Author: Barb Nemec
Octagon Building Restoration nearly finished!
Bruce Geissbuhler and his team of carpenters have re-created the arched openings on the building and LCHGS volunteers have painted it. The roof will get new cedar shake shingles in […]
Time to Paint the Caboose!
We will give the caboose a Rust Converter treatment, then use epoxy primer followed by urethane epoxy top coat in Milwaukee Road Colors. Step one (Rust Converter) will be done […]
2025 Railroad Calendars
We have reprinted our most popular calendar for 2025 with historical photos of Railroad Depots all over Lafayette County. Stations are: Darlington, Mineral Point, South Wayne, Gratiot, Dunbarton, Shullsburg, Benton, […]
New T-Shirts!
New T-Shirts are now available with our tree logo and full name on front and back. Available in Navy or Turquoise, and most sizes. get your by online order or […]
Caboose Benefit Concert
Boy did we have fun! Stump Fiddle re-united for this one night only and played crowd favorites to an appreciative audience. Roughly $3,000 was raised for the Caboose Restoration Fund. […]
Riding the Rails
It’s HERE!
Our Caboose is on the tracks beside the Darlington Depot. We can’t get to work on restoration until the weather warms up because step #1 is welding steel patches on […]
NRHS : a New Chapter!
We are forming a new Chapter of NRHS – The National Railway Historical Society! With our efforts to update and improve displays of railroad history at the Darlington Depot, and […]