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.
Great Lakes Maritime History Project
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Green Lake County Reporter
The Green Lake County Reporter, digitized by the Caestecker Public Library in Green Lake, includes all editions from 1919-2005. The original microfilm collection was created by the Dartford Historical Society. The more recent issues are shared with permission from the Berlin Journal Newspapers publishing company. Editions of the Green Lake County reporter from 2005 to present (with a 90-day embargo) can be found at the Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers. For the most current news in the area, please visit Caestecker Library or a local newsstand for this week’s edition of the Green Lake Reporter.
Green Lake Spectator
The Green Lake Spectator was published from 1860-1866 and was preserved in microfilm by the Dartford Historical Society. The Caestecker Public Library in Green Lake digitized all owned copies ranging from mid-1861 through the end of publication.
Greendale Historical Society
The Greendale Historical Society partnered with the Greendale School District to digitize photos and other resources documenting local residents’ school experiences. Currently available online are 1970s-era photographs from College Park Elementary School.
Greetings from Milwaukee – Selections from the Thomas and Jean Ross Bliffert Postcard Collection
Postcards of Milwaukee scenes and landmarks distributed by Milwaukee publishers, from the Thomas and Jean Ross Bliffert Postcard Collection housed at the UWM Archives Department.
Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum
This collection showcases Hamilton’s rare collection of vintage posters and related printing plates dating from 1920 – 1960. Whether you love lions or adore road races, this collection has something for everyone. This collection showcases the best of two 20th century printshops, Globe Printing in Chicago and Enquirer Printing in Cincinnati. Take a tour of American advertising art today.
Hedberg Public Library
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Hedberg Public Library (Janesville) provides this collection of oral interviews, and transcripts, with General Motors employees, union members, and others involved in Janesville’s manufacturing history, recorded as part of Janesville’s Bicentennial Oral History Project in 1976.
Helen Brace Emerson Correspondence
This collection includes letters written to Helen Brace Emerson from her cousin, suffragist and president of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Frances Willard, between the late 1860s and Willard’s death in 1898. Correspondence from other writers provide details about Willard’s final days.
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.
Herbert Gaytes Collection
Herbert Gaytes, Beloit College class of 1893, was a gifted amateur photographer who photographed campus activities and local scenes. This collection also includes Gaytes’ photographs of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.
