Hixon House Holidays

Fri Dec 05 2025 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm

Historic Hixon House | La Crosse

La Crosse County Historical Society
Publisher/HostLa Crosse County Historical Society
Hixon House Holidays
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Dorm Girls Holiday Party 1947
Did you know that Hixon House served as a dormitory for about 20 young women just after WWII? At that time, there was a housing shortage and women attending the Vocational School (WTC) and the Teachers College (UWL) had no place to live. Alice Green Hixon decided to make the unoccupied house available to them. These “dorm girls” were literally bunked up in the many upstairs bedrooms and supervised by a house mother named Bessie Bacon. This year we are creating an end-of-term holiday party set in the year of 1947, and there will be foil wreaths and bubble lights, festive big band sounds, and lots of punch! Step back in time with us to join the post-war gaiety at a young people’s party.
November 21-23 and December 5-7. Fridays 4-6 pm, Saturdays 11am-3pm, Sundays 12-4 pm.
Complimentary punch and cookies available in the Visitors Center afterwards!
Tickets: LCHS Members $12, Students $6, Seniors $16, Adults $18.
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Historic Hixon House, 429 7th St N, La Crosse, WI 54601, United States

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