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Clark County, Wisconsin
January - June, 2007
Updates
Home Page
6/30/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
June 6, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
6/29/2007
County-wide
Info:
Clark County Marriage Index Pre - 1907; as been
updated to 1892. This outstanding contribution
is being transcribed by
Crystal
Wendt.
Memorial
Tributes:
Luepke & Schweke Families; contributed by
History Buffs.
This Album is a collection of photos and memories of
the special, unforgettable People who have been a part
of the submitters life and/or heritage.
Contact us if
you'd like to sponsor a personal tribute to someone
in your family tree, a beloved spouse, sister or brother,
a friend or a community leader. These
Memorial gifts will benefit the Clark County,
Wisconsin Internet Library Historical Preservation Fund.
Butler Township:
1940
Butlerville School Records,
1945
Butlerville School Records; contributed and transcribed
by Paul Forster.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
May 30, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
6/28/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 23, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
6/27/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 16, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
6/26/2007
Butler Township:
1930 Butlerville School Records,
1935 Butlerville School Records; contributed and
transcribed by
Paul Forster.
Butler Township:
1924 3rd Grade Students; contributed by Shirley
Biddle.
Longwood Township:
1880,
1893 &
1905 Plat Map Transcriptions; contributed by
Sharon Short.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 9, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
6/25/2007
Pine Valley:
St. John's Church History, (1886-1936, Chapter 2);
provided by "The Jailhouse
Museum" and transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 2, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Fremont Township:
192? Plat Map (origin unknown), provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum". Please contact us if you
can supply a more exact date for this map. We
know it was done sometime in the 1920 timeframe.
Weston Township:
1877 Treasurer's
Ledger; provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
6/21/2007
Pine Valley:
St. John's Church History, (1886-1936, Chapter 1);
provided by "The Jailhouse
Museum" and transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
April 25, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Pine Valley Township:
Community Pages,
Miss Neillsville 2007 (Sketch and photos of the
5 Contestants); contributed by
Carol Mitte.
Foster Township: 192?
Plat Map,
Part
1 &
Part
2, (origin unknown), provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum". Please contact us if you
can supply a more exact date for this map. We
know it was done sometime in the 1920 timeframe.
Weston Township:
1876 Treasurer's
Ledger; provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
6/20/2007
County-Wide:
From Forest
to Farm (Dewhurst, Levis, Sherwood & Washburn Townships);
provided by "The Jailhouse
Museum".
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
April 18
, 2001; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Eaton Township:
192?
Plat Map (origin unknown), provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum". Please contact us if you
can supply a more exact date for this map. We
know it was done sometime in the 1920 timeframe.
Weston Township:
1875 Treasurer's
Ledger; provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
6/19/2007
Biographies:
James Walter & Nellie J. Robbins, biographical sketch
& 1880 Census; information contributed by the Robbins
family.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
April 11, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Dewhurst Township:
192? Plat Map (origin unknown), provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum". Please contact us if you
can supply a more exact date for this map. We
know it was done sometime in the 1920 timeframe.
Weston Township:
1874 Treasurer's
Ledger; provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
6/18/2007
Biographies:
Clarence Boyce Monegar,
expanded photo album collection; contributed by Karen
Toburen &
Carol Kaisler.
Cemeteries:
Goodwin Cemetery Restoration; contributed by
Harold Zander.
Thank you to everyone who made this project such a success!
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
April 4, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
John & Mary Ehlers; this wonderfully written story
was provided by "The Jailhouse
Museum".
Butler Township:
192? Plat Map (origin unknown), provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum". Please contact us if you
can supply a more exact date for this map. We
know it was done sometime in the 1920 timeframe.
Weston Township:
1873 Treasurer's Ledger; provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
6/17/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
March 28, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Beaver Township:
192? Plat Map (origin unknown), provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum". Please contact us if you
can supply a more exact date for this map. We
know it was done sometime in the 1920 timeframe.
