“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 their Sesquicentennial this year, their READ MORE
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 history, stories of the past READ MORE
Celebrate the City’s Sesquicentennial Throughout 2023 A lot can happen in 150 years. And, a lot has in the Fox Cities. But the collective of the area starts with its READ MORE
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 time. It’s a direct link READ MORE
Neenah Historical Society’s newest exhibit opens May 9 By Jane Lang, executive director of Neenah Historical Society, and Steven T. Sheehan, associate professor of history at UWO, Fox Cities Campus READ MORE
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 window to the past. In READ MORE
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 History at UW-Fox Valley Images READ MORE
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 of “artifacts,” we might first READ MORE
Two tragic tales of national celebrities who met their demise in the Fox Cities A Hawaiian musical sensation and an Australian boxing champion – what could they have in common? READ MORE
Wisconsin’s oldest county celebrates 200 years Thirty years before Wisconsin was granted statehood, Brown County was established as one of the state’s original two counties. It was formed in 1818 READ MORE
