Abstract James O. “Jim” Holmlund was born in Bangor, Wis., in 1918. He attended Luther College in Decorah, IA, from 1936-1940 pursuing a degree in journalism, and then enlisted in the U. S. Army and served in World War II. He served in the North African and Italian campaigns and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He moved to La Crosse, Wis., and worked for the La Crosse Tribune as a news reporter from 1948-1968, thereafter establishing his own business, the Independent News and Features...

Abstract Collection of family photographs from the Russell E. Sprain Estate. Russell was one of four sons of Fred C. and Elizabeth (Wehrenberg) Sprain. The family lived in the Bostwick Valley/Town of Barre area and moved to the West Salem community in 1934. Russell was unmarried and remained in the family home, thus inheriting many family photographs of his siblings and parents.While most photographs are of the Sprain and Wehrenberg families, there are also some images of the...