History of the Best Drink Ever! Root Beer!

Root beer is considered an ubiquitous beverage in the Unites States, but its modern blend is a far cry from its indigenous origins as a tea brewed by peoples in both North and South America. How did an herbal tea transform into a highly popular, effervescent soft drink commercially sold to the masses as well as a homebrew favorite? Well that’s the purpose of the Dorothy Molter Museum who are gonna have some history classes at the Ely Folk School. I had a chance to interview Jess Edberg, the Executive Director of the museum, and talked about the museum and the Root Beer Classes beginning on Thursday June 27th.

So can we get some backstory on who Dorothy Molter was?

Jess gives us a rundown on registration for the classes as well as what can be expected in the class.

This course includes a free admission code to the Dorothy Molter Museum located on the east-end of Ely. Participants may visit before or after this class. And of course you can’t miss out on learning some history.

Jess was then asked how long the museum has been around.

And how long had she been working for the museum?

I was then curious about the rest of the staff and if it was a heavily volunteer-based.

So is there a registration fee? If so how much?

Jess Edberg then reminds of of the date and location of the Root Beer Brewing Classes

She also gives a heads up on some other programs the Dorothy Molter Museum will be holding.

So stop by the Ely folk School on June 27th at 4pm so you can learn Dorothy Molter’s secret to homemade Root Beer.