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The Green Bay & Western Historical Society, Inc.

You and your family and friends are cordially invited to the

2024 Annual Meeting
and Banquet

Green Bay, Wisconsin ~ 5:00 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 2024

$30 per person (GBWHS members)

$35 person (GBWHS non-members)

The Best Western Green Bay Inn Conference Center
780 Armed Forces Dr., Green Bay, Wis.
(920) 499-3161

We will have a buffet including baked chicken, beef tips, potatoes, vegetables, rolls, and milk. The banquet is open to all.

There will be a meet & greet at 5 p.m. after the Titletown Train Show closes. Dinner will be served around 6 p.m. The banquet is a great opportunity to talk with people who worked for the GB&W and hear about their days on this fascinating railroad. After holding the GBWHS Board of Directors election and announcing the results, we will present our main program:

Our main program will be

Wisconsin Central and the Itel Sisters

Presented by Andrew Nelson

Andrew Nelson, author of “Green Bay & Western Color Pictorial” (Four Ways West Publications) will present two multi-media programs.

The first will be on the Wisconsin Central through start-up in October 1987 to near the end in September 2001.

The second program will be "The Itel Sisters," covering the Fox River Valley Railroad and the Green Bay & Western.

Reserve your spots either by mail using this form, or electronically using PayPal no later than April 27; seating is limited and may fill up before the deadline.  Please select "Banquet, May 4" from the pulldown-menu below.

Pay Using PayPal or Credit Card

You and your family and friends are cordially invited to the

2024 Plover Summer Picnic
of the Green Bay & Western Historical Society

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 1, 2023 ~ $15 per person

Heritage Park
GB&W Milepost 81.4, Plover, Wisconsin

Everyone is welcome.  Employees and retirees of the GBW and its connecting railroads, and their spouses, attend and eat for FREE as a Thank You for your many years of safely working for the railroad, and for continuing to share your memories of the GBW with the organization and others.

View the beautifully restored GBW 617 caboose and the Soo Line Bancroft depot!

Schedule of Events

11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Social:

Meet and Greet with fellow GBWHS members, along with an open house of the GBW 617 caboose and Bancroft depot.

12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Lunch:

BBQ pulled pork, sides of pasta salad and potato salad along with soda and water will be served. (Additional dishes are welcome!)

This picnic is open to anybody int

Payment can be made via check or money order by mail using the Plover Picnic reservation form, or using PayPal or credit card using the link below.   Please select "Plover Picnic" from the pulldown-menu below.

Pay Using PayPal or Credit Card


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You and your family and friends are cordially invited to the

2023 Plover Summer Picnic of the Green Bay & Western Historical Society

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 3, 2023 ~ $15 per person

Heritage Park
GB&W Milepost 81.4, Plover, Wisconsin

Employees and retirees of the GBW and its connecting railroads, and their spouses, attend and eat for FREE as a Thank You for your many years of safely working for the railroad, and for continuing to share your memories of the GBW with the organization and others.

View the beautifully restored GBW 617 caboose and the Soo Line Bancroft depot!

Schedule of Events

11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Social:

Meet and Greet with fellow GBWHS members, along with an open house of the GBW 617 caboose and Bancroft depot.

12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Lunch:

Ground beef BBQs, sides of pasta salad and potato salad along with soda, beer, and water will be served. (Additional dishes welcome!)

5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Open Slide Show:

A carousel projector will be provided. Slides will be limited to one 80 slide carousel for the first round. After everybody has had an opportunity to show slides, additional slides may be shown.

This picnic is open to anybody interested in the Green Bay & Western Railroad.

Please fill out the Plover Picnic Form and send it to the Green Bay & Western Historical Society, P.O. Box 940, Plover, WI 54467. Payment can be made via check, money order, or through our web site using the link below.


You and your family and friends are cordially invited to the

GBWHS 2023
Annual Meeting and Banquet

Green Bay, Wisconsin ~ 5:00 p.m. Saturday, April 1, 2023

$30 per person (GBWHS members)

$35 person (GBWHS non-members)

The Depot Green Bay
200 Dousman St., Green Bay, Wis.
920-617-8360

Our banquet will be held at the historic Chicago & North Western Railway depot in Green Bay. If you are attending the Titletown Train Show, it couldn’t be more convenient. The C&NW depot is across the Fox River from the KI Convention Center.

We will have a buffet including baked chicken, beef tips, mashed potatoes, vegetables, rolls, and milk, upon request. The cost is $30 for GBWHS members and $35 for non-members. The banquet is open to all.

Please note that the Banquet will be held on the second floor of the C&NW depot, a historic structure that is not ADA accessible.

We will have a meet & greet at 5 p.m. when the Titletown Train Show concludes. Dinner will be served around 6 p.m. The banquet is a great opportunity to talk with people who worked for the GBW and hear about their days on this fascinating railroad. After holding the GBWHS Board of Directors election and announcing the results, we will present our main program.

A limited number of seats may be available at the Titletown Train Show in Green Bay the day of the banquet pending availability.

We hope to see you there!

Our main program will be

A Behind the Scenes Look at Walthers Products

Presented by Darin Umlauft

Ever wonder how William K. Walthers, Inc. develops such wonderful products for model railroaders? Join Darin Umlauft – Senior Product Designer for Walthers and GBWHS board member - as he takes us through this fascinating process.


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