*Saturday 6/6/26, 1pm:  Volunteer Work Day - Davidson House yard cleanup.  At the Davidson House at the end of Oak Grove Road in Verona.

     Verona's historic Davidson House has sat on the banks of the Sugar River for over 150 years.  The home is believed to have been built by early Verona settler Patrick Davidson around 1860.  Mr. Davidson brought Verona its first horse drawn threshing machine, as well as a love for performing Scottish music with neighboring farmers at early community gatherings.  The house and surrounding property was acquired by Dane County Parks in 2018, and the Verona Area Historical Society is a partner in helping take care of this unique house, it being one of the last of its kind in Verona.

     Please join us to help cut back weeds, rake leaves, and do other general yard maintenance tasks.  Bring work gloves and any general yard work / gardening tools you have handy.  Long sleeves and pants are recommended, along with outdoor shoes.  If you don't feel like getting dirty, feel free to drop by just to see the house up close and ask questions.

Parking is available on site.  The house is located at the end of a long driveway officially known on some maps as "Oak Grove Road", which comes off of highway 69 heading South out of Verona.  This road is immediately south of Riverside drive and north of Locust Drive, on the west side of highway 69.

There are many different tasks needing to be done on this day - feel free to pick one that matches your interests:

1. Weed-whacking around the house, trees, and grounds.

2. Trimming back shrubs and wild plants.

3. Adding weed barrier and re-mulching the beds around the house.

Please bring the following if you have them:

• • Shovels, pitchforks, and dirt rakes

  • Kneeling pads

  • Wheelbarrows

  • Gardening and pruning tools

  • Weed-whackers are a plus!