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Brown Deer Local History Full issues of the Brown Deer Historical Society Newsletter, published quarterly since 1973. View collection…. Read More…

Brown Deer Public Library

Brown Deer Local History Full issues of the Brown Deer Historical Society Newsletter, published quarterly since 1973. View collection. Visit Brown Deer Public Library website…. Read More…

Ozaukee and Sheboygan Memories The Eastern Shores Library System created the Ozaukee and Sheboygan Memories Program to expand access to local historical material that previously had limited or no accessibility. The goal is to continue digitally preserving and promoting the histories of Ozaukee County and Sheboygan County. View collection. Visit Plymouth Public Library website…. Read More…

Kohler Public Library

Elkhart Lake Public Library

Cedarburg Public Library

Cedar Grove Public Library

Wisconsin School for the Deaf

Historic Newspaper Collection Full issues of the Delavan Republican (1868-1924) and the Wisconsin Times (1884-1968), published by the Wisconsin School for the Deaf in Delavan. View collection. Visit Wisconsin School for the Deaf website…. Read More…

Aram Public Library

Stephenson Public Library

Marinette County Memory Project Manuscripts documenting the histories of the communities of Marinette, Colman, and Beaver Creek. View collection. Visit Marinette County Library System website…. Read More…

Shorewood Historical Society

Charles Sheldon Collection Photographs depicting the community of Shorewood from the 1890s to the 1930s, taken or collected by amateur photographer Charles Sheldon. View collection. Visit Shorewood Historical Society website…. Read More…

Kewaskum Public Library

Kewaskum Photo Archive The photos in this collection form part of a large digital archive of over 300 pictures covering Kewaskum history from the 1890s to the 1970s. The Kewaskum photo archive is a project of the Kewaskum Public Library and the Kewaskum Historical Society. View collection. Visit Kewaskum Public Library website…. Read More…

Necedah Community Siegler Memorial Library

Wonewoc Public Library

Wilton Public Library

Whitehall Public Library

Bekkum Memorial Library

McIntosh Memorial Library

Ontario Public Library

Norwalk Public Library

New Lisbon Memorial Library

Hatch Public Library

Lawton Memorial Library

La Crosse County Library

Kendall Public Library

Independence Public Library

Galesville Public Library

Ettrick Public Library

Elroy Public Library

Knutson Memorial Library

Cashton Memorial Library

Blair-Preston Public Library

Black River Falls Public Library

Arcadia Public Library

Alma Public Library

University of Wisconsin-Waukesha

History of UW-Waukesha Volumes of The Windy Hill Review, the University of Wisconsin–Waukesha’s student-run literary magazine, published annually since 1979. View collection. Visit the UW-Waukesha Library website…. Read More…

Medical College of Wisconsin

Historical Medical Devices at Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries Medical artifacts in the Libraries’ collections, ranging from an 1850s medicine chest to a cataract extraction set from the 1960s. View collection. Marquette Electronics Medical Equipment In 1964, Michael Cudahy and Warren B. Cozzens founded Marquette Electronics, later known as Marquette Medical Systems and now part… Read More…

Brillion Public Library

Brillion: History for All A variety of publications documenting the community of Brillion, Wisconsin including family histories, church histories, and a scrapbook of letters and other documents chronicling the incorporation of the city compiled by local resident Arthur Neumeyer in 1944. View collection. Visit Brillion Public Library website…. Read More…

Beloit Public Library

Beloit Local History Digitization City directories, phone directories and other publications documenting the history of Beloit and Rock County from the 1890s to the 1940s. View collection. Visit Beloit Public Library website…. Read More…

Wisconsin Emergency Management

Wisconsin Emergency Management Images and Historic Materials Images taken by emergency management officials in the aftermath of numerous disasters that have hit Wisconsin, images of emergency response training and other historic materials related to emergency preparedness. View collection. Visit Wisconsin Emergency Management website…. Read More…

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Wisconsin’s Historic Natural Resources Photos Images created by photographers and other staff of the Wisconsin Conservation Department (1930s to 1960s) and Department of Natural Resources (1960s to present), illustrating the work of wildlife managers, foresters and wardens as well as recreational activities including fishing, hunting, hiking and boating. View collection. Visit DNR website…. Read More…

East Troy Lions Public Library

East Troy Electric Railroad Collection Objects related to the operation of the East Troy Electric Railroad as well as 27 volumes of Rail and Wire, a newsletter published by the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company (TMER&L). The digital collection was created by the Library in collaboration with the East Troy Viewfinders Camera Club, the… Read More…

Mineral Point Library Archives

Mineral Point Library Archives Images of early vernacular buildings in Mineral Point, including stone and brick residences dating to the early settlement period of the 1830s-1850s. View collection. Visit Mineral Point Public Library website…. Read More…

Scandinavia Public Library

Scandinavia Memory Project Twenty-two yearbooks and other publications from Scandinavia Academy, Central Wisconsin College and Union Free High School in the village of Scandinavia, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. View collection. Visit Scandinavia Public Library website…. Read More…

