on the hearth of the fireplace in the family room of their home at 35 Paget Road...
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Stagette Day at Maple Bluff Country Club

Date: 07 18 1956
Description: Four women pose behind a table filled with prizes and flowers which will be awarded to golfers at the Stagette Day women's golf contest. They include, from...
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Getting Ready for College

Date: 08 14 1944
Description: Nancy Marshall, Marianne Havey, Susan Anderson and Karen Brumm, sitting in the home of Richard H. Marshall, 175 Lakewood Boulevard, Maple Bluff, making pla...
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Who's New Club Fall Luncheon

Date: 09 14 1956
Description: Doris Heathcote, formerly of Milwaukee, attends the Who's New fall luncheon.
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Mrs. Thomson's BPW Tea

Date: 09 21 1957
Description: Wisconsin's first lady Helen Thomson welcomed Mrs. Edward Smith of Mt. Horeb at the door of the executive residence in Maple Bluff. Mrs. Smith is president...
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Madison Residents Look Forward to 1959

Date: 12 09 1958
Description: Current First Lady of Wisconsin and wife of Governor Vernon W. Thomson, (right). gives a tour of the Governor's Mansion, 101 Cambridge Road, Maple Bluff, t...
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Dorothy Birt and sons David and Micheal

Date: 05 15 1944
Description: Dorothy Birt (Mrs. Charles Birt), and her two sons, Micheal and David, and their dog Cinder, in their home at 130 Lakewood Boulevard. Major Charles Birt is...
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Caroline Peterson Arranging Flowers

Date: 04 03 1950
Description: Caroline Peterson of Honolulu, Hawaii, recognized expert in flower arranging, will give a public presentation today at 3 PM at the Great Room of the Memori...
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Who's New Club Fall Luncheon

Date: 09 14 1956
Description: Two members of the Who's New board of directors, Mrs. John Mueller, left, and Cornelia Jensen, attend the club's fall luncheon. The club is a YWCA-sponsore...
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Jessie Chase and Painting

Date: 05 20 1932
Description: Artist Jessie Kalmbach Chase standing near her painting above a fireplace at Lakewood School kindergarten room, 2314 Sherman Avenue. She is the only Madiso...
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Stewart Douglas House

Date: 11 15 1951
Description: Interior view of the living room at 811 Farwell Drive, including plants and vines in foreground. Homeowners Jean and Stewart Douglas are sitting and looki...

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