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

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Ruth Strong pt 3 - Dance cards

When you love to dance, you save your dance cards. It becomes obvious after studying these pages, that Ruth originally saved one dance car...

Ruth Strong pt 2 - dances

Ruth Strong was born 1 April 1910, the daughter of Louis H and Mary Strong, of Oakfield. She married Lester Henning in 1934, and in 194...

Ruth Strong pt 1 - programs and events

Ruth Strong was born in 1910, the daughter of Louis and Mary Strong. The family lived in the town of Oakfield. As a teenager in the 192...

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Sears Roebuck

One of the most frequently requested pictures, is of the Sears store, and we have very few pictures. Here are some pictures that are from ...

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

High School Life in 1906

I stumbled across some interesting items will looking at the Fond du Lac High School 'newsletter' for 1906. I believe that this is ...

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

More Houses

I found a few more pictures of some of the older houses that used to exist in Fond du Lac. Moved back from N E corner 4th & Marr. G...

Thursday, December 13, 2018

For the Love of Horses!

Two pictures, that this farmer must have become attached to. He doesn't name the people, but he recorded the death dates of his faithf...

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