Discover Wisconsin’s Cornish History
and the Couple
Who Helped
Preserve It
Every building tells a story, and at Pendarvis, there are plenty, each with a unique narrative to tell. Your journey through this picturesque cluster of stone and log structures will take you not only through the stories of the people who originally created and inhabited them, but also the story of Bob Neal and Edgar Hellum, the couple who salvaged, restored, and made these buildings shine again.
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Pendarvis
Tucked away in historic Mineral Point, Pendarvis celebrates the 20th century preservation efforts of
It’s looking a lot like (a cold and snowy) Christmas here in Mineral Point! Visit our gift shop next Saturday, December 13 from 4:30 - 8:30pm for your Christmas shopping needs.
Get your tickets now foMineral Point Chamber of Commercemmerce Holiday Tour of Homes. We are a stop this year!
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It's National Cookie Day so we're sharing one of our favorite cookies to make for the holidays. This recipe for Betty Cass' Brown Sugar cookies appeared in Duncan Hines' Adventures in Good Cooking cookbook.
Betty Cass, long-time friend and supporter of Bob and Edgar and the Pendarvis House restaurant, was a Madison journalist. Betty promoted the restaurant through her articles in Madison newspapers. Betty was also friends with Duncan Hines who promoted the Pendarvis House restaurant on a national scale. ... See MoreSee Less
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Have you started your Christmas baking yet? Christmas was a busy time at Pendarvis House even though the restaurant would close annually in the fall. To make income in the off season, Pendarvis founders Bob Neal and Edgar Hellum started a mail order service of homemade Christmas treats shortly after they opened in the mid 1930s, and running it through the closure of the restaurant in 1970. Saffron and fruit cake, along with potted preserves, were shipped out all over the country and became a holiday tradition for many families.
Several letters in our archives display the regret many felt about the end of this Christmas tradition. "I am sorry to learn you may not be making cakes in the future. Over the years they have been something we looked forward to eating at Christmas time in our family." (letter from K.A. Bennett, dated 1/16/1971)
📸 Pendarvis Archives: 1) Cornish plum preserves tag that was tied to stoneware jars; 2) small box used to ship saffron cake; 3) advertisement for cake and preserve mail ordering ... See MoreSee Less
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