RHS in Action

Wisconsin Alice in Dairyland Visits the Richfield Historical Park

On Saturday, August 22, we were thrilled to welcome Anastasia Poull, 79th Alice in Dairyland, to the Richfield Historical park and give her a special behind-the scenes tour of the Messer/Mayer Mill.

Sharing the stories, craftsmanship and deep agricultural roots of our community is always an honor — and we’re grateful she took the time to stop in and shine a light on Richfield’s history.

Thank you for visiting, Anastasia — and thank you to everyone who helped make this weekend one to remember.

Click Here to View a Video of the Visit

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Art at the Mill -- June 20, 2026
A Perfect Day and Record Crowd

The 18th annual Art at the Mill drew a large crowd of visitors who enjoyed browsing among the 90+ exhibitors' booths, visiting the historic buildings, having a bite to eat, bidding in the Silent Auction tent and enjoying the perfect weather and lovely Richfield Historical Park.....Read More

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3rd Graders Enjoyed Learning About Life Long Ago at Education Days on May 12 & 14

Third graders from Crown of Life, Erin, Friess Lake, HNR, St. Gabriel and St. Peter schools arrived at the Richfield Historical Park to learn about and do the activities that were done during pioneer times. These activities would have been done by the Messer and Mayer families who lived and worked in the buildings located in the Park....Read More

Click Here to View an Art at the Mill video

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Earth Day at the Richfield Historical Park

An ambitious group of students from Richfield Middle School worked at the Richfield Historical Park on Earth Day clearing out invasive weeds. Well Done and Thank You!

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March 28 -- Another Great Maple Syrup Family Day

Hundreds of visitors in the Richfield Historical Park enjoyed:

* a delicious pancake breakfast
* learning how to make maple syrup
* seeing open fire cooking
* shredding corn stalks
* working with leather
* seeing food prepared as it was done long ago
* tasting maple cotton candy
* going on a discovery hunt in the Mill House
* seeing how a grist mill operates
* viewing a general store
* watching a blacksmith at work

Click here or on the image to view a video of this fun day.

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Inside the Messer/Mayer Mill and More

Click on the photo to see a very interesting video about the Messer/Mayer Mill (you will even see the 3rd floor!)

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