Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI
Oct 10 2004

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Heritage Museum opening exhibit on Armenian community

The Racine Heritage Museum, 701 Main St., is celebrating the opening
of an exhibit chronicling Racine’s Armenian community with
Armenian-American Afternoon next Sunday.

The event runs from 2 to 4 p.m. and spotlights “State Street:
Racine’s Gateway Community – The Armenian Story,” the museum’s latest
exhibit. The exhibit features themes of Armenians coming to the
United States and settling in Racine, their occupations, businesses,
homes, community, religious life and continuing cultural activities.

For Armenian-American Afternoon, the museum will show the video
“State Street: The Hub of Early Armenian Settlers in Racine,
Wisconsin,” and films showing parties at John’s Shish Kebob and Grill
on State St.

Also featured will be Peter and Katrina Wardrip, U.S. Peace Corps
volunteers in Armenia, who will display paintings Katrina Wardrip
made during her time in Armenia.

Armenian language and alphabet activities will be available for all
ages, along with Armenian music and snacks.

The exhibit will run through next summer. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. Call the
museum at (262) 636-3926 for information.