All I Want for Christmas is Historic Preservation
Vol. 4, No. 50 The Christmas season is upon us and it is customary to write a piece about Charlie Howard, his Santa Claus School, or Christmas Park. If I…
Read moreVol. 4, No. 50 The Christmas season is upon us and it is customary to write a piece about Charlie Howard, his Santa Claus School, or Christmas Park. If I…
Read more[caption id="attachment_1764" align="alignnone" width="460"] Photograph of Frank A. Burton from a composite of the Rescue Hose Company in La Crosse, Wisconsin – courtesy of the La Crosse Public Library Archives.[/caption]…
Read more[caption id="attachment_1750" align="alignnone" width="917"] 1857 Map of the Village of Albion showing Beaver Alley[/caption] Vol. 4, No. 45 Toponymy, the study of place names, origins, meanings, and use, is an…
Read moreVol. 4, No. 44 This photograph, from a collection donated to the Department of History from Ruth Webster Howard, shows the rear side of the Administrative Building at the Western…
Read moreVol. 4, No. 41 October is Polish American Heritage Month, first celebrated in 1981 by the Polish American Cultural Center in Philadelphia. It is an opportunity to call attention to…
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