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Photograph

Farm Family with Copious Produce

Date: 09 05 1895
Description: Matthew H. Stephenson, his wife Julia Hebert Stephenson, and their son William Clinton pose with vegetables from the Menomonee River Boom Company garden ne...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Marinette

Date: 1881
Description: Bird's-eye map of Marinette, with insets.
Photograph

Town from Across a River

Date: 1870
Description: View from shoreline over river towards the town.
Photograph

Old Trading Post

Date: 1887
Description: View of the boom company office and the site of the old trading post.
Photograph

Marinette View

Date: 1887
Description: Elevated view of Marinette looking toward the mouth of the river from the tower of City Hall. Fences, fields, and industrial buildings are in the foregroun...
Map or Atlas

Township No. 30 N., Range No. 24 East, 4th Mer., Wisconsin Territory

Date: 1856
Description: Shows sections and acreages. Covers portions of the area now occupied by Marinette and the Town of Peshtigo, Marinette County. "Rec’d Sept. 24 with Sur. Ge...
Historical Essay

Stephenson, Isaac 1829-1918

Lumberman, Financier and Congressman
Biography of Isaac Stephenson who was a lumberman, financier and congressman.
Historical Essay

Marinette, Queen [Marinette Chevalier Jacobs] 1793 - 1865

Fur Trader
Brief biography of Queen Marinette, well-known for her charity work with the impoverished and sick. Marinette city and county adopted her name in tribute.
Historical Essay

Kreiter Piano Company

Learn about the Kreiter Piano Company, which produced pianos in Milwaukee and Marinette between 1880 and 1945.
Historical Essay

Northern Wisconsin - Image Gallery Essay

A Hand-Book for the Homeseeker
Read about the dream of successful farming in northern Wisconsin in 1895.
Historical Essay

The Wisconsin Free Library Commission - Image Gallery Essay

Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin
Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Black History in Wisconsin

Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources.
Property Record

933 ELIZABETH ST

Community: Marinette
County: Marinette
Historic Name: Friedens Evangelical Church
Reference Number: 22695
Property Record

1225 CARNEY BLVD

Community: Marinette
County: Marinette
Historic Name: EGLISE FRANCAISE DE ST. JOSEPH
Reference Number: 22745
Property Record

1439 CARNEY BLVD

Community: Marinette
County: Marinette
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 22747
Property Record

1001 CHURCH ST

Community: Marinette
County: Marinette
Historic Name: CHARLES R JOHNSTON HOUSE
Reference Number: 22754
Property Record

1701- 1721 DUNLAP AVE

Community: Marinette
County: Marinette
Historic Name: Lauerman Brothers Department Store
Reference Number: 22782
Property Record

902 ELIZABETH AVE

Community: Marinette
County: Marinette
Historic Name: SWEDISH BAPTIST CHURCH
Reference Number: 22793
Property Record

915 ELIZABETH AVE

Community: Marinette
County: Marinette
Historic Name: SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH
Reference Number: 22794
Property Record

1608 ELIZABETH AVE

Community: Marinette
County: Marinette
Historic Name: J.E. Johnson House
Reference Number: 22813

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