Our society is pleased to announce a donation to our archival collection of a full-length video presentation of the 2025 Memorial Day service held in the Forest County Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Crandon.
The video includes the entire ceremony in which local residents gathered to remember those who sacrificed their lives for our country and dedicated a statue that honors those heroes who gave their lives and served in World War II, who are called the “Greatest Generation”. The statue was commissioned by Earl Cummings Jr, whose father Earl Sr. had served in WW II. In addition, the ceremony provided the opportunity for many persons to express their feelings about Memorial Day and the people who served.
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Summertime is Research Time
The joys of summer. Long days. Fishing. Lake Metonga. Genealogy Research.
Yep, that’s right. During the busy summer months, the Crandon Public Library sees an upswing in the number of visitors researching their family history. Just this week we enjoyed a visit from Kevin Jackson of Cudahy, Wisconsin. Kevin is researching the Wickham, Jackson, and Domrose families of early Crandon and left the library with a large stack of obituaries and newspaper clippings from our microfilm collection. {It also helped that the Library Director is also researching the same Wickham line!}
Before leaving Kevin shared with us the following photo from his Jackson family’s collection. It is an early photo of the Crandon Lions Club. Kevin estimated the photo was published pre-1959.
Thanks Kevin for the great photo and we look forward to visiting with you on future research trips!
