Milwaukee Curling Club
LocationOzaukee County Fairgrounds
W67 N890 Washington Avenue, Cedarburg, Wisconsin, 53012
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Established1845
Club typeDedicated Ice
USCA regionWisconsin
Sheets of iceFive
Rock colorsRed and Yellow   
Websitewww.milwaukeecurlingclub.com

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]

References

  1. ^ Gidley, John M. Curling Superiority!: A History of Superior Wisconsin's Championship Curling. Superior, Wisconsin: Savage Press, 2000; p. 21
  2. ^ Kerr, John. The History of Curling and Fifty Years of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1890; p. 343
  3. ^ Bergstrom, Adam (August 16, 2004). "Roth embraced women's curling" (PDF). Milwaukie Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

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