Rice Lake Public Library

Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, St. Croix, and Rusk Counties – Local History Collection This collection showcases selections from the local history collections of fourteen west-central and northwestern Wisconsin public libraries, all members of the Indianhead Federated Library System. View collection. Visit Rice Lake Public Library website. … Read More…

Fall Creek Public Library

Boyceville Public Library

Ashland Historical Society Museum

Ashland Historical Society Museum The Ashland Historical Society Museum’s digital collection is a sampling of photographic collections depicting historic buildings in Ashland, Wisconsin and the Chequamegon Bay ore docks. View collection. Visit Ashland Historical Society Museum website…. Read More…

Wisconsin Department of Transportation Library

Badger Highways Badger Highways, published by the Wisconsin Highway Commission from 1925-1929, includes information about state and federal laws impacting drivers, progress reports from division engineers managing road construction projects throughout the state, and other features related to state transportation issues in the early 20th century. View collection. Wisconsin Highway Dedication Programs Highway dedication programs… Read More…

Chippewa Valley Museum

Eau Claire Area Historical Photographs The Chippewa Valley Museum has partnered with L. E. Phillips Memorial Library to provide access to its significant collection of photographs depicting life in Eau Claire and the surrounding area. Topics include logging, farming, sports, schools, retail stores, and parks. View collection. Visit Chippewa Valley Museum website…. Read More…

Mount Mary College

Mount Mary College Student Yearbooks Student yearbooks of Mount Mary College, a Catholic women’s college in Milwaukee. Arches was published from 1930 through 1970 with the exception of 1939 when it was published as The Autobiography of a College. EXIT was published from 1971 to 1995. View collection. Visit Mount Mary College Archives website…. Read More…

University of Wisconsin-Stout

History of UW-Stout Photographs illustrating the history of manual training, industrial arts, and domestic science at the University of Wisconsin-Stout from its founding as Stout Manual Training School in 1891 into the 1990s. View collection. Wisconsin Pioneer Experience Diaries, letters, reminiscences, speeches and other writings of people who settled and built Wisconsin during the 19th… Read More…

Wisconsin Historical Society

Ada James Papers and Correspondence 1915-1918 Ada James (1876-1952) was a leading social reformer, humanitarian, and pacifist from Richland Center, Wisconsin and daughter of state senator David G. James. The Ada James Papers document the grass roots organizing and politics that were required to promote and guarantee the passage of women’s suffrage in Wisconsin and… Read More…

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Images documenting a variety of vocational instruction over the past century of MATC’s history. View collection. Visit Milwaukee Area Technical College website…. Read More…

Crandon Public Library

Crandon Community Building Collection This collection was donated to Dwight Smith by the Crandon Public Library and other community members in order to create an exhibit on the walls of the Crandon Community Building. The majority of the photographs were originally the property of Mrs. Mary Colburn of Hiles. The Public Property Committee of the City Council of… Read More…

Three Lakes Historical Society

Northernaire Resort Collection Photographs, postcards and newsletters related to the history of the Northernaire Resort in Three Lakes, founded by Carl Marty, Jr. in 1947. View collection. Three Lakes Camps Collection Photographs and other materials from boys’ and girls’ summer camps in the Three Lakes area. View collection. Visit Three Lakes Historical Society website…. Read More…

Winnebago Mental Health Institute

Opening the Doors – Wisconsin Mental Health Heritage The Winnebago Mental Health Institute admitted its first patient on April 23, 1873 and was known as the Northern Hospital for the Insane. In 1935, the facility name was changed to the Winnebago State Hospital and was changed again in 1973 to the Winnebago Mental Health Institute…. Read More…

Whitefish Bay Public Library

Mimi Bird Collection 40 volumes of photographs, clippings and other materials compiled by local resident Mimi Bird. Bird’s primary focus was the history of Whitefish Bay, but she also collected historical information on area communities including Glendale and River Hills as well as the construction of Highway 141. View collection. Visit Whitefish Bay Public Library… Read More…

Waukesha Public Library

Waukesha County History 1870-1920 The materials selected for this digital project depict many elements of Waukesha County history, primarily the industries, people, and structures important to the development of the county from 1870-1920. Many of the images come from the collection of Warren S. O’Brien (1898-1988), a prolific Waukesha photographer. View collection. Visit Waukesha Public… Read More…

Waukesha County Historical Society and Museum

Waterford Public Library

Waterford Area Local History The history of the Waterford area in western Racine County, Wisconsin is documented here in books, manuscripts, high school yearooks. photographs, maps and newspapers. This digital collection is a collaboration of many Waterford area agencies including Waterford Public Library, the Village of Waterford, Waterford Area Chamber of Commerce, Waterford Union High… Read More…

W.J. Niederkorn Library

Ozaukee and Sheboygan Memories The Eastern Shores Library System created the Ozaukee and Sheboygan Memories Program to expand access to local historical material that previously had limited or no accessibility. The goal is to continue digitally preserving and promoting the histories of Ozaukee County and Sheboygan County. View collection. Ozaukee County Local History Collection Personal… Read More…

Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum

Cyril Colnik Archives Drawings and blueprints by master blacksmith Cyril Colnik, his Ornamental Iron Shop, and the Colnik Manufacturing Company. Includes designs for architectural commissions in the Milwaukee area and beyond. View collection. Visit Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum website…. Read More…

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

History of UW-Whitewater Photographs of Old Main Hall, the first building on the UW-Whitewater campus, as well as three published histories. View collection. Wisconsin Pioneer Experience Diaries, letters, reminiscences, speeches and other writings of people who settled and built Wisconsin during the 19th century. The historic papers included in the Wisconsin Pioneer Experience were drawn… Read More…

University of Wisconsin-Superior

Great Lakes Maritime History Project An overview of Wisconsin’s maritime history. Includes records on individual ships as well as photographs, postcards and pamphlets related to commerce and tourism on Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. View collection. History of UW-Superior Images depicting student life, academic activities, athletics, the campus, and campus traditions. View collection. Wisconsin Pioneer… Read More…

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

History of UW-Stevens Point Photographs and books documenting the history of UW-Stevens Point including athletics, aerial views of campus, classrooms and daily life. View collection. Wisconsin Pioneer Experience Diaries, letters, reminiscences, speeches and other writings of people who settled and built Wisconsin during the 19th century. The historic papers included in the Wisconsin Pioneer Experience… Read More…

University of Wisconsin-River Falls

History of UW-River Falls Photographs documenting the history of UW-River Falls and River Falls Normal School, including athletics and campus life. View collection. Ku Klux Klan in Northwestern Wisconsin circa 1915-1950 Records, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and artifacts documenting a popular movement that most Americans would rather forget – a so-called “reform” movement driven by… Read More…

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

History of UW-Platteville Images and publications documenting the histories of the Platteville Academy, the State Teachers College and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. View collection. Wisconsin Pioneer Experience Diaries, letters, reminiscences, speeches and other writings of people who settled and built Wisconsin during the 19th century. The historic papers included in the Wisconsin Pioneer Experience were… Read More…

U. S. Forest Products Laboratory

U.S. Forest Products Lab Centennial Oral History Project Digital audio recorded interviews with 52 current and former employees of the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin. View collection. Visit Forest Products Laboratory website…. Read More…

University of Wisconsin-Parkside

Aviation History of Racine and Kenosha Kenosha pilot and aviation history enthusiast John Sullivan donated his archive of over 400 photographs, newspaper clippings, and aviator biographies to UW-Parkside in 2009. The digital collection includes aerial views of the Kenosha and Racine airports and portraits of pilots with their planes. View collection. History of UW-Parkside Photographs… Read More…

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

History of UW-Oshkosh Photographs and books documenting the history of UW-Oshkosh including athletic events and campus life. View collection. Wisconsin Pioneer Experience Diaries, letters, reminiscences, speeches and other writings of people who settled and built Wisconsin during the 19th century. The historic papers included in the Wisconsin Pioneer Experience were drawn from the collections of… Read More…

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Architectural Drawings of Willis and Lillian Leenhouts More than 80 architectural drawings and sketches for eleven projects by Milwaukee architects Willis and Lillian Leenhouts. View collection. Digital Sanborn Maps of Milwaukee 1894 and 1900 Two fire insurance atlases featuring detailed color maps of Milwaukee. Produced by the Sanborn Map Company, the 1894 atlas includes four… Read More…

University of Wisconsin-Marathon County

Libraries and Schools in Marathon and Lincoln Counties This collection documents schools and libraries in the central Wisconsin counties of Lincoln and Marathon. A project of the Central Wisconsin Digitization Project, a consortium of libraries, archives, museums and historical societies in Lincoln and Marathon counties. View collection. Visit University of Wisconsin-Marathon County website…. Read More…

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Aldo Leopold Archives The Aldo Leopold Archives houses the raw materials that document not only Leopold’s rise to prominence but the history of conservation and the emergence of the field of ecology from the early 1900s until his death in 1948. The collection includes more than 500 unpublished essays, reports, and memoranda of significance as… Read More…

Aldo Leopold Foundation

Winneconne Historical Society

Winnebago County Rural Schools Photographs of school buildings from across Winnebago County. View collection. Visit Winneconne Historical Society website…. Read More…

Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters

Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters is an independent, nonprofit membership organization chartered by the state legislature in 1870 with the mission of gathering, sharing, and acting upon knowledge in the sciences, arts, and letters for the benefit of the people of Wisconsin…. Read More…

Wisconsin Marine Historical Society

Great Lakes Maritime History Project An overview of Wisconsin’s maritime history. Includes records on individual ships as well as photographs, phostcards and pamphlets related to commerce and tourism on Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. View collection. Visit Wisconsin Marine Historical Society…. Read More…

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

The Home Front – Manitowoc County in World War II This collection documents the history of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin during the period from 1939 to 1947–both the more universally shared home front experiences and activities as they played out in this specific county, and those more unique activities which especially defined the area during the… Read More…

