July 14, 1905 edition of the Clintonville Town Talk. This is a four page newspaper which contains articles, personal matters, city news and advertisements.
Ink sketch of Wisconsin public school, opened in 1828 in Kaukauna -- as imagined by the artist. This school was started by Electa Quinney, Wisconsin's first public school teacher. She was a Stockbridge-Munsee Indian woman who was professionally...
A book containing interviews about notable residents and events in the history of Clintonville, Wisconsin. CONTENTS Chapter 1: David John Rohrer / [an interview with] Dorothy Rohrer Auld -- Chapter 2: Embarrass and the Cloverleaf Lakes / [an...
Printed on back: Grignon Home, Kaukauna, Wisconsin. The Charles A. Grignon Home was built in 1837-1838 by descendants of French-Canadian fur trappers. The Grignons greatly influenced early state development and their house is on the National...
Printed on front: Wisconsin's largest elm tree with over 100 foot spread at the Grignon Homestead. Kaukauna, Wis. 26. Postmark on back; April 23, 1948 1:30 p.m. Kaukauna, Wis.
Historic Buildings; Commercial streets; Stores & shops; Business districts;
Handwritten on back: Wisconsin Avenue after ice storm. Visible in image are J. G. Fechter's Shoe Store, Butler-Dietzler Hardware, and Woelz's Bakery and Restaurant.
Controversy over building a viaduct on East Wisconsin was settled. The cost was shared with the Chicago Northwestern Railway. The Rio Theater was built. A park improvement system was started with a $50,000 bond issue to improve Pierce Park. More...
Asked public employees to take a voluntary pay and benefit freeze. Approved 'better' (larger) trash cans to be placed on College and Wisconsin Avenues. Fox River Bus Lines lost a bid for increased subsidies from the City and, in August 1972,...
A sixty-six (66) page book describing the origin of the names of the streets of 1931. A brief description of the history of Ledyard, the waterways including the Fox River, U.S. Government Canal and Konkapot Creek are also included.
This is an ink sketch of the Kaukauna Public Library before the 1976 addition. This building was built through a Carnegie Grant that was received in 1902. According to the Wisconsin Register of Historic Places, the library's construction date was...
Business enterprises; Paper industry; Newspaper industry; Railroads; Canals; Mills
An eighteen (18) page booklet by Mel A. Raught (also known as M. A. Raught) of recollections of Kaukauna from the late 1800s to early 1900s. Includes a brief discussion on the village of Ledyard and the incorporation of the city of Kaukauna in...
Historic buildings; Convalescent hospitals; Sanatoriums; Health care facilities
This is an image of the Riverview Sanatarium. It was located between Kaukauna and Little Chute, Wisconsin and was built in 1912 as a tuberculosis hospital. Printed on front: River View Sanatarium, Kaukauna, Wis
