We recently added some brand new digital collections to Recollection Wisconsin!
Belleville Public Library’s collection focuses on the history of the French immigrant settlement in the Belleville/Montrose/Exeter area as they began arriving in the 1850s through the 1920s. The collection currently contains documents and postcards but will grow to include photos and other historical materials.
Bridges Library System’s Community Voices of Jefferson and Waukesha Counties collection aims to build connections between people by preserving their stories for future generations to enjoy. The collection consists of nearly 200 StoryCorps style interviews on a wide range of topics, from military service to farm life to education and more.
South Central Library System’s new collection features editions of SCLS’ newsletters for member libraries as well as images, brochures, annual reports, and interviews with former and current staff.
Edgerton Public Library’s digital collection showcases issues from the 1885-1886 Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter. This weekly newspaper was devoted to the interests of the state’s tobacco industry, one of Wisconsin’s earliest and most enduring specialty crops.
