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

Friday, January 3, 2014

Tallmadge Bible

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Accidents happen. Sometimes preserving something from the past, takes a little effort. One of the storage facilities for the Fond du Lac Co...

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Sisters of Mercy in Fond du Lac

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Happy New Year! In the course of taking an inventory of the books in the Historical Society Library, I came across a series of books that ...

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Sunday, November 24, 2013

Moving Day

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With more probate records on their way to the library, I had to redo the furniture arrangement in the library, to make room for at least 8 m...

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

JFK in Fond du Lac

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Presidential Candidate John F Kennedy made a stop in Fond du Lac, Feb. 17, 1960 while campaigning for the Democratic nomination for Presiden...

Monday, November 18, 2013

German Newspaper

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When digging in the archives, I came across "Nordwestlicher Courier", a German language newspaper from Fond du Lac. It appears to...

Sunday, November 3, 2013

more digging in the archives

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For the past several weeks, MaryBeth Hayes and I have been digging in the archives of the Adams House, opening boxes, moving boxes of books,...

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Tallmadge Bible

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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...

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