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I am a member of the board of directors of the Wisconsin Bowhunting Heritage Foundation Museum. Like many small, private museums, we operate with a small, volunteer, (uncompensated) board and like many small museums, we have too little space to display the history of bowhunting in WI and too few donations but our board does a great job of carrying out our mission within our means.
Here is a link to the museum.
www.wisconsinbowhunters.org
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One of our board members is Grant Whiffen of Milwaukee. Grant and his Brother Larry Whiffen Jr. are the sons of the late Larry Whiffen Sr. If you know anything about the history of Archery and bowhunting, the Whiffen name is a familiar one. Larry Sr. started Whiffen archery in 1937. Here is Larry's induction into the archery hall of fame.
Larry Whiffen Sr. was a promoter of archery and bowhunting. Here is a mention of Larry from the Archery Trade Association. Pay particular attention the last 4 lines of their citation as it will factor into the rest of what Im writing.
As mentioned, earlier, Larry Whiffen Sr's son grant sits on our board at the Museum and is donating items from the life of His father, to the museum that he is authorizing the sale of, in an effort to help the museum raise funds.
I drove to Grants home in Milwaukee to talk and pick up the items he donated. In addition, another large box of items from the estate was delivered to me by the WBHF Museum president (Brian Tessmann). Then I began the task of cataloging the many items in preparation for the sale of these items.
The items Ive sorted through thus far include photos (and photo albums), negatives (celluloid and glass backed), paperwork from the business and events whiffen ran, newspaper clippings, ledgers, advertising, The rough drafts and illustrations from Larry's book entitles "shooting the bow". and many personal items some dating back to the late 1800's. Here is where I started.
Including Larry's baby photos.
I have not yet counted the number of photos but I estimate them to be in excess of 1000. there is about 40 pounds of items. The bulk of the photos were taken by Larry or pictures taken of Larry but there are also photos sent to Larry. This is a very tiny sample of the multitude of the items.
Larry Whiffen Sr.
Larry was a showman and and traveled far and wide to promote archery and bowhunting.
I will not have the ability to photograph all of the items in preparation of the sale but as mentioned in the ATA citation at the beginning of my post here, Larry traveled the nation to speak and promote archery and bowhunting and put on shows and events and to promote his own products like bows, arrows, his Bodkin broadheads, quiver, fletching jig, etc.
Here is a link to the museum.
Wisconsin Bowhunting Heritage Foundation Museum
The Wisconsin Bowhunting Heritage Foundation was created in 2004 with the goal of collecting and preserving our state's rich bowhunting history, and then showca
www.wisconsinbowhunters.org
One of our board members is Grant Whiffen of Milwaukee. Grant and his Brother Larry Whiffen Jr. are the sons of the late Larry Whiffen Sr. If you know anything about the history of Archery and bowhunting, the Whiffen name is a familiar one. Larry Sr. started Whiffen archery in 1937. Here is Larry's induction into the archery hall of fame.
Inductee - Larry C. Whiffen- Archery Hall of Fame and Museum
The Archery Hall of Fame and Museum was formed in 1971 as a committee of The American Archery Council. The Hall became an independent corporation in 1976 and has operated as a corporate entity since that time. It is the goal of the museum to preserve the history and the tradition of archery and...
www.archeryhalloffame.com
Larry Whiffen Sr. was a promoter of archery and bowhunting. Here is a mention of Larry from the Archery Trade Association. Pay particular attention the last 4 lines of their citation as it will factor into the rest of what Im writing.
As mentioned, earlier, Larry Whiffen Sr's son grant sits on our board at the Museum and is donating items from the life of His father, to the museum that he is authorizing the sale of, in an effort to help the museum raise funds.
I drove to Grants home in Milwaukee to talk and pick up the items he donated. In addition, another large box of items from the estate was delivered to me by the WBHF Museum president (Brian Tessmann). Then I began the task of cataloging the many items in preparation for the sale of these items.
The items Ive sorted through thus far include photos (and photo albums), negatives (celluloid and glass backed), paperwork from the business and events whiffen ran, newspaper clippings, ledgers, advertising, The rough drafts and illustrations from Larry's book entitles "shooting the bow". and many personal items some dating back to the late 1800's. Here is where I started.
Including Larry's baby photos.
I have not yet counted the number of photos but I estimate them to be in excess of 1000. there is about 40 pounds of items. The bulk of the photos were taken by Larry or pictures taken of Larry but there are also photos sent to Larry. This is a very tiny sample of the multitude of the items.
Larry Whiffen Sr.
Larry was a showman and and traveled far and wide to promote archery and bowhunting.
I will not have the ability to photograph all of the items in preparation of the sale but as mentioned in the ATA citation at the beginning of my post here, Larry traveled the nation to speak and promote archery and bowhunting and put on shows and events and to promote his own products like bows, arrows, his Bodkin broadheads, quiver, fletching jig, etc.
