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West Koshkonong Lutheran Church

Date: 1878
Description: West Koshkonong Lutheran Church and cemetery. Octagonal stone church built in 1852, rebuilt in 1893, seating 800 people.
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West Koshkonong Lutheran Church

Date: 1878
Description: West Koshkonong Lutheran Church, an octagonal stone church built in 1852 and cemetery. The headstone of Cecilia Martins Datter is legible. Further refere...
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Hans Christianson next to Wife's Grave

Date: 1873
Description: Norwegian-American farm laborer, Hans Christianson (age 44), stands next to the grave of his childless wife, Karen Luis Christianson, born 1829, who died J...
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Spring Prairie Lutheran Church

Date: 1872
Description: View of the Spring Prairie Lutheran Church, built in 1853 and replaced in 1886.
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McFarland Lutheran Church and Cemetery

Date: 1869
Description: View of the McFarland Lutheran church and cemetery. The church was started in 1869 and in use in 1873. It was dedicated on January 23, 1876. The church w...
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Vermont Lutheran Church

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Description: Exterior view of Vermont Lutheran Church with a cemetery in the back. Caption reads: "Vermont Lutheran Church Near Black Earth, Wis."
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Cross Plains from Lutheran Church Hill

Date: 05 10 1928
Description: The Lutheran Church and buildings, seen from Lutheran Church Hill.
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Beaver Creek Lutheran Church

Date: 1945
Description: View of a rural church on a hill and its adjacent cemetery. Beaver Creek Lutheran Church was or still is a Norwegian church.
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Lutheran Church

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view across fence and field towards the Lutheran church and cemetery of a German or Norwegian settlement near the intersection of Highway 16 and C...
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Norwegian Lutheran Church

Date: 09 11 1927
Description: A view of the Norwegian Lutheran Church and cemetery, built in 1852. The building was originally built with logs and was later faced with boards.
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Norwegian Lutheran Church

Date: 09 11 1927
Description: A view of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery on the site of the Norwegian Lutheran Church, founded in 1852.
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Funeral Service at Zion Lutheran Church

Date: 02 16 1978
Description: "Zion Lutheran Church, Town of Theresa. At this moment, funeral services of Herb Sellnow are taking place."
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First Lutheran Church

Date: 08 02 1956
Description: Exterior view of the First Lutheran Church at the corner of Old Sauk Road and Pleasant View Road in Middleton, Wisconsin. It was the site of the Middleton ...
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Norwegian Lutheran Church

Date: 1920
Description: View across lawn towards Norwegian Lutheran Church and cemetery. Well-dressed men and women stand at the entrance to the building. There are graves behind ...
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Cross Plains from Lutheran Church Hill

Date: 1928
Description: View down valley towards the back of the Lutheran Church and cemetery. Houses and barns are in the valley below, and more hills are in the far background. ...
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Little Norway Lutheran Church

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Description: Outdoor view of a church surrounded by several grave markers. Identified as the Little Norway Lutheran Church.
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Little Norway Lutheran Church

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Description: Outdoor view of a church surrounded by several grave markers. Identified as the Little Norway Lutheran Church.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church at Hope

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Description: The Evangelical Lutheran Church with a cemetery in the churchyard. Caption reads: "Ev. Luth. Church at Hope, Dane Co., Wis." Also known as Hope Lutheran C...
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Castle Rock Lutheran Church After the Memorial Service

Date: 07 18 2015
Description: View up slope towards men and women walking along a grass path through a cemetery towards a church. The church is a one-room brick building with a steeple....
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St. Paul's Luth. Church

Date: 1908
Description: Postcard showing exterior of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, with bell tower and gravestones in yard visible. Caption reads: "St. Paul's Luth. Church, Marxsvil...

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