by Therese Oldenburg | May 21, 2026 | History
Mapping the Native American historical sites and mound groups of the Beloit region. I love kayaking and hiking along Turtle Creek and the Rock River in Beloit. And when I am moving along these waters and pathways, I am fully aware that I am tracing the same paths and...
by Therese Oldenburg | May 12, 2026 | History, Outdoors and Nature
This historic Bur Oak near Turtle Creek has stood for centuries, a quiet witness to the lives of the Ho-Chunk people, the arrival of early settlers, and the growth of modern Beloit. If you see a crazy lady measuring trees in Beloit, that might be me! Recently, as part...
by Therese Oldenburg | Apr 22, 2025 | History, Travel
I think this year I’m going to work my way around the world by exploring my own state! I’ve already been to Rome, WI last week, so my journey has already begun! Immigrant Place Names In Wisconsin In Wisconsin the names of towns often reflect the diverse...
by Therese Oldenburg | Jan 18, 2025 | Food & Cooking, History
From the Heart, Through the Hand: Sharing Recipes When I was a young bride, I received a Betty Crocker Cookbook and an empty wooden recipe box as gifts, ready to be filled with favorite recipes. Forty+ years later, my Betty book is well used (and I still refer to it...
by Therese Oldenburg | Dec 25, 2024 | History
This year I had time to really dig into my family ancestry on Ancestry.com and I kept finding stories about my ancestors that blew me away. They faced challenges or opportunities that must have seemed daunting and scary at the time. But they made decisions that...
by Therese Oldenburg | Dec 20, 2024 | Food & Cooking, History
The photo above is my Dad, Bob Seidel, carefully checking ingredients for Czech dumplings that my son Josh is making I recently started working on my family ancestry using Ancestry.com. My father, Bob Seidel, was the youngest son of two Czech immigrants, Rose and Emil...
