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 document the Walloon language spoken in Brown, Door and Kewaunee Counties.
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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.
Beloit College Radio History
Photographs and documents depicting the evolution of Beloit College’s identity on the airwaves from 1907 to the present.
Beloit Local History
City directories, phone directories, plat maps and other publications documenting the history of the city of Beloit and Rock County, Wisconsin from the 1890s to the 1940s.
Beloit Relays
From the 1930s through the 1970s, Beloit College hosted track and field events for athletes from more than 50 colleges and universities. This digital collection contains images of cover pages from the official Beloit Relays program booklets as well as photographs of some of the Beloit athletes who took part in the events.
Berlin, Wisconsin Yearbooks
“The Mascoutin” is the yearbook for the public high school in Berlin, Wisconsin. Berlin Public Library has digitized these yearbooks dating back to 1950.
Big Streets in a Little City – Downtown Street Scenes in Kiel, 1860-1980
More than 600 photographs of the city 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.
Black Earth Public Library
A collaboration between the Black Earth Historical Society and the Black Earth Public Library to provide access to photographs and other materials about the village of Black Earth, Dane County, Wisconsin. Content includes a scrapbook of Black Earth High School graduating class photos 1885-1963 and portrait photographs of past village presidents.
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).
Blugold Athletics – UW-Eau Claire Men’s Football Yearbooks and Media Guides
Football statistics, records, yearbooks and team member information for past seasons of UW-Eau Claire football, 1967-2000s