6/16/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
March 21, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
York Township:
1920
Plat Map (origin unknown), provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
6/15/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
March 14, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
Edwin Thomas & Betsey
Ann (Middleton) Pratt, biographical sketch and 1880
Census Record.
Worden Township:
1920 Plat Map (origin unknown), provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
6/14/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
March 7, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
Christopherson, Peter
& Carrie (Johnson); biographical sketch and Census
Records, researched by
Deb Sanger.
Biographies:
Daniel & Phoebe (Hubble)
Cook; Census Records provided by
Deb Sanger
& Photos by the Greenwood Public Library).
Biographies:
William E. & Matilda
(Turnball) Cornick; biographical sketch and Census
Records.
Biographies:
John & Dorcas Elizabeth
Cox; New Census information provided by
Deb Sanger.
Withee Township:
1920 Plat Map (origin unknown), provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
6/13/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
February 28, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
Lyman P. Flower;
biographical sketch and 1880 Census.
Biographies:
Henry & Magdaline Fricke;
biographical sketch and 1880 Census.
Biographies:
William & Eva (Fritsche)
Fricke; biographical sketch and 1880 Census.
Biographies:
Louis & Mary (Roehrdanz)
Kocher; biographical sketch and 1880 Census.
Biographies:
Henry & Mina "Pauline"
(Buchholz) Neimand; biographical sketch.
Biographies:
Frederick & Catherine
Pfunder; 1880 Census.
Biographies:
George H. & Hannah A.
Palms; biographical sketch and 1880 Census.
Weston Township:
1920 Plat Map (origin unknown), provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
6/12/2007
Washburn
Township:
1920 Plat
Map (origin unknown), provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum". We need a transcriber for
the Washburn Township maps. If you would like
to do this, please
contact
us!
Biographies:
John Bowerman Family; Researched by
Deb Sanger.
Biographies:
Franklin & Nancy H.
Burroughs; Researched by
Deb Sanger.
Biographies:
Halbert A. Bright; Expanded Biography provided by
Deb Sanger.
Biographies:
Stephen & Elizabeth Fitch; biographical sketch and
1880 Census.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
February 21, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
6/11/2007
Biographies:
Peter F. & Margaret
Ann (Morgan) Simmons; contributed by Janet Schwarze.
Biographies:
Abner Woodman Bailey
& Family; Researched by
Deb Sanger.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Febuary 14, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Neighboring Counties:
Trinity Church Records, Spencer, Marathon Co., WI;
Updated by History
Buffs.
Warner Township:
1920 Plat Map (origin unknown), provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
6/10/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Febuary 7, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
Benjamin H. & Sarah L. (Dunbar) Stillman; contributed
by Janet Schwarze.
Biographies:
Robert & Elizabeth (Herse)
Smith; contributed by Janet Schwarze.
Unity Township:
1920 Plat Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
6/9/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
January 31, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Thorp Township:
1920 Plat
Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
Biographies:
Andreas S. Nielsen,
Genealogy Addition; contributed by
James Stenhouse.
Biographies:
John Thomas & Eliza
Mary (Billings) Vine; contributed by Janet Schwarze.
6/8/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
January 24, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Sherman Township:
1920 Plat Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
Biographies:
Andreas S. Nielsen,
sketch and photos; contributed by
James Stenhouse.
6/7/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
January 17, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
Alfred Charles & Rosanna
(Smith) Alton, sketch and Census information provided
by Deb Sanger
and Janet Schwarze.
Biographies:
Knud Anderson Family,
sketch and Census information provided by
Deb Sanger
and Janet Schwarze.
Seif Township:
1920
Plat Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
6/6/2007
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
January 10, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
James Whitmore,
we would like to determine if this man fought in the
Civil War. If you have additional information,
please
contact
us.
Biographies:
Michael Eugene & Ida
(Marvin) Wilson, sketch and 1880 Census information.
Obituaries:
New photos have been added to the obits for
Anders P. Nielsen
and Johanna Nielsen;
contributed by
James Stenhouse.
