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Newspaper Article/Clipping

Interesting details of early Beaver Dam presented in letter

Date: 1931-03-26
County: Dodge
City: Beaver Dam
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Letter written 85 years ago by Waupun man tells the east about early farming methods in Wisconsin

Date: 1935-07-18
County: Dodge
City: Waupun
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Second letter written in 1850 extolls virtues of Wisconsin--- and offers to sell 400 acres of land

Date: 1935-07-25
County: Dodge
City: Waupun
Photograph

United States Post Office

Date: 02 03 1978
Description: "U.S. Post Office. Rural mail carrier, Ralph Koll, sorts the mail prior to beginning his route."
Photograph

Mail Delivery at the Dock

Date: 1921
Description: A woman and her dog meet the mail carrier in his delivery boat at the end of a pier on the west shore of Fox Lake.
Photograph

Rural Mail Carrier

Date: 02 03 1978
Description: Winter scene with mail carrier in car putting mail in a mailbox. "Ralph Koll, Rural Mail Carrier. Somewhere in this monstrous snow drift is Helen Moldenha...
General Information

The J.M. Kaplan Fund - Common Grant in Historic Preservation

The J.M. Kaplan Fund
This grant seeks to provide funding for the preservation and protection of archaeological sites and the built environment
Historical Essay

Quiner, Edwin Bryant (1816-1868)

Wisconsin Civil War Historian and Author
Read about the man who wrote the most cited book on Wisconsin's involvement in the Civil War. This article includes several links to his work.
Historical Essay

Prisons in Wisconsin

Read a detailed history of prisons and other correctional facilities in Wisconsin. This article contains several links.
Historical Essay

1857 Promenade Dress

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Promenade dress worn by Hannah Billinghurst of Juneau, Wisconsin, 1857. (Museum object #1955.1449,A)
Historical Essay

Letterheads - Image Gallery Essay

Promotions on Paper, 1850s-1975
Custom-designed letterheads were a universal way of proclaiming who you were. Historical letterheads are prime examples of early branding.

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