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Wes Siegrist paints a gold and grass background. (Courtesy Windsor History Museum)
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T Locals can use a magnifying glass to check out the newest exhibit at the Arts & History Center. The exhibit, Exquisite Miniatures, features paintings by Wes and Rachelle Siegrist and is produced by David J. Wagner, L.L.C. (Courtesy Windsor History Museum)
From ‘Little Tea on the Prairie’ to an archeological dig, Windsor museum brings the past to life 32 | mywindsor | JUNE 2022
he Windsor History Museum and the adjacent Art & Heritage Center are kicking off summer with one of their most popular family events, Little Tea on the Prairie, on June 4 from 10 a.m. to noon. Guests are invited to dress in their “best prairie clothes and come explore our museum buildings,from the old schoolhouse to the farmhouse, beet shack and train depot,”said Katherine Mercier,museum education coordinator. The pioneer-themed tea will feature interactive art, including decorating a teacup to bake and dry at home,creating a paper star banner and fashioning a rag doll. The paper banner and the rag doll are inspired by crafts Laura Ingalls Wilder makes in her Little House on the Prairie book series.Mercier will lead children in games from the 1800s,and families can dance to the music of an old-time-music player. Children will be able to participate in hands-on activities,such as learning to write in 1800s-style cursive, in each historic museum building. “We’re excited to make history come alive for people,” Mercier said.“The really incredible thing about sites like this is that they give you a way to experience history up close and personal.”For example,she continued,“When you’re standing in our train depot building, you’re standing on one of the first