Cemeteries:
Neillsville, WI
Memorial Day Program; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
6/5/2007
Mentor: A new photo
of the
Humbird Canning Factory has been posted. This
business was the first elementary school in Humbird
before being moved to the site it was sitting on at
the time of the razing. Contributed by
Cindy Dressler.
Biographies:
Henry E. & Elizabeth
Wood, contributed by
Elaine (Wood) Greene/Jenson.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
January 3, 2001;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Colby Township:
1921? Plat Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum". We are puzzled as to actual
date of both this map and the
earlier one posted to site. We are not even
100% certain which came first. If you shed some
light on the date either relates to,
please
contact us.
6/4/2007
Pine Valley
Township:
WFLA
Lodge 408 75 Yr. Honors; transcribed
by
Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
December 27, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Mead Township:
1920 Plat
Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
6/3/2007
Veterans:
42nd WI Infantry History; transcribed by
Harold Zander.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
December 13, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Butler Township: Plat
Map Transcriptions by
Paul Forster.
Butler1880-1960.htm - contains the years 1880,
1893, 1905, 1920, 1926, 1936, 1945, 1956, and 1960
Butler1964-1981.htm - contains the years 1964,
1967, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, and 1981
Butler1985-2005.htm - contains the years 1985.
1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, and 2005
6/2/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
December 6, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
6/1/2007
Biographies:
William & Bertha (Schoengarth)
Montgomery (Photo); contributed by
Tarra Birge.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
November 29, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Longwood Township:
1893 Plat Map (at that time, it was the south half
of Hixon Twp.); contributed by Alice Braun.
Reseburg Township:
1920 Plat Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
Pine Valley Township:
Renovation Plans for Neillsville
St. Mary's Catholic Church; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
5/31/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
November 22, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Pine Valley Township:
1920 Plat Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
5/30/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
November 15, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Mentor Township:
1920 Plat Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
5/29/2007
Hixon Township:
1957-58 Owen Withee year book; transcribed by
Robert Lipprandt.
Thank you Bob for this outstanding contribution!
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
November 8, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Veterans: History of
the
129th NY Infantry & 8th NY Cavalry; compiled by
Janet
Schwarze.
Mead Township:
1920 Plat
Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
Biographies:
Christian Wollenberg,
Civil War Soldier; expanded by
Janet
Schwarze. Please let us know if you have a
photo or any additional information for this veteran.
5/28/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
November 1, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
Phillip Rossman, Civil
War Soldier; expanded by
Crystal
Wendt.
Mayville Township:
1920 Plat Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
Veterans:
Quartermaster's 1st Brigade & The Battle of Nashville;
compiled by
Janet
Schwarze.
5/27/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
October 25, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
5/26/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
October 18, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Veterans:
2nd Michigan Infantry;
93rd Illinois Infantry (Civil War Units); transcribed
by Harold Zander.
Lynn Township:
1920
Plat Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
Mead Township:
Rocky Run Reunion
Photos (Both Students & Teachers); contributed by
Jeanette Horn.
5/25/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 24, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Veterans:
4th Wisconsin Cavalry;
6th Wisconsin Light Artillery;
19th Maine Infantry;
21st Wisconsin Infantry;
26th Wisconsin Infantry;
35th Wisconsin Infantry;
38th Wisconsin Infantry;
47th Wisconsin Infantry; (Civil War Units); transcribed
by Harold Zander.
Loyal Township:
1920
Plat Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
5/24/2007
Veterans:
3rd Wisconsin Infantry,
7th Wisconsin Infantry,
9th Wisconsin Infantry, &
10th Wisconsin Infantry (Civil War Units); transcribed
by Harold Zander.
Veterans: 14th Wisconsin Infantry (Civil War Unit);
transcribed by
Janet
Schwarze.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
October 11, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Levis Township:
1920
Plat Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
Levis Township:
1913 Photo of Rock Creek School Students, provided
by "The Jailhouse Museum".
