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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Event Highlights Rhinelander's History of Hobos and Their Symbols
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:05:40
	Publish Date:		2019-01-11 05:00:00
	Description:		During the Great Depression, there was what was known as a hobo jungle in Rhinelander. This Saturday, January 12th, ArtStart Rhinelander is holding a community event to remember it. The event ties in nicely with Dark Airing , an art exhibit on display at ArtStart through January 12th that features symbols hobos used back in the day to communicate with one another. Mackenzie Martin has the story as part of WXPR's We Live Up Here series. Those who have lived in Rhinelander for a long time might agree that in the 1950’s, it was a different place than it is today. Kids roamed slightly freer and there were less concerns about mysterious strangers. Bill Vancos is the President of the Rhinelander Historical Society Museum and he says from personal experience, everything was just a little simpler back then. “If you watch the old Leave It to Beaver shows or something like that, that’s what Rhinelander was,” he says. “People watched out for each other’s children. Today, our parents would
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