Winter Speaker Series- Farmers and Miners

Date: January 15, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: $6/person or $20/series pass (includes all 4 talks)

Join us for an evening talk by cave and lead mine expert, Rudy Pruszko. He has studied the mining and historical activity in the Driftless area while exploring the caves and mines throughout the tristate area. He has conducted presentations on the history and geology of our area. His talk will focus on the farmers who mined during their offseason to make ends meet.

You may also like the following events from The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums:

• Happening on, 23rd January, 06:00 pm, Museum After Dark in Platteville
• Happening on, 5th February, 06:00 pm, Winter Speaker Series- A Family History of Miners in Platteville