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Amanda’s Weekly Archival Discovery

Good Afternoon Forest County Residents! This week while I was exploring the historical documents of our great county I found a ledger from 1941-1942. It appears to be created by a school nurse who documented the name of the student, the diagnosis, and treatment. The main ailment of the school children was a cut finger, […]

Posted byAmandaJuly 19, 2013Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Amanda’s Weekly Archival Discovery

Amanda’s Weekly Archival Discovery

Hello there Forest County Residents! This was a colorful week in my archival world because I organized and analyzed Justice Court Dockets. These large books include information on any legal disputes or court appearances in the City of Crandon’s history which you can imagine is as entertaining as watching the day time court television shows […]

Posted byAmandaJuly 12, 2013Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Amanda’s Weekly Archival Discovery

Amanda’s Weekly Archival Discovery

Happy Independence Day Forest County Residents! This week I organized and inventoried records from the City Clerk of Crandon from 1938-1950. There were a few interesting items because of Crandon growing as a city and because of the war effort. The city under took the enormous task of putting in a water and sewer system […]

Posted byAmandaJuly 5, 2013Posted inUncategorized1 Comment on Amanda’s Weekly Archival Discovery

Amanda’s Weekly Archival Discovery

Hello Forest County Residents! This week’s archival discovery reminded me that no matter what time period someone lived in we still hold commonalities that come with human nature. I came across the guest register book for the Park Hotel in Crandon formerly owned by Osborn and Poppy which was located on Madison Avenue near the […]

Posted byAmandaJune 28, 2013Posted inUncategorized1 Comment on Amanda’s Weekly Archival Discovery

Amanda’s Weekly Archival Discovery

Hello Local History Fans! This week I discovered the story of a local resident whose short life was filled with great accomplishments and who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. I came upon this information from a printed power point sent to the library by a student from the St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy […]

Posted byAmandaJune 21, 2013Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Amanda’s Weekly Archival Discovery

Amanda’s Weekly Archival Discovery

Hello again Forest County Residents! My second week as the summer archivist was fantastic! On Monday I received a wonderful tour of the Forest County Historical Society Museum from Terry Thompson. There are a lot of neat displays and fascinating stories that can be found at the museum. I encourage everyone to plan a visit […]

Posted byAmandaJune 14, 2013Posted inUncategorized2 Comments on Amanda’s Weekly Archival Discovery

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