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General Information
Wisconsin Local History and Biographical Articles (WLHBA) Collection
The Wisconsin Local History and Biographical Articles (WLHBA) Collection contains 16,000 digitized historical newspaper articles and clippings on notable Wisconsin people and communities. Most articles were published between 1860-1940.
Attribution
For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Major Dean collected votes from Wisconsin soldiers in serving in South
Dec 13, 1885
Madison Democrat
Albany mill, built in 1840's, stops operation
May 01, 1930
Fond du Lac Commonwealth-Reporter
Thanksgiving originated years before early New England days
Dec 02, 1928
Wisconsin State Journal
Dicksons convert "Spring Tavern" into a comfortable home
Dec 22, 1929
Capital Times
James B. Pond
1903
Head and shoulders portrait of a bearded James B. Pond wearing eyeglasses and his Medal of Honor rosette.
Capital Times makes history in circulation
Dec 13, 1938
Capital Times
