Rosey's Dream

Several months ago, I, together with Cheryl Schwarzenbart, had the opportunity to interview Rosey Harden about his restaurant, Rosey's Dream, which was located on Main Street in Reedsburg.  Harden operated his diner from 1972-1985 as a minority in Reedsburg and had many stories to share about his experiences running the restaurant.  I think that his stories are a wonderful and unique part of Reedsburg history.  I have enjoyed sharing them, as well as hearing the stories of Reedsburg citizens who remember his restaurant.  I recently selected six clips from the interviews to share on YouTube.  I hope you enjoy them and learn something new!

I realize that addressing an issue such as race can be controversial and/or difficult, and I welcome and encourage your thoughtful comments below.













Special thanks to Rosey and Donna Harden, Cheryl Schwarzenbart, Donna Neuwirth, The Reedsburg Public Library, The Reedsburg Times Press (archives), Bill Schuette, Katie Godfrey and Katie Schofield for their help with this project.

Rosey's Dream diner is currently on being highlighted as part of an exhibit at the Woolen Mill Gallery in Reedsburg.  The Smithsonian Museum's "Key Ingredients: America by Food" exhibit "examines the wealth of history and culture that shapes our dining habits and taste preferences."

get notified when what you're searching for is at the library

InvisibleHand is a handy extension for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and IE that unobtrusively notifies the user when the item they are searching for to buy is available for a lower cost on another website.  The notification also gives a link to the relevant product page on the competing retailer's website.

I really enjoy the extension, as do others, but the only thing better than notifications of cheap items would be notifications of FREE items available to you.

How about an extension that notifies the user when what they are searching for is available at their local public library??

Many people who don't want to pay for movie rentals, for example, may check out movies from their local library.  Generally, they would need to browse the shelves at the library or look at the library's online catalog.

The website worldcat.org helps people find items in libraries near them; why not develop a worldcat browser extension that notifies people when what they are searching for is available at their local library?

Know anyone who wants to work on this?