Sharing Christmas Memories

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – and we need your help!
We at the Swiss Historical Village and New Glarus Historical Society were so looking forward to celebrating the 175th anniversary of New Glarus this year, and so it was with heavy hearts that we decided to keep the museum closed for the 2020 season to help slow the spread of COVID-19. But, the year’s not over yet, and we still want to do something to celebrate our community.
This year, let’s all celebrate 175 years of Christmas in New Glarus! We are collecting holiday memories from years gone by to share on our Facebook page. We have some wonderful historical treasures in our archives that we will share, but more than anything, we want to hear from you.
We invite you to share your own memories of St. Nicholas Day, Hanukkah, Christmas, and other winter holidays in New Glarus over the years. We would love to see your old photographs, cards and letters, beloved holiday recipes, reminisces, and other treasures. Depending on the volume of submissions we receive, we may not be able to share everything this year, but all submissions will be saved in our archives.
Email submissions to admin@swisshistoricalvillage.org no later than December 1st. To share physical photographs and other documents, you can mail them c/o New Glarus Public Library, Attn: Erica, PO Box 35, New Glarus, WI 53574. Please be sure to include your name, contact information, and whether the items are a donation to the archives, or if you would like them back after they’ve been digitized. (Local members are also welcome to drop items off at the library’s curbside window during regular business hours.)