Fond du Lac History

Discoveries, donations and information from the files of the Thornton Library, on the grounds of the Fond du Lac County Historical Society, Fond du Lac, WI

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Tallmadge Bible

Now that that archive room has some semblence of workablilty, I have been spending an hour or two whenever possible, checking out to see wha...

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

The archives

It's been a bit since I have made any progress in familiarizing myself with all that this library contains. I am now back on track, dig...

Thursday, September 12, 2013

The Journal of Fidelis Steinauer

My first discovery.......I did find one really neat book, just donated to the library last year, but not cataloged or shelved yet, sinc...

The Cleaning Starts

Finally started reorganizing the library. I have to clean off the tops of all filing cabinets, so the cabinets can get moved. Then, the li...

Sunday, September 8, 2013

More records

Just discovered that another 10,000 probate records will be arriving soon, and now I really am wondering just where I am going to put it all...

The Beginnings

In Aug. 2013, the Fond du Lac Historical Society asked me to re-open their research library, located in the Blakely Museum. I am a local hi...

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