Woodville Community Library

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Great Lakes Maritime History Project An overview of Wisconsin’s maritime history. Includes records on individual ships as well as photographs, phostcards and pamphlets related to commerce and tourism on Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. View collection. History of UW-La Crosse Photographs documenting events and people at UW-La Crosse including athletics, music, campus buildings, and campus… Read More…

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Belgian-American Research Collection The Belgian-American Research Collection was established by the Cofrin Library, UW-Green Bay, to help preserve and make available original materials reflecting the character of the Belgian community in northeastern Wisconsin. An architectural survey was conducted to identify typical Belgian architecture including log, stone and brick houses and oral histories were recorded to… Read More…

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

History of UW-Eau Claire A fully searchable digital version of the 1976 publication The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire: A History, 1916-1976, by Hilda R. Carter and John R. Jenswold. View collection. Ku Klux Klan in Northwestern Wisconsin circa 1915-1950 Records, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and artifacts documenting a popular movement that most Americans would rather… Read More…

University of Wisconsin Digital Collections

State of Wisconsin Collection The State of Wisconsin Collection presents writings about the State of Wisconsin and unique or valuable materials that relate to its history and ongoing development. The collection includes published material as well as archival materials such as books, manuscripts, sound recordings, photographs, maps and other resources. View collection. University of Wisconsin… Read More…

U.S.S. Liberty Memorial Public Library

Ozaukee and Sheboygan Memories The Eastern Shores Library System created the Ozaukee and Sheboygan Memories Program to expand access to local historical material that previously had limited or no accessibility. The goal is to continue digitally preserving and promoting the histories of Ozaukee County and Sheboygan County. View collection. Ozaukee County Local History Collection Personal… Read More…

Tomahawk Area Historical Society

Railroads of Lincoln and Marathon Counties Photographs, maps and documents relating to the railroads of Lincoln and Marathon Counties assembled by the Central Wisconsin Digitization Project, a consortium of libraries, archives, museums and historical societies in Lincoln and Marathon counties. View collection. Visit Tomahawk Area Historical Society website…. Read More…

T. B. Scott Free Library

Libraries and Schools in Marathon and Lincoln Counties This collection documents schools and libraries in the central Wisconsin counties of Lincoln and Marathon. A project of the Central Wisconsin Digitization Project, a consortium of libraries, archives, museums and historical societies in Lincoln and Marathon counties. View collection. Railroads of Lincoln and Marathon Counties Photographs, maps… Read More…

Swiss United Church of Christ of New Glarus

New Glarus and Green County Local History This collection focuses on the first 100 years of New Glarus’s history, including narratives of the settlement and early history of the village, family records from the first church in New Glarus, tax rolls of the Town of New Glarus, maps and plat books of Green County, the… Read More…

Stone Lake Area Historical Society

A variety of local history materials including artifacts and photographs related to the SOO Line Railroad, the cranberry industry and annual Cranberry Festival, military history, household goods, the logging industry, and local resorts. View collection. Visit Stone Lake Area Historical Society website…. Read More…

St. Norbert College

Gartner Diaries Diaries of the travels of Austrian Norbertine priest Father Maximilian Gaertner of Wilten Abbey in Austria. Gaertner arrived in Wisconsin in 1846 and remained there until recalled to Wilten Abbey in 1858. View collection. St. Norbert College Catalogs College catalogs were published annually by St. Norbert College from 1902-1917. The catalog served as… Read More…

South Wood County Historical Corporation

Cranberry Photo Collection Images depicting the cranberry industry in central Wisconsin, digitized in collaboration with the Wetherby Cranberry Library. View collection. Krohnographs – Photographs by Don Krohn Krohnographs are images by Don Krohn, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune photographer from 1947-1953. These photographs provide an unusually complete and active look at a paper mill town reaching… Read More…

South Central Library System

Wisconsin Local Histories Ten foundation volumes that document and present the early history of Adams, Columbia, Dane, Green, Portage, Sauk, and Wood Counties. View collection. Visit South Central Library System website…. Read More…

Somerset Public Library

Slinger Community Library

Schleisingerville to Slinger 125 Years Two local histories published by the Slinger Advancement Association and more than 300 photographs. View collection. Visit Slinger Community Library website…. Read More…

Shawano City-County Library

Novitiate Takeover In 1975, a group calling itself the Menominee Warrior Society broke into the caretaker’s cottage at the site of the Alexian Brothers former Novitiate near Gresham, Wisconsin in Shawano County. Thus began a 34 day siege which drew national attention. This digital collection from the Shawano City-County Library consists of news clippings about… Read More…

Rusk County Community Library

Ripon Historical Society

Postcards and photographs depicting local businesses in downtown Ripon. View collection. Visit Ripon Historical Society website…. Read More…

Ripon College

Ripon College Archives Photographs, postcards and other materials portraying the College’s history from 1851 into the 21st century. Also included in the collection are images of campus life such as bands, athletic teams and social events. View collection. Visit Ripon College Archives website…. Read More…

Richland County History Room

Images of a wide variety of people and places, all pertaining to Richland County, Wisconsin, from the collections of the Richland County History Room, part of the Brewer Public Library in Richland Center. View collection. Visit Richland County History Room website…. Read More…

Princeton Historical Society

Fond du Lac and Green Lake County Atlases, Directories, and Histories City directories, atlases, plat maps and histories of Green Lake County, Wisconsin and the communities of Berlin, Fond du Lac and Princeton. View collection…. Read More…

Preservation Racine, Inc.

