The Friends of the Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums present carry on the tradition of this classic Platteville dance celebration started by engineering students in the 1930s — except this year you can enjoy it while practicing social distancing.
The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums will be holding a series of three presentations by historian James B. Hibbard this fall regarding slavery in Platteville. This presentation will explore the Mitchell family, especially James Mitchell’s ownership of two young slave girls. It will show where the girls lived and worked, who confronted Mitchell about his …
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Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | July 1 - October 31
405 East Main Street, P.O. Box 780 Platteville, WI 53818
(608) 348-3301