| Date: | November 7, 2009 | ||||||||||
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Jerry Sanders Homestead 119 West St. Fairwater, WI
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| Time: |
Educational Meeting 10:00 a.m.
Board of Directors Meeting 11:00 a.m.
General Membership Meeting 12:00 p.m.
Lunch will be served
Please RSVP to Vicky Mayer by October 19th if you plan to have lunch. |
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The museum is heated but time will also be spent outdoors. Boots are recommended but not required.
This event is not limited to just members but for anyone who has an interest.
Tours of the Harry Kline Case Museum which contains a huge and rare collection of early Case memorabilia.
The large equipment pieces include the following; 1890's return-flue engine 20-40 Case tractor 65HP Case traction engine 18HP Case portable engine Case road grader Model O, very rare 4994, the largest traction power unit ever built by Case
In addition the museum also has a railroad collection. In the outside building there is a 55HP Buckeye single cylinder diesel.
Adjacent to the museum is a 160 year old red brick mill livery barn. All of this is on the site of the 1847 flour mill, foundation still intact along with burrstone.
Finally there is a 50' diameter, Fitz water wheel. Built in 1925. It is the largest overshot wheel in North America.
A video will be shown on the water wheel and a PowerPoint will be given on restoring the 20-40.
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