Storyteller’s tale to reveal life as a clammer’s wife
A century ago, people earned a living by clamming: searching for shells and, hopefully, pearls, in the Mississippi River. The work of clammers not only has been documented in local history, but also led to our understanding of freshwater ecosystems. Terry Visger, a well-known storyteller, will touch on both as she unravels the tale of “The Clammer’s Wife” at the La Crescent Area Historical Society’s Annual Meeting at Pine Creek Golf Course on Saturday, April 6.
By telling the wife’s story, Visger will stitch together the facts about clamming with the rigors of daily life in a bygone era of American history. An accomplished educator, Visger has been an entertaining storyteller for nearly 20 years. She is a member of the Bluff Country Tale Spinners and is on the boards of the La Crosse Storytelling Festival; WISGET, a Wisconsin storytelling group; and the Northlands Storytelling Network.
Visger’s storytelling performance coincides with a digital project underway by the historical society to record and preserve the stories of people who grew up and lived in La Crescent. Both the storytelling and the digital project reflect famed author Rudyard Kipling’s belief that “if history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.”
Social at 5:30 pm
Dinner: Catered sirloin tips dinner
Brief business meeting & vote on amended bylaws
Storytelling
$17.50 per person
Reservations by March 30
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Storyteller’s tale to reveal life as a clammer’s wife