Media Release 11.12.24

A Missing Deed          Mystery Illnesses        Winter Tales       Exhibit Closing

 Eau Claire, Wisconsin—As winter approaches, join us for warm and cozy programs at the Chippewa Valley Museum and Schlegelmilch House

November 29, 2024-January 4, 2025, Clause for Concern: The Case of the Missing Deed
It's Christmas Eve, and your family has gathered at your great-grandmother's grand estate for the reading of her last will and testament. However, great-grandma enjoyed playing games. The grand estate will go to the person who finds the deed she mischievously hid, and you have only 60 minutes to locate it.

Tactical Escape has generously shared proceeds from their Schlegelmilch Escape Rooms with the Chippewa Valley Museum for several years. Director Carrie Ronnander is thankful that "Tactical Escape 101 always creates clever and fun escape rooms for the Schlegelmilch House. They installed their first Halloween escape room at the house in 2016 and expanded to the winter holidays in 2021. It's really quite remarkable how different they've all been. Thank goodness Chippewa Valley Museum did not have to race against the clock to become owners of this beautiful 1871 historic house in downtown Eau Claire."

Location: Historic Schlegelmilch House, 517 S. Farwell Street. Cost: $140, 2-4 players, $40 each additional player up to 12 max. Reservations required. Bookings available Wednesday - Sunday, November 29, 2024 - January 4, 2025. For questions contact Tactical Escape 101, 715-418-0012. For reservations and escape room details, visit tacticalescape101.com.

Saturday, December 14th, Genealogical Research Society of Eau Claire, 12-1pm – Research Time; 1-2:30 - Meeting.Join the GRSEC for their December meeting. Sara Thielen will present “Cause of Death (or . . . They Died of What??).” Sara is a registered nurse and she will discuss the history of disease names and descriptions found on death certificates.

The GRSEC is a non-profit educational society dedicated to preserving family history and stories in the Chippewa Valley. Meetings are held the second Saturday of months from September – May at the Chippewa Valley Museum. Doors open at noon and help looking into your genealogy is available in the museum library from noon-1pm. Meetings begin at 1pm.

Saturday, December 14th, Written/Spoken, 7-9pm.
Open mic at Chippewa Valley Museum for true-ish (or not) tellings of written or impromptu story telling. The theme for this program is winter tales.

CVM will be hosting no-admission quarterly open mic nights. Poets, writers, musicians, and artists welcome. Sign up at the event for a 5-minute sharing slot.

History Quest Closing
Get ready for a brand-new, activity-filled children’s exhibit in 2025! Our current exhibit, History Quest, is closing. In its place will be History Heroes, a brand-new exhibit designed to help all of us save the past. Opening in Spring 2025, History Heroes will turn everyday children and their adults into treasure hunters, memory keepers, and time travelers. But that’s in the Spring. Stop by before November 25 for one last visit to History Quest.