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.
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.
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.
This collection of photographs, collected by the Reedsburg Old Settlers Association, is primarily made up of portraits, along with some places and events. The Association was active from 1876-2022.
Remember When… was a popular feature in the Milwaukee Journal from 1963 through 1994. Published twice-weekly until 1981 and weekly after that, the feature was prepared by Milwaukee Public Library staff to highlight Milwaukee’s rich and colorful past as preserved in the Historic Photo Collection of the library.
Richard Bong, from the small town of Poplar, Wisconsin, became a flying cadet in the US Army Air Corps, in time for America’s entry into World War II. Flying in a P-38 fighter plane, he shot down 40 confirmed enemy planes, more than any other American pilot, and became America’s all-time Ace of Aces. His many decorations for outstanding skills and extraordinary courage included the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Images of a wide variety of people and places pertaining to Richland County in southwest Wisconsin, from the collections of the Richland County History Room, part of the Brewer Public Library in Richland Center.
The Rick Burns Train Photograph Collection is a collection of almost 500 photographs of trains and train stations in and around the Madison area in between 1963 and 1967, the years that he attended the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Also included on the Dane County Historical Society Website is an article written by Burns about the collection and his own experiences photographing the trains.
Postcards and photographs depicting local businesses in downtown Ripon.
Access a variety of historical Ripon newspapers with near continuous coverage from 1853 to the present day. Includes the Ripon Commonwealth from 1864-1968, Press from 1875-1957, and Commonweath-Press from 1965-2004. Newspaper archives from 2005 and up are available through BadgerLink.
