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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
