Local historian discusses 18th Amendment
On Jan. 17, 1920, the 18th Amendment took effect, prohibiting Americans from making, selling or transporting liquors.
For years, temperance societies, including the Waupaca County chapter of the Wisconsin Christian Temperance Union, sought to abolish alcohol.
Those voices, along with a limit on grain during World War I, helped lead to prohibition in the United States.
The Waupaca Historical Society will welcome Jerry Janiszewski to discuss the history of the 18th amendment and how it affected both Wisconsin and Waupaca for his program, “Prohibition in Wisconsin.”
Janiszewski will present his program at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at the Holly History and Genealogy Center.
He will describe the events that led up to Prohibition and efforts to enforce it. He will also discuss how breweries survived during Prohibition and review how it played out in Wisconsin.
Janiszewski serves on the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Historical Foundation and is a member of the North American Guild of Beer Writers.
The program will take place in the lower level of the Holly Center at 321 S. Main Street.
This program is sponsored by H.H. Hinder Brewing Co., Badgers Den Brewing Club and A.J. Holly and Sons Ltd.