You can learn about one of the worst natural disasters in United States history this Saturday in Namur. The "Great Fire of 1871," known locally as the Peshtigo Fire, will be revisited on its 153rd anniversary. Barb (Englebert) Chisholm, a fifth-generation American of Belgian descent with ancestors who survived the devastating fire, will speak during the Remembrance of the Great Fire at the Belgian Heritage Center. Dressed in character as her great-great-grandmother, Chisholm shares the story of the Englebert family's survival.

Chisholm will re-enact her program on Saturday, October 5, after Retired Green Bay Metro Fire Chief David Siegel speaks at 10 a.m. about the unique aspects of the Great Fire and why it was so deadly for many. The blaze swept through Northeastern Wisconsin on October 8, 1871, and claimed over 1,200 lives while devastating a large part of the Belgian settlement.