As 2025 comes to a close, and with it my first year as Executive Director of the Reher Center, I have been reflecting on what grounds our work at the Center and anchors us in our mission to foster belonging through culture, community, and history. I keep returning to one … Read More
Before you ever learn her story, the woman in this photograph already feels familiar to anyone who has visited Historic Reher’s Bakery. Sadie Reher, born in 1905 and one of nine siblings, grew up in the building that housed both the family’s home and their bustling bakery. While most of … Read More
Written by Olivia Rose When the Reher Center decided to enter this year’s Soapbox Derby, Board Member Nancy Donskoj’s last year as the lead facilitator of such a wonderful community event, we knew we couldn’t just build any car. It had to be something that spoke to our roots, our … Read More
What do a bottle of chloroform, a pile of bones, and a decapitated doll’s head have to do with the Reher Center? Since the inception of the Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History just over twenty years ago, two phases of archaeological digs have taken place onsite–one in … Read More
If you’ve been inside Reher’s Historic Bakery, you likely already know who the woman in this photo is. Born in 1905, Sadie Reher was the sixth of nine Reher siblings. Though this photo of Sadie is one of the only images we have of the interior of Reher’s Bakery, Sadie … Read More