Preservation Racine Newsletters Preservation Racine, Inc. began publishing a newsletter in 1976, providing information about local events, local history, Century Building Certificates and historic buildings in Racine County. View collection. Visit Preservation Racine website…. Read More…

Portage County Public Library

Portage Historical Society

Portage Historic Homes Turn-of-the-century photographs of historic Portage residences from the collection of the Portage Public Library, digitized by the Portage Historical Society. View collection. Tales of Old Portage Dorothy McCarthy’s “Tales of Old Portage” series of local history columns appeared in the Portage Daily Register from 1958-1975. View collection. Visit Portage Historical Society website…. Read More…

Portage Public Library

Historical County Plat Maps from South Central Wisconsin and Early Madison City Directories Plat books and atlases for Columbia, Dane, Portage and Wood counties and Madison city directories 1858-1921. View collection. Portage Historic Homes Turn-of-the-century photographs of historic Portage residences from the collection of the Portage Public Library, digitized by the Portage Historical Society. View… Read More…

Pepin Public Library

Oshkosh Public Library

Barns of Winnebago County 260 images of Winnebago County barns captured by photographer Michael Cooney. View collection. Jungwirth Histories of Oshkosh Books on the history of and life in Oshkosh, Wisconsin compiled and written by local historian Clarence “Inky” Jungwirth. View collection. Main Street, Oshkosh Postcards from personal collections show views of Oshkosh’s Main Street…. Read More…

Oshkosh Public Museum

Oshkosh, Omro, and Winnebago County, Wisconsin – Atlases and Histories Resources concerning Winnebago County and the communities of Oshkosh and Omro in the 19th century. Includes county histories, local histories, atlases, maps and photographs. View collection. View Oshkosh Public Museum website…. Read More…

Omro Area Historical Society

Old Main Historical and Community Arts Center

Trempealeau County at the Nation’s Bicentennial More than 900 images of everyday life in Trempealeau County captured by photographer Wade Britzius in 1976. The digital collection is made possible through the combined efforts of the Arcadia Historical Society, Old Main Historical & Community Arts Center, and the Trempealeau County Historical Society, with partial funding from Ashley… Read More…

Oconto Falls Community Library

Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto and Shawano Counties – Historical Atlases, Directories, Plat Maps and High School Yearbooks Plat books, atlases, school yearbooks and school newspapers documenting northeastern Wisconsin, specifically Brown, Door, Kewaunee and Shawano counties. View collection. Oconto Falls Memory Project Postcards and photographs depicting scenes from Oconto Falls, Wisconsin and the surrounding area, including… Read More…

New Glarus Public Library

New Glarus Historical Society

New Berlin Historical Society

Cornfalfa Farms Collection Images donated by the Swartz family, who operated a large progressive farm in the northeast corner of New Berlin, Wisconsin. Many photographs were taken at the Cornfalfa farm by the Swartz family to document their best practices for raising alfalfa, apples, and sheep as the farm rose to prominence in Wisconsin and… Read More…

Neville Public Museum of Brown County

Brown County War History Committee Records After World War I ended in 1919, the Brown County War History Committee interviewed 1721 local soldiers and their families about their wartime service. They collected a wealth of personal, family and military information, including hundreds of photographs and original letters. The collection is owned by the Neville Public… Read More…

Neenah Public Library

Neenah Public Library Local History Collection This collection presents the history of Neenah, Wisconsin from the 1850s to the 1950s. Includes local history texts, Neenah and Menasha city directories 1920-1939, a 1928 plat map of Winnebago County, and more than 400 photographs. View collection. Visit Neenah Public Library website…. Read More…

Mount Horeb Public Library

Korean War Veterans of Mount Horeb Oral histories, photographs, documents and color slides from six Mount Horeb residents who served in the Korean War. View collection. Mount Horeb Area History A variety of resources depicting the early 20th century in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin including church histories, family memoirs, books about the historic Norway Building, and… Read More…

Mineral Point Historical Society

1971 Slide Collection This collection is a photographic study of buildings in Mineral Point conducted in 1971 by Professor Phil Lewis and students in his landscape architecture design class at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The set of slides disappeared for several decades but resurfaced in 2008 when they were donated to the Mineral Point Historical… Read More…

Milwaukee Public Library

Dr. James Cameron Pamphlet Collection Thirty-eight self-published pamphlets by civil rights activist Dr. James Cameron (1914-2006). Dr. Cameron was the only known survivor of a lynching and the founder of the America’s Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee. Topics addressed in the pamphlets include slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, lynching, the Ku Klux Klan, the Civil… Read More…

