Minutes of the town board of supervisors pertaining to the laying out, altering, or vacating of town roads; giving the location of the roads, awards of damages to owners of property, arrangements made with land owners, and petitions of town residents requesting road changes.
Records of two congregations which share a pastor and of their predecessors which originally served Norwegian settlers. Included are records of congregations known at various times as Our Savior's Lutheran Church, South Rush River Church, Martell Lutheran Church, North Prairie Church, and Rush River Lutheran Church.
Records include minutes, financial records, histories, cemetery records, ladies aid records, and other items.
Prarie Church Cemetery
Real-photo postcard with image of the Ellsworth Electric Light Company's Rush River Dam near Ellsworth, Wisconsin. Date supplied by photographer: H.W.L. 1907. Card postmarked Nov 3, 1908; mailed from Beldenville Wisconsin; 1¢ green Franklin "Gingerbread" stamp. Message: Addressed to Mrs. Flora Morton, Bay City, Ore. How are you and all of the other friends of mine getting along. Effie's oldest boy is sick and Anna is sick. I hope they will not have such a time as they did last winter. We are all well and hope this card will find you all well. This from Lydia. Good Bye."
Real-photo postcard with an image of the Rush River Dam. Date taken by photographer: 1908. Postmarked Jan. 20, 1908; mailed in Ellsworth. 1-cent stamp. Message: Addressed to Anna Anderson, Cylon, Wisconsin "We have lights from here now. Lights from the dam, or other wise known as I lights. Dora." Printed on Azo paper with four triangles, all pointing up. See 1962.001.xxx for a postcard using the same source image.
Real-photo postcard with image of 17 children and their teacher in front of a rural school in the Town of Union, Pierce County, Wisconsin. The school was located in the Elmwood area. The brick school has a single front door with transom, a bell on top of the roof, and two windows showing; there is some snow on the ground. Date of "1912?" handwritten on verso. Printed on Azo paper; bottom two triangles pointing down (used 1918-1930). Names handwritten on verso: 1. Lucy Schladweiller 2. Margaret Richarson 3. Charlotte Ganslucker 4. Ada Collett 5. Bernice Collett 6. [possibly Edith Wiskerchin] 7. Aleda Richardson 8. Carrol Gerrish 9. Joyce Gerrish 10. Ruth Batho 11. Miss Berkerg [teacher] 12. Elva Richarson 13. Vera Batho 14. Leo Wiskerchin 15. Hartzell Matin 16. Lester Wiskerchin 17. Bruno Ganslucker 18. Walter Schladweiller
Autograph book
"Terry Huberty Runner, Dec. 1976 pg. 1"
Real-photo postcard with image of firemen and other men posing in front of the ruins of Van Meter's Print Shop in New Richmond, Wisconsin. which was destroyed by fire ... Postmark not fully visible; green 1¢ Washington stamp. Printed on Azo paper with all four triangles pointing up (used 1904-1918). Message: Addressed to Mr. Tom Martin, ... , Chicago,
M.A.Shepard Collection
O.W. Davies
gift of Gene Cudd
Real-photo postcard with image of the ruins of Stewarts Store in River Falls, Wisconsin, which was destroyed by fire in 1915. Title handwritten on verso, probably by the donor (Willis H. Miller). Printed on Azo paper with all four triangles pointing up (used 1904-1918). Unused.
Reminiscences by Karges, discussing mainly his family, his education at Whitewater (Wis.) Normal School (1899-1901) and the University of Wisconsin (1904-06), and his experiences as professor of physics and chemistry at River Falls (Wis.) State College (1908-52).