Celebrate Augusta’s German heritage! The Friends of Historic Augusta Museum are showcasing an inaugural Octoberfest outside from 1 – 4 pm on Sunday, October 1. Food includes brats, sauerkraut, homemade potato salad, and German “goodies” for a donation of $5 – $10. Beer sampling from Good News Brewery, generously donated by Dan Tripp, will be […]
One Man, Many Tractors – Bill Ferris – ready-mix truck – president of Teamsters Local 682 – Osthoff Brothers – Anita Mallinckrodt – ’34 Ford Cabriolet – Christmas tractor – tractors driven with reins? And that, my friends, is only a feeble, crank-starting effort on my part to interest you in knowing more about this engine […]
Featuring Bud (Millard) Shortt “back by popular demand” on Tuesday, November 14. Bud was one of TILIW’s earliest interviewees in October 2019. Only a few locals witnessed the lively interview which included discussions on running moonshine in Virginia, the Grand Ole Opry, rounding up AWOL servicemen, lots of children, cousins, and siblings, and tragedies…bloated school […]
Rob Siem is the special guest. He will share his thoughts about Augusta as it used to be. Once again, Angela Stephens is the narrator.
CANCELLED and possibly to be rescheduled. Kickin’ off the new year with a back-to-back Toedebusch “family edition.” Shirley (Stelzer) Todebusch will join us at the Harmonie Verein on January 9th as she sits among family and friends telling even more stories about early life in Augusta, Ivy Dene Bakery, her high school sweetheart Glenn, her […]
Strumming right along into February, the Toedebusch sons, together with Dave Shortt, will explain how their band, The Texas Giants, came about. They will share stories about Scott and his connection with the wine industry, annual trips to Montana and fond memories growing up in Augusta. There is a lot to cover, which is why […]
Tell It Like It Was — Our special guests for the March TILIW will be Vic & Ruth Anne Brown. We’ll interview them about why they decided to settle in Augusta nearly 40 years ago. They experienced raising 4 children in this small town. What is the history of living in one of the oldest […]
Our special guest for April will be Lisa Reed. We’ll be covering her life in Augusta, all starting in 5th grade, meeting her husband Jimmy, and raising two sons. We will go back in time and talk about their parents, fun memories they had, her father running the tavern for 10 years, and more stories. […]
Plants for sale at the History Museum. Check out the varieties! Outside in the Garden area.
From a one-room Lutheran school house to a teaching career spanning over 25 years at Augusta Elementary, come listen to the stories of Wanda (Paul) Howard on Tuesday May 14th.
Come to the Volkfest, the summer version of Oktoberfest, at the History Museum on Sunday, June 2. The Museum is open for history walkthroughs from 1 – 4 pm. The back porch area will be serving brats, homemade sauerkraut, homemade pickles, and homemade warm pretzels. Good News Brewery will have beer samples available. Suggested donation of […]
Learning history from local Augusta people who lived it. Please join us and take in the stories of life from yesteryear.
