The Milwaukee Curling Club, now based in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, is the longest continually operating curling club in the United States. It was founded in Milwaukee in 1845[1] by Scots emigrants, including Alexander Mitchell (later elected "patron" of the Grand National Curling Club).[2] In 1947, a member indicated to Bernie Roth that a women's curling club was needed because women could only play if their husbands were members; in 1949 she established the Milwaukee Kilties.[3]
| Milwaukee Curling Club | |
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| Location | Ozaukee County Fairgrounds W67 N890 Washington Avenue, Cedarburg, Wisconsin, 53012 |
| Information | |
| Established | 1845 |
| Club type | Dedicated Ice |
| USCA region | Wisconsin |
| Sheets of ice | Five |
| Rock colors | Red and Yellow |
| Website | www.milwaukeecurlingclub.com |
References
edit- ^ Gidley, John M. Curling Superiority!: A History of Superior Wisconsin's Championship Curling. Superior, Wisconsin: Savage Press, 2000; p. 21
- ^ Kerr, John. The History of Curling and Fifty Years of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1890; p. 343
- ^ Bergstrom, Adam (August 16, 2004). "Roth embraced women's curling" (PDF). Milwaukie Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
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editSee also
edit- Royal Montreal Curling Club, oldest curling club in North America, oldest extant sports club in North America
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