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Culture and history can be passed from one generation to the next through the food we eat, the vegetables and fruits we plant and harvest, and the fragrant flowers and herbs that enliven our gardens. The plants our ancestors grew tell stories about their way of life.
Wisconsins nineteenth-century settlers arrived in the New World in search of new opportunities and the chance to create a new life. These European immigrants and Yankee settlers brought their traditional foodways with themtheir family recipes and the seeds, roots, and slips of cherished plantsto serve as comfort food, in the truest sense.
This part of our collective history comes alive at Old World Wisconsins re-created nineteenth-century heirloom gardens. In Putting Down Roots, historical gardener Marcia C. Carmichael guides us through these gardens, sharing insights on why the owners of the original housesbe they Yankee settlers, German, Norwegian, Irish, Danish, Polish, or Finnish immigrantsplanted and harvested what they did. She shares timeless lessons with todays gardeners and cooks about planting trends and practices, garden tools used by early settlers, popular plant varieties, and favorite flavors of Wisconsins early settlers, including recipes for such classics as Irish soda bread, pierogi, and Norwegian rhubarb custard.
Putting Down Roots celebrates the diversity and rich ethnic settlement of Wisconsin. Its also a story of holding fast to ones traditions and adapting to new ways that nourished ones family so they could flourish in their new surroundings.

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PUTTING DOWN ROOTS

Gardening Insights from Wisconsins Early Settlers

Marcia C. Carmichael

WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESS

Published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press Publishers since 1855 - photo 1

Published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press

Publishers since 1855

2011 by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

E-book edition 2013

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Frontmatter photo credits: Page , historical gardeners weeding in the Sanford garden, Terry Molter.

Photographs identified with WHi or WHS are from the Societys collections; address requests to reproduce these photos to the Visual Materials Archivist at the Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706.

Designed by Steve Biel

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:

Carmichael, Marcia C.

Putting down roots : gardening insights from Wisconsins early settlers / Marcia C. Carmichael.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-87020-466-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. GardensWisconsinHistory. 2. Old World Wisconsin (Museum) I. Title. II. Title: Gardening insights from Wisconsins early settlers.

SB451.34.W6C37 2011

635.09775dc22

2010043324

Publication of this book was made possible in part by a major gift from the Kettle Moraine Garden Club. Additional funding was provided by the Herb Society of AmericaWisconsin Unit, the Maihaugen Foundation, the Will Ross Memorial Foundation, and an anonymous donor.

For the dedicated Old World Wisconsin staff and volunteers Contents - photo 2

For the dedicated Old World Wisconsin staff and volunteers

Contents

Acknowledgments As holds true with all ambitious projects many wonderful - photo 3

Acknowledgments

As holds true with all ambitious projects, many wonderful people offered their knowledge, talents, time, and support as I researched and wrote this book. The following people assisted me immenselyabove and beyond my expectations. I am very grateful to them and to many, many others who generously provided information and insight.

The fabulous Old World Wisconsin staff has been extremely kind and helpful. They pitched in when needed so that I might retain some semblance of sanity as I tried to balance work and book.

Ellen Penwell, curator of collections at Old World Wisconsin, has done extensive research on the history of garden tools and furnishes the sites historical gardeners with usable appropriate toolsmany reproduced from originals, and others created from illustrations and descriptions in nineteenth-century gardening manuals. Ellen graciously shares her expertise on historical garden tools in the sidebar narratives she contributed throughout this book.

Marty Perkins, Old World Wisconsins curator of research, has served as this books in-house editor and valued advisor. He generously shared volumes from his personal library and patiently answered question after question from this struggling author. Marty has been part of Old World Wisconsin since its inception and, fortunately for me, has a remarkably fine memory. His advice, perspective, and support have been invaluable.

Jennifer Van Haaften, curator of interpretation at Old World Wisconsin, kindly reviewed historical recipes chosen for the book and was very helpful in translating them for modern usage.

The in-depth studies of German and Polish settlers in Wisconsin, prepared for Old World Wisconsin by Jim Miller and Susan Mikos respectively, provided well-researched documentation, for which I am extremely grateful.

Photographers Gerry and Signe Emmerich, Nancy Klemp, Sandy Matson, and Terry Molter very generously donated their time and talents to photograph the plants and gardens at Old World Wisconsinoften on a moments notice. Their creative work delivered outstanding examples of their dedication to perfection.

Loyd Heath, Mike Morbeck, and Larry Dickerson also generously shared their wonderful photographs, rounding out the fine images of the re-created gardens.

In addition to offering her photographic skills, Sandy Matson coordinated photographers visits, compiled images, and spent countless hours poring through and organizing pictures. She also stepped in as occasional research assistanttracking down information by computer, phone, and trips to librariesand back-up typist.

Deb Balis magically transformed pages and pages of handwritten ink scratchings into an electronically transferable manuscript. She kindly made herself available at unusual times, any day of the week, so that I could continue my full-time job and still make book deadlines.

The supportive staff of the Old World Wisconsin Foundation originally suggested I put together a small garden booklet. Periodically they delivered meals so that my husband would have something to eat while this book totally consumed me.

Laura Kearney, my Wisconsin Historical Society Press editor, was very kind and encouraging throughout this undertaking andto my delightshares my enthusiasm for plants. I greatly appreciated her attention to detail along every step in the process of this books creation.

My wonderful husband patientlyor resignedlytolerated life with an overloaded historical gardener/writer during this project. He deserves a medal (though he would rather have a tractor).

My parents have always given me their loving encouragement to pursue my dreams. Their support never wavered through this endeavor.

This book could never have been written without the Old World Wisconsin historical garden volunteers. They turn my plans and visions for the gardens into reality. In addition to their hard work through long hours, they supplied encouragement, humor, and numerous welcome desserts. They brighten my days and always amaze me with their dedication and generosity.

I am very fortunate to have had the kindness and support of all theseand many moreincredible people. This book has truly been a labor of love.

Introduction

Wisconsin might seem an unlikely destination for emigrants from a multitude of countries in the nineteenth century. But when its attributes are considered, it is easy to imagine the promise and the excitement of those packing their trunks, daring to dream of a new home and a chance at a better life.

The immigrants collected provisions for the journey, carefully selected items deemed necessary to begin life in the New World, and gathered treasured possessions and mementos from home. Housewives felt pride and wariness as they carefully packed seeds, roots, and slips of plants to grow and nourish their families. Vegetables for food, herbs for healing, and flowers for the soulall would be vital to making life bearable in the unfamiliar country.

Whether leaving their homeland because of economic, political, religious, or social hardships or answering the call to explore new lands and greater opportunities, these immigrants seized the chance to exert some control over their futures. Old World Wisconsins curator of research Martin Perkins describes the pattern of early migration into the state: The immigrants poured out of Europe into Wisconsin. Initially, they journeyed from places like England, Ireland, and Scotland. By the late 1830s Pomeranian settlers from the Baltic coast joined those from the British Isles. Scandinavian influences soon blended into the states ethnic mosaic with the arrival of home-seekers from Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. This contagious immigration fever eventually spread throughout central, southern, and eastern Europe. By the late nineteenth century, it brought countless others, such as Bohemian, Polish, and Finnish families, who further enhanced the Badger States cultural fabric.

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