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 first yearbook of the New Glarus High School, and photographs of individuals and families, school groups, community organizations, events, street scenes, businesses, and agriculture.
Postcards and photographs depicting scenes from Oconto Falls, Wisconsin and the surrounding area, including images of Stiles Hydro Dam on the Oconto River, aerial views of Oconto Falls, and depictions of early 20th century local events by amateur photographer William Temple.
The Odin J. Oyen firm was once a thriving business in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin, that created original watercolors as proposed interior designs. The firm, or variations of it, existed from the late-1800s up to the Great Depression, generating countless watercolor designs for the interiors of courthouses, churches, fraternal organizations, and private residences, in locations across the Upper Midwest and beyond. Several hundred original watercolors reside in Murphy Library Special Collections, owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, and local attorney Nicholas J. Passe acquired over 100 Oyen interior renditions and was willing to allow the Murphy Library Digital Collections to digitize and include those items in the Digital Collections. These items currently make up the Odin J. Oyen Collection.
This photo collection captures the Saukville community throughout the 1900s and early 2000s. Images were collected by brothers Jim and John Peterson and donated to Oscar Grady Public Library for the purpose of digital preservation and public access.
Browse or search the collection to discover all kinds of interesting facts about historic Oshkosh as well as sketches of prominent people, local businesses and their advertisements, and views of Oshkosh. Each directory has been divided into sections: surnames, businesses, street directories, and more. Some directories include Menasha, Neenah, Omro, and Winneconne. Funding for the project was obtained from a grant from the Alberta Kimball Foundation.
Books documenting the history of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, published between 1887 and 1919.
Resources concerning Winnebago County, Wisconsin and the communities of Oshkosh and Omro in the 19th century, including county histories, local histories, atlases, maps and photographs.
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.
This collection includes memorabilia from Sussex, Wisconsin’s schools, highlighting the everyday lives and special moments of students in Sussex from the beginning of the 20th century to the 21st century. Included are yearbooks from Hamilton High School spanning 1964-2010s, newsletters published by students of the Sussex School from 1920s to the 1940s, and photos of local students and teachers from the 1890s through the 1950s. Through these materials, we are able to catch a glimpse of what life was like for children growing up in the Sussex area.
This collection of postcards and other ephermal material is part of the Phyllis Miller Collection. Phyllis Miller (1941-2024) was an avid local historian and collector. In 2003, she published the book “Reedsburg in Vintage Postcards.” Her children donated her local history collections to the Reedsburg Public Library and the Reedsburg Historic Preservation Commission.
