Department Category: History

Happy 150 Years, Menasha!

“Your Place on the Water” Celebrates Its Past, Present and Future While Menasha was incorporated as a city in 1874 for which the community celebrates

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Historical Society Highlight

Area Stories Brought to Life “If you want to understand today you have to search yesterday.” —Pearl S. Buck Whether it’s worldly, national or local

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If These Walls Could Talk

Area Architecture Speaks to Rich History Architecture is a large part of the narrative in discussing history—a way to understand trends and priorities of the

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Street Smarts

A pocket-sized history of local street names What’s in a name? When it comes to our streets, apparently a lot. Street names are often a

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Voting for a Change

The impact of the 19th Amendment on our community By Jane Lang, Executive Director of Neenah Historical Society, and Steven T. Sheehan, Associate Professor of

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Fox Cities Artifacts

The most fascinating items in museum collections   Artifact: something characteristic of or resulting from a particular human institution, period, trend or individual.  When we think

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Kai & Hall 

Two tragic tales of national celebrities who met their demise in the Fox Cities  A Hawaiian musical sensation and an Australian boxing champion – what

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