Merrill Historical Society

Libraries and Schools in Marathon and Lincoln Counties This collection documents schools and libraries in the central Wisconsin counties of Lincoln and Marathon. A project of the Central Wisconsin Digitization Project, a consortium of libraries, archives, museums and historical societies in Lincoln and Marathon counties. View collection. Railroads of Lincoln and Marathon Counties Photographs, maps… Read More…

Menomonie Public Library

Menasha Public Library

Menasha Local History Collection The materials in this collection represent life in Menasha, Wisconsin from approximately 1880 to 1950. The collection contains texts highlighting the early history of the city, including the Menasha City Charter of 1891 and the first Menasha High School yearbook of 1916 as well as photographs depicting the people and places… Read More…

Mead Public Library

Ozaukee and Sheboygan Memories The Eastern Shores Library System created the Ozaukee and Sheboygan Memories Program to expand access to local historical material that previously had limited or no accessibility. The goal is to continue digitally preserving and promoting the histories of Ozaukee County and Sheboygan County. View collection. Sheboygan County Historical Documents Sheboygan County… Read More…

McMillan Memorial Library

The McMillan Memorial Library collections include the Tom Taylor books (One Hundred Years of Pictorial & Descriptive History of Wisconsin Rapids); historical postcards; photographs of Vesper, Wisconsin; early city directories and plat books; books about Wisconsin Rapids or by local residents; materials related to the cranberry, lumber and paper industries; and newspaper articles, pamphlets and… Read More…

McFarland Historical Society

Skare Collection The Skare Collection at the McFarland Historical Society comprises over one thousand objects related to the Norwegian immigrant experience collected by Albert Skare of McFarland, Wisconsin. The digital collection provides access to selections from this extensive collection, focusing on household goods and folk art brought to Wisconsin by Norwegian immigrants in the 19th… Read More…

Marquette University

Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions digital collection contains over 1,800 images of Native Americans and related Catholic churches, schools, clergy, and religious leaders from across the United States. The materials made available through Recollection Wisconsin depict Menominee, Ojibwe, Potawatomi and Oneida tribes in Wisconsin in the early 20th century…. Read More…

Marinette County Library System

Marinette County Local History Plat books of Marinette County from the years 1905, 1912, and 1920 and Marinette High School yearbooks from 1919-1924. View collection. Marinette County Memory Project Manuscripts documenting the histories of the communities of Marinette, Colman, and Beaver Creek. A project of Stephenson Public Library, Marinette. View collection. Visit Marinette County Library… Read More…

Marathon County Public Library

Libraries and Schools in Marathon and Lincoln Counties This collection documents schools and libraries in the central Wisconsin counties of Lincoln and Marathon. A project of the Central Wisconsin Digitization Project, a consortium of libraries, archives, museums and historical societies in Lincoln and Marathon counties. View collection. Marathon County Local History This digital collection focuses… Read More…

Marathon County Historical Society

Libraries and Schools in Marathon and Lincoln Counties This collection documents schools and libraries in the central Wisconsin counties of Lincoln and Marathon. A project of the Central Wisconsin Digitization Project, a consortium of libraries, archives, museums and historical societies in Lincoln and Marathon counties. View collection. Railroads of Lincoln and Marathon Counties Photographs, maps… Read More…

Manitowoc Public Library

Manitowoc Local History Collection Photographs and postcards by professional photographer Herman C. Benke from the 1890s and 1900s and images by amateur photographer Frances M. Kadow from the 1920s through the 1940s. Also includes historical texts concerning Manitowoc County, plat books and plat maps, and oral history interviews recorded with area residents in the 1970s…. Read More…

Manitowoc County Historical Society

Madison Public Library

Historical County Plat Maps from South Central Wisconsin and Early Madison City Directories Plat books and atlases for Columbia, Dane, Portage and Wood counties and Madison city directories 1858-1921. View collection. Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association Reports Published reports of the Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association, 1899-1928. View collection. Visit Madison Public Library… Read More…

Madison Metropolitan School District

Madison Metropolitan School District Reports Annual reports of the Madison Metropolitan School District dating back to the mid-19th century as well as curriculum guides and other teaching materials. View collection. Visit Madison Metropolitan School District website…. Read More…

Lester Public Library

Langlade County Historical Society

A. J. Kingsbury Picture Postcards of Northern Wisconsin Images of Ojibwe and Menominee Indians in northeast Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the early 20th century, photographed by Arthur J. Kingsbury of Antigo. View collection. Antigo’s 107th Trench Mortar Battery Company in World War I Photographs by William Wessa of Antigo documenting the 107th Trench… Read More…

Lakeview Community Library

Ozaukee County Local History Collection Personal reminiscences of growing up in Ozaukee County, reflections of local residents who served during wartime, histories of various local communities, and histories of public services and groups in those communities, including fire departments and women’s clubs. View collection. Visit the Lakeview Community Library website…. Read More…

