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La Crosse (Wis.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 76 Collections and/or Records:

Larry Lebiecki Photographs of a Reenactment of the Signing of the La Crosse, Wisconsin City Charter

 Collection — Box MISC 40, Folder: 4
Identifier: MISC MSS 231
Abstract

Digital images taken on March 14, 2006, depicting a reenactment of the signing of the city charter for La Crosse, Wisconsin. These images were taken at the Hixon House; the reenactment was a part of the La Crosse Sesquicentennial celebration.

Dates: 2006 March 14

Leo Schroeder Films of La Crosse, Wisconsin, Area

 Collection — Box MISC 52, Folder: 4-5
Identifier: MISC MSS 161
Abstract

The Leo Schroeder Films of the La Crosse, Wisconsin Area were originally created on 16mm film; this collection includes copies that have been transferred to VHS cassettes. The films feature scenes of the La Crosse area, including fishing and the Westby Ski Jump. Date of original recordings is unknown, but were likely captured during the 1950s; date copies were created is also unknown.

Dates: undated

Leonard R. Chojnacki Papers

 Collection — Box MISC 40, Folder: 7-8
Identifier: MISC MSS 234
Abstract The Leonard R. Chojnacki Papers include correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, title abstracts, and an assortment of other items, including: cemetery certificate for Peter Denney (1905); U. S. Army discharge papers for Paul H. Schaffer (1945); birth certificate for Marion Grace Garrihee (1908); marriage certificate for James Kenyon and Julia Wanke (1938); and an Oak Grove cemetery deed for Adolph Petrick (1917). Chojnacki was a municipal court judge in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and...
Dates: 1905-1984

Lyle C. Molstad Photographs and Slides

 Collection — Box MISC 31, Folder: 3
Identifier: MISC MSS 219
Abstract The Lyle C. Molstad Photographs and Slides are a collection of images relating to Molstad. Topics include: rural settings in La Crosse County, Wisconsin (possibly the St. Joseph Ridge area); Molstad performing work for the La Crosse County Soil Conservation District; horses; street scenes in La Crosse, Wisconsin; the Molstad home at 1303 Liberty Street; the La Crosse County Courthouse; and other assorted images. Also included are a few newspapers clippings and photocopies of two letters...
Dates: circa 1940s-2006

Marriage of Lillie Robinson and William Disbrow Newspaper Clippings, 1878 May

 Collection — Box MISC 17, Folder: 10
Identifier: MISC MSS 168
Abstract

Photocopies of newspaper articles discussing the wedding of Lillie Robinson and William Disbrow in La Crosse, Wisconsin, May 1878.

Dates: 2002 March

Materials Related to the Construction of 2546 Edgewood Place, La Crosse, Wisconsin

 Collection — Box MISC 41, Folder: 17
Identifier: MISC MSS 250
Abstract

Materials (including blueprints, legal description, newspaper clippings, financial records, and other assorted items) related to the construction of 2546 Edgewood Place in La Crosse, Wisconsin. This house was built for Eugene and Dora Boma Host. Materials date 1935-1939.

Dates: 1935-1939

Meir Family History

 Collection — Box MISC 12, Folder: 10
Identifier: MISC MSS 111
Abstract

History of the Meir family brickyards (Meir Brick Company in La Crosse, Wisconsin) and additional family information. Included are photocopies of family photographs. Materials are undated.

Dates: undated

Merlinda Schleiter Papers

 Collection — Box MISC 22, Folder: 3
Identifier: MISC MSS 196
Abstract

The Merlinda Schleiter papers include materials relating to the World War I homefront (as experienced in La Crosse, Wisconsin), and to Schleiter's work with food conservation and liberty bonds. A fabric armband with the words "Council of Defense" and a Victory Liberty Loan medal are included, as are some materials from the La Crosse Community Council (latter materials date from the 1920s).

Dates: 1917-1929