5/23/2007
Veterans:
30th Wisconsin Infantry;
34th Wisconsin Infantry;
35th Wisconsin Infantry;
41st Wisconsin Infantry;
12th Michigan Infantry;
11th Minnesota Infantry;
2nd New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry;
179th Pennsylvania Infantry (Civil War Units); transcribed
by Harold Zander.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
October 4, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Hixon
Township: "Owen,
WI Continues as an Important Rail Center" written
and contributed by
Kris Leonhardt.
Hoard
Township:
1920
Plat Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
Cemeteries:
Seif
Indian Burial Grounds; contributed by
Elaine (Wood) Greene/Jenson.
Cemeteries:
East Thorp,
Colby Memorial &
Colby St. Mary's spreadsheets have been updated
by Stan
Schwarze.
Biographies:
New information has been added to the biography of
John Scovel, Civil
War Veteran who is buried in the Greenwood City Cemetery.
5/22/2007
Veterans:
History of the 49th Wisconsin Infantry (Civil War);
transcribed by
Harold Zander.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
September 20, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info:
Remembering One-room
Country Schools; contributed by
Kris Leonhardt.
This is an outstanding work and we thank Kris for her
generosity in sharing it with this site.
Hewett Township:
1920 Plat Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
5/21/2007
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
September 13, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Cemeteries:
Colby Memorial &
Colby St. Mary's spreadsheets have been updated
by Stan
Schwarze.
Hendren
Township:
1920 Plat Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
Veterans:
History of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry (Civil War);
transcribed by
Harold Zander.
5/20/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
September 6, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Butler Township:
Community
Mystery Photo; contributed by Shirley Biddle.
Butler Township:
Classroom
Photo (pre 1920) showing the interior of the Butlerville
School; contributed by Shirley Biddle.
Green Grove Township:
1920 Plat Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
Levis Township:
1891 Sabbath
School;
Rock
Creek School Photos;
Dells Dam Butter
& Cheese Co.; contributed by
Sharon Short.
Withee Township:
1933 Dedication of the new Thorp American Legion Hall;
transcribed by
Stan
Schwarze.
Eidsvold School
progress:
We have
scans of the original letters, history, and 1894
class roster that were sent by Bill Warner to
his friend Jim Clark in 1938. These items were graciously
donated by Betty Williams. (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/thorp/history/EidsvoldLettersScans.htm)
Yaegar School Progress
(joint school with town of Withee):
Stanley Catholic
Schools
St. Anne's Catholic
School later became Holy Family Catholic School.
We have a list of teachers, courtesy of Sr. Lorraine
Forster. Each list is a PDF file. Click the link
to download it:
The above lists
of teachers was transcribed by and is provided courtesy
of Sister Lorraine Forster.
Thanks to Paul
for all his hard work transcribing and gathering
information, and also to Betty Williams who supplied
copies of some original 1938 historical letters
and documents and to Sister Lorraine Forster for
compiling the list of teachers.. A great addition
to the site.
5/19/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
August 30, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Grant Township:
1920
Plat Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
Levis Township:
Carlyle &
Dells
Dam School History & Photos;
contributed by Sharon
Short.
Butler Township:
1913 Student
Photo (This was found at the old Butlerville School
which is the current town hall and we assume it was
taken at that school, but we have no identifications.
On the backside of the picture was a handwritten note,
"Sarah Cole-teacher"; contributed by Shirley Biddle.
Butler Township:
1913
Class from a Mystery School; contributed by Shirley
Biddle.
5/18/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
August 23, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Butler Township:
Early Log School
House;
1920 Butlerville Student Photo;
1944 Butlerville Student Photo ;
Butlerville
Student 1950 Photo (with some names); &
Fernwald School
Photo; contributed by Shirley Biddle.
Levis Township:
Levis Town Hall
History;
Meadow View School Photos &
Riverside School Photos; contributed by
Sharon Short.
Fremont Township:
1920
Plat Map origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
5/17/2007
Biographies:
John Karl and Meta (Ammerman)
Audorff, family information, military documents
and a photo contributed by Shirley Biddle.
Butler:
Butlerville
Student 1944 Photo with names; contributed by Shirley
Biddle.