Lake Geneva Public Library

Images of Lake Geneva Photographs and postcards depicting Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in its heyday as a summer retreat for wealthy Chicagoans. View collection. Visit Lake Geneva Public Library website…. Read More…

La Crosse Public Library

Exploring Cultural History Online The Exploring Cultural History Online (ECHO) Project developed by Winding Rivers Library System consists of photographs and postcards documenting the history and culture of western Wisconsin. View collection. La Crosse Public Library Archives This collection of digitized texts from the La Crosse Public Library Archives includes La Crosse city directories from… Read More…

La Crosse County Historical Society

Brekke Collection: A Soldier’s Mementos of WWII This collection represents the things that one man, Kermit Brekke of Blair, Wisconsin, saved as mementos of his service in World War II. The collection includes Brekke’s uniforms, souvenirs he collected in Europe, and a scrapbook of photos, telegrams, newspaper clippings, menus, leave passes, greeting cards, and other… Read More…

L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, St. Croix, and Rusk Counties – Local History Collection This collection showcases selections from the local history collections of fourteen west-central and northwestern Wisconsin public libraries, all members of the Indianhead Federated Library System. View collection. L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Publications including Eau Claire city directories 1880-1923,… Read More…

Kiel Public Library

Big Streets in a Little City – Downtown Street Scenes in Kiel, 1860-1980 More than 600 photographs of Kiel, Wisconsin from the mid-1800s to the late 20th century. These images depict commerce, recreation, cultural events, and other day-to-day activities in the community. View collection. Visit Kiel Public Library website…. Read More…

Kewaunee Public Library

Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto and Shawano Counties – Historical Atlases, Directories, Plat Maps and High School Yearbooks Plat books, atlases, school yearbooks and school newspapers documenting northeastern Wisconsin, specifically Brown, Door, Kewaunee and Shawano counties. View collection. Kewaunee Ships of War Nearly 300 photographs of ships built at the Kewaunee Shipping and Engineering Company (now… Read More…

Kenosha Public Library

Kenosha County History – Images and Texts, 1830s-1940s The C.E. Dewey Lantern Slide Collection contains images of Kenosha County from the 1830s to the early 1940s. The Louis M. Thiers Glass Negative Collection contains images from the 1880s into the 1910s. The digital collection also includes several books documenting the history of Racine and Kenosha… Read More…

Kenosha County Historical Society

Kaukauna Public Library

Kaukauna Memory Project A growing selection of local history materials including early 20th century postcards depicting scenes in and around the community of Kaukauna, Wisconsin, local history publications, marriage licences ca. 1905-1953, and materials related to the Riverview Sanatorium. View collection. Visit Kaukauna Public Library website…. Read More…

Iowa County Historical Society

Herb Harris Postcard Collection Postcards of the city of Dodgeville, Wisconsin from the 1900s to the 1960s, including street scenes, residences, churches, hospitals, schools, government buildings and businesses. View collection. Visit Iowa County Historical Society website…. Read More…

Hortonville Public Library

Hortonville Memory Project A growing selection of local history materials including early 20th century postcards depicting scenes in and around the community of Hortonville, Wisconsin. View collection. Visit Hortonville Public Library website…. Read More…

Hoard Historical Museum

Historic Fort Atkinson This digital collection contains two components: images of citizens and businesses along Main Street in Fort Atkinson from the 1880s through the 1970s and manuscripts, notes, letters, oral histories and photographs from or about poet Lorine Niedecker, who spent most of her life in the Fort Atkinson area. View collection. Visit Hoard… Read More…

Hedberg Public Library

Janesville’s Past A range of materials documenting the history of Janesville, Wisconsin including photographs and postcards from the 1840s through the 1980s and directories for the city of Janesville and Rock County, 1857-1931. Also includes walking guides to historic districts published in the 1990s and 2000s. View collection. Visit Hedberg Public Library website…. Read More…

Grant County Historical Society

Photographs documenting life in Grant County since the mid-19th century. View collection. Visit Grant County Historical Society website…. Read More…

Frank L. Weyenberg Library of Mequon-Thiensville

Ozaukee County Local History Collection Personal reminiscences of growing up in Ozaukee County, reflections of local residents who served during wartime, histories of various local communities, and histories of public services and groups in those communities, including fire departments and women’s clubs. View collection. Ozaukee and Sheboygan Memories The Eastern Shores Library System created the… Read More…

Fox Lake Public Library

Bunny Berigan, Fox Lake’s Own Born in Hilbert, Wisconsin in 1908, Bernard “Bunny” Berigan, one of the most prominent jazz trumpeters of all time, moved to Fox Lake with his parents when he was only a few months old. This collection documents Berigan’s childhood and his career in music. View collection. Visit Fox Lake Public… Read More…

Fond du Lac Public Library

Early Fond du Lac County People and Places This digital collection of thirteen published books provides access to early information about Fond du Lac County. Content includes eight city and county directories dating from 1857-1904. View collection. Fond du Lac and Green Lake County Atlases, Directories, and Histories City directories, atlases, plat maps and histories… Read More…

