Fromm Brothers Historical Preservation Society is pleased to announce the fist installment of oral histories to our website! One of our missions is to find alumni of the Fromm Farm and collect their experiences. These oral histories will help us preserve the impact of this historical site on the surrounding Read more…
At this time, the tours for the summer of 2018 have met capacity. This is great news for the Fromm Brothers Historical Preservation Society since this is the first season tours were once again available If you are interested in a future tour, please check back on the website in Read more…
The 2nd annual International Ginseng Festival will be held in Wausau September 14-16, 2018. Tours will be available on Saturday, September 15. These tours are available by registration only. Please contact Rebecca Bratton, Wausau/Central Wisconsin Convention and Visitors Bureau, at 715-355-8788 or email her at rbratton@visitwausau.com. She will be organizing tours and Read more…
We are happy to announce that our tours, to date, have had great interest! As a result, there is one tour time remaining for the afternoon of Saturday, August 18. Please visit the “Tour” tab on our website if you wish to schedule a tour.
On Saturday, June 9, the Fromm Brothers Historical Preservation Society welcomed alumni employees to visit the farm and share their memories of this historical property. Our hope is to collect oral histories to share with the community and preserve the local history and contributions of the Fromm Brothers to the Read more…
Wausau Pilot and Review announces Fromm Brothers Historical Preservation Society Oral History Event. We invite former alumni employees to meet at the Boardinghouse on June 9 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. Please R.S.V.P. to (314) 306-3955 if you are interested in attending and sharing your story. “Fromm Farm Seeks Remembrances.” Wausau Pilot & Review” [Wausau, Read more…
Keene Winters, a FBHPS board member, has written an Op-Ed regarding a brief history of ginseng and the contributions of this root to the local community. The link below will open this article. Winters, Keene. “Reimagining What We Know.” Wausau Pilot & Review. [Wausau, WI], 1 June Read more…
The scheduled tours are filling up quickly. The July 14th tour date no longer is available. The June 16th afternoon tour has a few remaining openings. On August 18th the morning tour has openings for a few participants and the afternoon tour is still available. If you are interested in Read more…
Fromm Brothers Historical Preservation Society is actively seeking volunteers to help share this historical property. Various volunteer opportunities can be found on the application form. We ask interested individuals to complete the volunteer form provided in the link below. If you are unable to complete this form electronically, please print Read more…
Fromm Brothers Historical Preservation Society is working on a project to capture oral histories from individuals who were employed at the Fromm Farm. Join fellow alumni for an open house on June 9th, from 1:00 to 5:00, at the Fromm Brothers’ Clubhouse. We will schedule individual appointment dates during the Read more…