Troll University, Class of 2024: NOW ENROLLING!

The Driftless Historium is excited to host the first-ever* Troll University on Saturday, September 28 and Sunday, September 29.
 
Mount Horeb’s quirky and playful moniker “Troll Capital of the World” is a distillation of our community’s deep cultural heritage and immigrant legacy. This two-day workshop delves into this rich expanse of Norse folklore via four sessions covering a millennia of troll history**, led by special guest presenter Britte Rasmussen Marsh. Participants will also hear from the Society’s curatorial staff, who will share select, one-of-a-kind Norwegian artifacts and their local stories.
 
Marsh is a writer, educator and Scandinavian studies scholar based in Portland, Oregon. She returns as a MHAHS program partner after a well-received 2020 virtual series, “Trolls: A Retrospective,” that helped shape 2024’s Troll University. Britte is currently coalescing her research into a non-fiction book entitled “WeTroll” that explores the “troll diaspora” from the Nordic region to North America.

Troll University reservations are required, with only twenty students accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Tuition is $95 per person, with current Mount Horeb Area Historical Society (MHAHS) Members eligible for a $75 discounted rate. This fee includes a box lunch each day catered by local eateries, two optional field trips and, of course, a Troll University diploma and t-shirt.
 
To register, visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090C4BA5A82CA7F58-50421713-troll
or call 608-437-6486. Payment in full is required to confirm registration.
 
NOTE: This is a lecture-based workshop for adults. Students must be 18 years of age or older.

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MHAHS operates the Driftless Historium. The Society was founded in 1975 to collect, preserve and share the history and heritage of Southwestern Dane County. Troll University’s low tuition fees—and all our community programs and exhibits—are offset by the generosity of the Society’s Members and donors. For more information, call 608-437-6486 or email mthorebahs@gmail.com.
 
*as far as we know!
**Visit here for overviews of the four sessions, and a printable flyer: https://www.mthorebhistory.org/trolluniversity2024.html?