Farnsworth Public Library

Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto and Shawano Counties – Historical Atlases, Directories, Plat Maps and High School Yearbooks Plat books, atlases, school yearbooks and school newspapers documenting northeastern Wisconsin, specifically Brown, Door, Kewaunee and Shawano counties. View collection. Visit Farnsworth Public Library website…. Read More…

Edgewood College

Edgewood College History Higher learning on the site that is now Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin began as early as 1881 when the Sinsinawa Dominicans established a boarding school for girls and later a junior college. Many images in this collection were taken from Phoenix from the Fire: A History of Edgewood College by Mary… Read More…

Eager Free Public Library

Evansville, Wisconsin Digitization Project Materials from the Eager Free Public Library History Room in Evansville including Rock County, Wisconsin plat books, a city directory for Stoughton and Edgerton, catalogs and annuals from the Evansville Seminary, and photographs and posters from the Hall family circus, an institution in the area from the 1860s into the 1940s…. Read More…

Dwight Foster Public Library

Durand Community Library

Door County Maritime Museum

Great Lakes Maritime History Project An overview of Wisconsin’s maritime history. Includes records on individual ships as well as photographs, phostcards and pamphlets related to commerce and tourism on Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. View collection. View Door County Maritime Museum website…. Read More…

Door County Library

Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto and Shawano Counties – Historical Atlases, Directories, Plat Maps and High School Yearbooks Plat books, atlases, school yearbooks and school newspapers documenting northeastern Wisconsin, specifically Brown, Door, Kewaunee and Shawano counties. View collection. Door County Memory Project A growing selection of local history materials including The Flashes, a student publication produced… Read More…

Dane County Historical Society

Historical County Plat Maps from South Central Wisconsin and Early Madison City Directories Plat books and atlases for Columbia, Dane, Portage and Wood counties and Madison city directories 1858-1921. View collection. Madison Central High School Yearbooks 69 volumes of the Tychoberahn yearbook, published by Madison Central High School from 1900-1969. Alternate titles — Orange and… Read More…

College of Menominee Nation S. Verna Fowler Academic Library/Menominee Public Library

Joseph F. Preloznik Papers on Menominee Termination and Restoration Professional, legal, administrative, educational, political, publications and media documents that describe the history, events, and people involved during the Menominee Termination and Restoration era. View collection. Lucille B. Chapman Collection on the Menominee Books, photographs, newsprint, ephemera, and real photo postcards which contain imagery of the people, scenery,… Read More…

Colfax Public Library

Clintonville Public Library

Clintonville Memory Project Items pertaining to the history of the city of Clintonville, Wisconsin including portraits of local residents photographed by J. Alva Carter in 1927. View collection. Visit Clintonville Public Library website…. Read More…

Chippewa Falls Public Library

Carleton A. Friday Memorial Library

Brown County Public Library

Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto and Shawano Counties – Historical Atlases, Directories, Plat Maps and High School Yearbooks Plat books, atlases, school yearbooks and school newspapers documenting northeastern Wisconsin, specifically Brown, Door, Kewaunee and Shawano counties. View collection. Visit Brown County Public Library website. … Read More…

Blanchardville Historical Society

Two compilations of local history published by the Blanchardville Woman’s Club: Blanchardville, Gem of the Pecatonica (1976) and Memories of Blanchardville (1990). View collection. Visit Blanchardville Historical Society website. … Read More…

Berlin Public Library

Beloit College

Beloit – College, City, and Environs Images of buildings, streets and locations in Beloit as they looked in the past and present, woven into short video presentations. View collection. Beloit College Radio History Photographs and documents depicting the evolution of Beloit College’s identity on the airwaves from 1907 to the present. View collection. Beloit Relays… Read More…

Barrett Memorial Library

A Williams Bay Treasure: ‘Bay Leaves,’ 1933-1940 Bay Leaves, a newsletter published by the community of Williams Bay on Geneva Lake, documents Williams Bay’s historic recreational camps; the Yerkes Observatory; the Belfry Theater, Wisconsin’s first summer stock theater; and the names and activities of both the year-round and summer residents who have influenced the appearance,… Read More…

Barneveld Public Library

Barneveld Local History Collection This collection spans more than a century of Barneveld’s history, from early settlement,through the devastation of the 1984 tornado and the rebuilding effort. Content includes books, photographs, video, business and village records, and personal scrapbooks and memorabilia. View collection. Visit Barneveld Public Library website. … Read More…

Baldwin Public Library

Appleton Public Library

Appleton Memory Project This growing selection of local history materials includes, among other resources, images of former Appleton mayors with descriptions of key events during their terms. View collection. Appleton Public Library Local History Collection Print resources including Appleton city directories and Outagamie County plat books. Two narrative histories of the area are also included:… Read More…

Algoma Public Library

Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto and Shawano Counties – Historical Atlases, Directories, Plat Maps and High School Yearbooks Plat books, atlases, school yearbooks and school newspapers documenting northeastern Wisconsin, specifically Brown, Door, Kewaunee and Shawano counties. View collection. Visit Algoma Public Library website…. Read More…