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Index card states that both of these brothers were born in Wisconsin, John in 1856 and Frank in 1858. Their parents emigrated from Germany. John's wife was named Tressy and they had one son, born in 1879. Frank's wife was Mary, and they had three children, Amelia, George and Edward. The brothers ran a threshing business in addition to farming. In October the thresher accidentally set fire to the barn of William Mercer. The barn, granary, several hundred bushels of wheat, and machinery were destroyed, and several hogs were killed. There was no insurance to cover the loss.

Smith, Charles Francis
US ARC River Falls SC 345 · collection · 1970

Clippings, correspondence, and court documents collected by Turcheneske in 1970 while a graduate student doing research on organizer Pat Malone and the Ku Klux Klan in northwestern Wisconsin.

Turcheneske, John Anthony (1925)
John Bakmann. Letters, 1888.
US ARC River Falls SC 300 · collection · 1888

Letters written by Bakmann to his sister, Ingeborg Rognass of St. Croix Falls, Wis. The letters, all in Norwegian, are postmarked from Deer Park and "Menomonie" (Dunn County), Wisconsin.

US ARC River Falls SC 297 · collection · 1945

Photocopied genealogical charts documenting the descendants of John Billington, 1620-1927, compiled by Florence S. Whelan in 1945.

US ARC River Falls Mss Z · collection · 1963-1964

Term papers written for Dr. John Lankford's American history course at Wisconsin State University-River Falls, all relating to the history of Hudson and River Falls, Wisconsin, 1850-1880, and covering such topics as local newspapers, assimilation of immigrants, churches, politics, government, education, culture, industry, and economics.

US ARC River Falls SC 261 · collection · 1959

Mimeographed copy of a speech presented November 12, 1959, by Senator John F. Kennedy to the students and faculty of Wisconsin State College at River Falls, concerning the importance of education.

US ARC River Falls SC 46 · collection · 1841-1925

Miscellaneous correspondence, 1841-1908, 1925, and financial records, 1861-1897, of John Hoffmann, Ellsworth, Wisconsin, who had emigrated from Germany in 1846 and first settled in Pennsylvania; with some ephemera.

US ARC River Falls SC 240 · collection · undated, 1922

Biographical information on John M. Bartosh, mayor of River Falls, Wisconsin, farmer, and owner of the Park View Dairy; compiled from conversations with Mrs. Bartosh by Dr. and Mrs. E. N. Peterson; plus a 1922 photograph of Mr. Bartosh delivering milk.

US ARC River Falls SC 315 · collection · 1984

Photocopied McCray family genealogical charts and written descriptions, 1801-1949, compiled by Merriell in 1984. The charts trace the descendants of William McCray (1801-1873) and his son, Carlos McCray (1826-1912).

US ARC River Falls SC 89 · collection · 1762

Photocopy of a diary and report of Pybus, an agent of the East India Company, kept during a mission to the Emperor of Ceylon who desired to ally with the English against the Dutch.

US ARC UWRF MSS 2025-10-23/1213 · collection · 1971-2008

This collection is composed of 40 notebooks containing the personal research notes of Dr. Shepherd. The notebooks are numbered and mostly chronological. Notes include research projects or experiments, some of which are in collaboration with 3M. The are also two volumes relating to advanced computing regarding telescopes and astronomy.

Shepherd, John
US ARC River Falls SC 87 · collection · 1911

Typewritten reminiscences of John Solon, mainly concerning his family's history in Ireland and events subsequent to their 1847 immigration to Dodge County, Wisconsin; written in 1911.

US ARC PH 2011.008.019 · item · circa 1910
Part of Photographic postcard collection

Postcard with image of "Dr." John Till and his associates from New Richmond, Wisconsin. Till appears to be wearing clothing from his native Austria. Printed on Azo paper with all four triangles pointing up (used 1904-1918). Unused.

Visual material By University of Wisconsin-River Falls University Archives and Area Research Center (1860)
US ARC PH 2011.008.006 · item · [ca. 1908]
Part of Photographic postcard collection

Real-photo postcard with image of "Dr." John Till from New Richmond, Wisconsin. Date from postmark Aug. 25, 1908; mailed from Duluth Minn.; green 1¢ Franklin stamp. Message: Addressed to Miss Marie Paulson, 5722 Highland St., West Duluth, Minn. "I am very much satisfied with Dr. Till. Am not feeling well now, I have got a role of cotton on my back. Affectionately yours, [unsigned].