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

Sunday, June 26, 2016

Gantners Tavern Christmas Party

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It isn't every day that I receive a new photo at the historical society, let alone, one that has a picture of ME in it. But I can remem...

Monday, June 20, 2016

Ashford church history

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A new donation just came in to the library. It's a history of St. Martin's Church in Ashford, by Gerald Jaeger. I am really happy ...

Thursday, May 26, 2016

A Song from the 1860's

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Found among our original documents, is a paper with the lyrics to an old song from the 1860's The Charming Young Widow I was born...

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Crescent Opera House and "Social" invitations

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It takes a long time to sort through papers when a new donation is getting cataloged and indexed. As always, there are plenty of surprises,...

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

Fairbanks and Pinkerton Genealogies

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New to the Thornton Library: Descendants of John Pinkerton Sr. of Londonderry, New Hampshire - donated by Sue Williams. This genealogy s...

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Eldorado in 1913

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This is one of a continuing series of articles that were published in 1913 in The Reporter. EDWARD ABBS IS A PIONEER WELL KNOWN RES...

Friday, April 22, 2016

Calumetville, Calumet Harbor in 1913

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In 1913 the Reporter published a series of articles on local village histories. This is another in the series. Calumetville is thriving...

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