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

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

winter scenes

Just a few pictures of winter in the past, from our photo collection. Cutting ice blocks marking a road on the...

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Funeral Procession

Had someone loan me some photos to scan of a funeral procession. The street appears to be Main St., and many old buildings that no longer...

Orpheum Theatre

While browsing through some of the various scrapbooks donated to the society, I spotted this photo. I had always heard of the Orpheum Thea...

Monday, October 10, 2016

More Mt. Calvary images

These are additional photos from an early untitled photo album, ca. 1913-1914, of the Mt. Calvary area. These pictures include activities t...

early Mt. Calvary postcards

These are photos from an unknown photo album, that appear to be of the Mt. Calvary area. The photo album appears to have belonged to a semi...

1913 Corpus Christi Procession in Mt. Calvary

It is always fun to uncover new items, and this week I am starting to catalog our collection of scrapbooks and photo albums. One of the p...

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