Verona Area Historical Society
Verona, Wisconsin
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"Celebrating the story of Hometown U.S.A."
Upcoming Events
All are free and open to the public.
*Sunday, August 23 at 1:00pm: "Jim Ferolie - 15 Years as Verona's News Guy." At the Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli St., Verona, WI.
At this month's meeting we will be turning the tables on Jim Ferolie, longtime Verona news reporter and editor, who will now find himself in the hot seat being interviewed! Jim held a variety of positions at The Verona Press from 2006 to 2021. Over those fifteen years he reported on many big changes in Verona while also experiencing firsthand massive shifts in the news industry as a whole. We will learn what it was like to be a local "news guy" during this period of rapid change that included a recession, the spread of social media, and a pandemic. Jim will also reflect on some of the most memorable and controversial Verona stories from his time here.
Current Artifact Display
See Verona history up close! We proudly maintain a display case with rotating exhibits in the atrium of the Verona Public Library. Our current exhibit is “The Thompson Farms,” a look at one of Verona's multi-generational farm families through their stories, photos, and artifacts. If you have traveled on West Verona Avenue or visited our new high school, you've been on Thompson land. Visit this display and reflect on Verona's roots as a patchwork of family farms, which continue to disappear today.
Projects
Our ongoing cemetery restoration project: Bringing Their Stones Home
Can you help us identify people in these old Verona photos?
If you'd like to watch our recent presentation on "Verona's Top Five Historical Sites", click here to see it on YouTube.
About Us
Contact Us
Email:
SaveVeronaHistory@gmail.com
By Phone:
By Mail:
Verona Area Historical Society
c/o Jesse Charles
1234 Cathedral Point Drive
Verona, WI
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