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| Learn about the advent of Unitarianism in Wisconsin in the mid-19th century. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lawyer, Politican, "War Democrat", U.S. Congressman, U.S. Ambassador |
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| Read about General Edward Stuybesant Bragg from Fond du Lac, who served with the Iron Brigade in the Civil War. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| “Sons in Service” flag from the Washbush home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 1917-1918. (Museum object #1985.34.1) |
| A History of Disease in Wisconsin |
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| Read this informative collection of all the outbreaks and epidemics in Wisconsin's history. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Fond du Lac Manufacturer |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Fruit Famer, Postmaster |
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| Ever wonder why beer is so popular in Wisconsin? Wisconsin history is full of breweries and beer. |
| Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin |
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| Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Children and adults enjoy a sunny day at the Lake Winnebago shore in Lakeside Park in Fond du Lac. |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Includes index to businesses, churches, and schools. Shows local streets, buildings, railroads, ward divisions, Fond du Lac River, and part of Lake Winneba... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Includes street index. Shows local streets, parks, highways, railroads, Fond du Lac River, and part of lake Winnebago. Also includes text on points of inte... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Includes street index and index to points of interest. Shows land ownership by name, plat of town, local streets, schools, parks, highways, railroads, ward... |
| Date: | 11 24 1955 |
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| Description: | Grace and Dave Schommer enter the Hotel Retlaw for their wedding reception. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Badge for the Wisconsin Beekeepers Association 58th Annual Convention at the Hotel Retlaw in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. October 29, 30, 1936. Courtesy of Ruep... |
| Date: | 07 1990 |
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| Description: | The summer performance stage at Buttermilk Creek Park. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Children of William A. Titus posed at the family model T Ford automobile, the first such car purchased in Fond du Lac County. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Railroad loading platform with a Gurney Refrigerator Company plant in the far background. On the far left a man pulls a hand cart, in the center a man sits... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Map showing lots, additions, and wards within the city limits, as well as some landownership. The streets are labeled, as is Lake Winnebago, rivers, railro... |
| Date: | 1998 |
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| Description: | Bill Casper, of Fond du Lac, preparing to transport his iconic Green Bay Packers ice shanty to the 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall ... |
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