A variety of publications relating to La Crosse and the surrounding region, including souvenir programs and pamphlets, church histories, directories and other published and unpublished documents.
State and Local History
R. W. Troxel Glass Plate Negative Collection
Roley William Troxel was born in 1883 in Richland County, Wisconsin and died in 1967 in Prairie du Chien. The photographs were taken mostly around Eastman, Wisconsin and other areas surrounding Prairie du Chien, likely between 1910 and 1920. Images include posed portraits, sports teams, various buildings and other landscape and street views.
Recollection Wisconsin Shared Collection
Wisconsin’s story is still being written, folding in the customs and traditions of everyone who calls this place home. You’re invited to help build a shared history of our state by contributing your photos, documents and audio files to the Recollection Wisconsin Shared Collection.
Reedsburg City Directories and Telephone Books
These Reedsburg city directories and telephone books are part of the Reedsburg Public Library’s Archives collection. Several of the books were donated in 2024 by the children of the late local historian Phyllis Miller.
Reedsburg Historic Books
This collection contains books detailing the history of Reedsburg and the surrounding area.
Reedsburg Library Archives Photograph Collection
This collection is a set of photographs documenting the history of Reedsburg and surrounding communities.
Reedsburg Library Archives Postcard Collection
This collection is a set of postcards with images from the Reedsburg area.
Reedsburg Military Service: Company A of the 19th Regiment of Wisconsin Collection
This collection is about residents of Reedsburg and surrounding areas who were involved with Company A of the 19th Regiment of Wisconsin Infantry. The collection includes tintype portraits of soldiers from the U. S. Civil War.
Reedsburg Military Service: Company A Scrapbooks and Photographs
This collection includes two scrapbooks and miscellaneous photographs donated to the Reedsburg Public Library by Company A in 1978. Photographs, postcards and newspaper articles include activities of Company A, 1st Wisconsin Infantry (formerly Company B, 10th Separate Battalion), and Company A, 128th Infantry, 32nd Division.
Reedsburg Old Settlers Letters Collection
The Reedsburg Old Settlers Association solicited letters from its members from the late 1800’s through the middle of the twentieth century. Many of these were published in local newspapers at the time. The following original letters are located in the library’s archives and date from 1914 to 1956. The Old Settlers Association was active from 1876-2022.
