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, March 15, 2017

Seven Mile Creek

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Long ago and far away..........well, back in the 1970's at least, when my children were very young, I discovered the Laura Ingalls Wild...

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Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Prohibition prescriptions

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New donation to the library: While the production, transport, and sale of liquor was illegal during Prohibition, the National Prohibition...

Monday, January 30, 2017

Marytown in 1913

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The following is another article in a series, that was published in The Reporter in 1913, concerning the many small communities located in F...

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

winter scenes

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

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Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Funeral Procession

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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

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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

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

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