1. Social Studies PLC 2012
Course:

2. Why Fennimore History? Wisconsin History – Junior/Senior elective
Lack of local history in the curriculum
Local history resources are not utilized (museums, library, etc.)
Opportunity to test higher level thinking skills using local resources

3. Topics/Events in Fennimore History
Early Days – Founding, Development, Big Days, Kite Track
Dinky – Field Trip to Railroad Museum
Marsden Park – Origins and Changes
Famous Fennimore Moments
Schools
Businesses
Fennimore Today

4. Essential Outcomes Respect for Local History
Awareness of local historical resources and the skills to utilize them
Family Connections to Fennimore History

5. Evaluations and Assessment
Field Trip to Railroad Museum with reflection writing activity
Public Library field trip – using historical documents
Review Game
Test

6. Fennimore History Review Game
Round One –
Early History/Big Days
True or false:
Fennimore was originally known as fennimore center.

7. Fennimore History Review Game
Round One –
Early History/Big Days
2. True or false:
Fennimore was named after john fennimore, a famous and wealthy trapper and trader who traveled regularly through the area.

8. Fennimore History Review Game
Round One –
Early History/Big Days
3. True or false:
Grant county is named after Ulysses s. grant.

9. Fennimore History Review Game
Round One –
Early History/Big Days
4. True or false:
The first fennimore fair was known as “the big days” and the biggest attraction was a horse race track.

10. Fennimore History Review Game
Round Two – the dinky
5. True or false:
The track for the dinky was 6 inches narrower than standard tracks.

11. Fennimore History Review Game
Round Two – the dinky
6. True or false:
The engines and cares were two-thirds the size of regular trains.

12. Fennimore History Review Game
Round Two – the dinky
7. The dinky ran for how many years? 25 50 75

13. Fennimore History Review Game
Round Two – the dinky
8.The dinky’s last year of operation was
1926
1941
1956

14. Fennimore History Review Game
Round Three – sports
9. The Hickory grove golf course opened in what year?
1958
1968
1978

15. Fennimore History Review Game
Round three – sports
10. Even though there was girls basketball offered at fhs in 1921, the first sport offered in the “modern” era for girls was track in what year?
1972
1977
1982

16. Fennimore History Review Game
Round three - sports
11. He won the big ten and ncaa wrestling championships as a 190 pounder in 1978 and is perhaps fennimore’s most accomplished athlete.

17. Fennimore History Review Game
Round four – schools and businesses
12. The summer of ____ was famous for the bombing and opening of the new fennimore high school.
1952
1959
1967

18. Fennimore History Review Game
Round four – schools and businesses
13. The new elementary school opened in
1952
1959
1967

19. Fennimore History Review Game
Round four – schools and businesses
14. The largest graduating class in fhs history was in 1975 with ___ students. 95
110
125

20. Fennimore History Review Game
Round four – schools and businesses
15. Southwest wisconsin technical college first opened in
1957
1967
1977

21. Fennimore History Review Game
Round five – marsden park
16. True or false:
Marsden park is named after a longtime doctor who served in the fennimore area.

22. Fennimore History Review Game
Round five – marsden park
17. True or false:
A railroad track ran through marsden park until the mid-1970s.

23. Fennimore History Review Game
Round five – marsden park
18. True or false:
A good percentage of money left to maintain marsden park was lost in the great depression.

24. Fennimore History Review Game
Round six – famous fennimore moments
19. The worst tornado to hit fennimore happened in
1904
1934
1964

25. Fennimore History Review Game
Round six – famous fennimore moments
20. Name the two u.s. Presidents that have visited fennimore.

26. Fennimore History Review Game
Round six – famous fennimore moments
21. Fennimore hosted the alice in dairyland contest in About how many people were in attendance for the alice parade?
1,000
5,000
10,000

27. Fennimore History Review Game
Round six – famous fennimore moments
22. The teacher strike of 1973 lasted for how long?
2 days
2 weeks
2 months