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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.
Early school days in the old third ward school recalled by first pupils
Jan 27, 1924
La Crosse Tribune
Widow of La Crosse's first Civil War hero remembers Lincoln in early war days
Feb 13, 1927
LaCrosse Tribune
Little law needed to rule affairs of people in the early days
Apr 13, 1924
La Crosse Tribune
Log rafting season in old lumber days brought many thrills to men of the trade
Apr 28, 1929
LaCrosse Tribune
Oldest U. W. grad, one of 20 to form first class in 1849, tells of early campus days
Feb 22, 1924
Capital Times
Robert Douglas, first settler near Melrose, lured there by rumors of coal fields in 1839
Apr 23, 1927
LaCrosse Tribune
