The trust has initiated, supported, or assisted the following undertakings with generous donations, funds, and volunteer efforts of the board, donors, and friends of Cooksville.

Supported Projects

Cooksville Lutheran Church: to replace the modern steeple with a reconstructed historic steeple.

Blackman-Woodbury House: to rehabilitate the property exterior.

Graves Blacksmith Shop: to reconstruct the blacksmith shop.

Cooksville Community Center Schoolhouse: to replace the property’s roof.

Cooksville Lutheran Church: to build an addition.

Masonic Lodge and General Store: to install water lines and a restroom for the first-floor general store and to cosponsor the celebration event for this installation with the Cooksville Community Center.

Danky-Schelshorn Farm: to support the “Lights on the Prairie” event.

Carving on the Commons Event: cosponsored with the Cooksville Community Center.

Town of Porter’s Tree Restoration Committee: to conserve woodland on the Cooksville Commons.

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Publications

The trust has financed, produced, or edited various educational and informational brochures, booklets, and newsletters as well as a walking tour guide.

“Blackman-Graves House & Blacksmith Shop: Architectural Documentation,” by Michael Bolster for Historic Cooksville Trust, 2006.

“Cooksville: Living History in Wisconsin,” by Historic Cooksville Trust, 2010.

“The Story of the Cooksville General Store,” by Larry Reed, 2013.

“Historic Cooksville – A Guide,” by Larry Reed for publication by the Cooksville Community Center, 2014.

Since 2010, the trust has written a series of brief historical stories and vignettes about Cooksville on the Cooksville News blog describing nineteenth- and twentieth-century life, history, and architecture in the village and announcing current local events and happenings in the community. The trust has also distributed occasional news releases to the media.