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Winter Lyceum (7 of 7)

Kevin Watson Presents "Not So Easily Lead: From Weardale to Wisconsin with the Miners of the North Pennines" Just off one of the highest stretches of road in the north of England in a place called Killhope there stands an impressive wrought-iron water wheel. Nearly 34 feet in diameter and six feet wide, it stands …

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Museum Admission, Guided Mine Tour & Train Ride

Museum Admission, Guided Mine Tour & Train Ride Your underground adventure awaits! Explore the pioneering spirit of Wisconsin’s rural Driftless Area through Rollo Jamison's cultural heritage collection, a real 1845 underground lead-zinc mine tour, and a mine train ride outdoors across the three-acre museum campus. Exhibits tell the story of how famous local geology in …

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Make Music Platteville at the Museum

Make Music Platteville at the Museums Make Music Platteville is an annual one-day, citywide, free day of music held on the summer solstice, June 21. The Museum welcomes guests for a free underground music performance in the 1845 Bevans Mine, where visitors experience the unique acoustics and atmosphere 50 feet underground as they listen to …

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Heritage Day

Heritage Day Heritage Day is a July 4th community celebration of Platteville’s rich history and bright future that draws more than 700 visitors annually.  Visitors will enjoy a day of games, historical demonstrations, special exhibits, live music, and food, including custom ice cream flavors produced by Pioneer Sweets of UW-Platteville. VIEW DETAILS AND MORE PROGRAMS …

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Mine Day

Mine Day Platteville's classic festival of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) is a celebration of the pioneering spirit of ingenuity, inquiry, enterprise, and development that shaped our nook of the Driftless Area. Join us for a day of live music, games, industrial craft demonstrations, and earth science fun and festivities. Mine Day commemorates …

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Historic Re-enactment

Historic Re-enactment Held  since 1998, the 3-day Platteville Historic Re-enactment showcases the history of America’s Upper Mississippi Valley from the mid-1700s to 1840, featuring educators, artisans, and re-enactors all taking part in the celebration. The Historic Re-enactment presents a hands-on living history experience for the general public, as well as thousands of students whose visit …

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Haunted Mine Tours

Haunted Mine Tours Experience Platteville’s spookiest Halloween tradition! Descend deep into the 1845 Bevans Mine in the back yard of The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums for a guided lantern-lit tour to discover historical truths that are stranger than fiction. Above ground before your tour, learn about piskies, brownies, and other fairies known in Celtic …

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Fall Community Free Day

Fall Community Free Day To thank the citizens of Platteville for their continued support, The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums offers two community free days: season opening day, May 3; and season closing day, October 29. Museum admission, including a Guided Mine Tour and Train Ride (weather permitting) will be free to Platteville residents with …

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Friends Annual Meeting and Program

Friends Annual Meeting and Program The Annual Meeting and Program is offered as a free benefit for 2023 members of the Friends of the Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums and donors over $35 (JOIN TODAY!). Attendees will enjoy hors d'oeuvres, time to mingle, and the Annual Meeting reviewing the year’s accomplishments at Museums. VIEW DETAILS …

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Holiday Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides

Holiday Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides Join us for old-fashioned holiday horse-drawn carriage rides through downtown Platteville and learn about local history and key architectural landmarks! Enjoy the scenery and holiday lights around town with a beautiful team of draft horses. Rides will depart from The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums regularly between 4 p.m. and 8:30 …

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Holiday Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides

Holiday Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides Join us for old-fashioned holiday horse-drawn carriage rides through downtown Platteville and learn about local history and key architectural landmarks! Enjoy the scenery and holiday lights around town with a beautiful team of draft horses. Rides will depart from The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums regularly between 4 p.m. and 8:30 …

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