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

Monday, October 23, 2017

Palmers, Bannisters and dulcimers

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The Palmer dulcimer, on display at the Galloway House & Village Birney & Carrie Palmer with their dulcimer Bingham Lake ...

Johny's on the Lake

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Just received an email from someone out of state, who came across some photos of Johny's on the Lake, which the family had owned at one ...

Monday, September 11, 2017

Gene Autry

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Here are some fun photos of a time when Gene Autry visited Fond du Lac. Of course, he received a key to the city, but on this occasion h...

Sunday, September 3, 2017

Mom

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Today marks one year, that my mom finally was re-united with my dad, so I decided to go through some of the many little papers of anecdotes ...

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Tuesday, August 22, 2017

The Hazen Martial Band

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Anyone interested in local history, knows the name Chester Hazen. He is credited with building the very first cheese factory in the State o...

Thursday, August 10, 2017

label those photos!

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Once in a while I stumble across a photo that is a real treasure........not because of the picture itself, but because of what is written on...

Monday, July 24, 2017

cream collector pic

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This photo fell out of a book as we were working in the library this morning. The back is labeled "Cream Collector, 1913". ...

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