Ruth Strong was born in 1910, the daughter of Louis and Mary Strong. The family lived in the town of Oakfield. As a teenager in the 1920's, Ruth led a pretty active social life, and kept a scrapbook for her souvenirs. She has ticket stubs, programs, and even cloth scraps from dresses she made. The programs are quite an insight into entertainment for that era.
Thank you to Lynn Lawrence for allowing me to scan some of the pages of her grandmother's scrapbook.
The Garrick Theatre was located at 14-18 Sheboygan St.
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| full program |
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| inside page of program |
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| inside page of program |
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| second program in scrapbook, folded, with written comments |
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| inside pages of program |
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| scrapbook page with folded program, and comments. |
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| unfolded program |
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| This was a KKK rally held in Madison, but it was at the end of the Klan popularity in Wisconsin. This rally was the final one held by the clan to recruit members. The Klan was already in decline by 1926, however, and had all but disappeared from Wisconsin by 1928. |
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