Levis
Township:
Day Creamery,
Cheese Maker's Residence & Day Tavern (photos &
history); contributed by
Sharon Short.
Pine
Valley:
1903 Confirmation Class, St. John's Lutheran, Neillsville,
WI; provided by "The Jailhouse
Museum".
Weston:
1911 Immanuel
Lutheran Confirmation, Globe, Weston Twp., Clark
Co., WI; provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
Foster
Township:
1920 North Plat Map, &
1920 South Plat Map, origin unknown, provided by
"The Jailhouse Museum".
5/16/2007
Pine Valley:
Radke Hardware
Store, Neillsville, WI; this original photo from
the Jail House Museum
Collection has been added to the on-line version of
the 19 Jan. 1994 Old Days column.
Eaton Township:
1920
Plat Map, origin unknown, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
August 2, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
5/15/2007
Unity Township: The
Chapman
Family Cemetery has been rediscovered; contributed
by Carol Mitte
& Lani Bartelt.
Hixon Township:
Memories of
Theresa Funk, Withee, Hixon Township, Clark Co.,
WI; contributed by
Maxine Schulze
and transcribed by
Kris Leonhardt.
Dewhurst Township:
1920 Plat Map, origin unknown.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
July 26, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
5/14/2007
Biographies:
Babb, Moses A new PDF family file has
been added to this biography by
Pat Shanks.
Drinkwine, Larry (1821 - 1901)
Darton, William (1821 - 1880)
Francis, Daniel S. (1845 - 1926)
Hartson, Ebulis G. (1815 - 1892)
Hoffman, John R. (1844 - 1923)
Patterson, Charles (1844 - 1931)
McCarty, John A. (1847 - 1927)
Oelig, William (1840 - 1917)
Rufinot/Rofinot (aka Rufus), Louis
Rossman, Paul R. (1843 - 1918)
Rossman, Phillip (1836 - 1891)
Scovel/Scovil, John A. (1842 - 1910)
Slater, William (1818 - 1887)
Wallis, Paschel (1840 - 1922)
Thorp
Township:
1933 Thorp American Legion Dedication; transcribed
by Stan
Schwarze.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
July 19, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
July 12, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Colby
Township:
1920 Plat Map, origin unknown,
provided by "The Jailhouse
Museum".
County-wide:
Joint School
District #3's 1867 Deed.
5/12/2007
Biographies:
Moses Babb;
John H. Booth;
Francis Marion Carter;
John H. Christmas;
Jesse C. Crane &
Charles H. Cummings.
Beaver Township:
1920 Plat Map, origin unknown.
Longwood Township:
Historical Time Line; contributed by
Sharon Short
& The Clark Co., WI History Buffs.
Longwood Township:
1920 Plat Map Transcription; contributed by
Sharon Short.
Cemeteries: The
Neillsville City &
Yolo (Fremont Twp.) spreadsheets have been updated
by Stan
Schwarze.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
July 5, 2000; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
5/11/2007
Butler Township:
1920 Plat Map, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum".
Cemeteries: The
Neillsville St. Mary's & the
Neillsville City spreadsheets have been updated
by Stan
Schwarze.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
June 28, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
5/10/2007
Mayville Township:
Abbotsford City Cemetery has been updated with new
entries from early Clark Co. Courthouse records.
Longwood Township:
1920
Plat Map, provided by "The
Jailhouse Museum". If you have time to transcribe
this map, please
contact
us.
Biographies:
Lester Nichols,
Civil War Soldier buried in Greenwood, WI.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
June 21, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
5/9/2007
Biographies:
Rudolph Samuel & Louisa
Hepsia (Schemerhorn) Hummel; lots of new information
contributed by
Patricia
Gunnels.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
June 14, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Cemeteries: The
East Thorp Village &
Old
St. Hedwig spreadsheets has been updated by
Stan
Schwarze.
5/8/2007
Featured articles
from recent issues of The Thorp Courier:
The following pages
are full transcripts from the Old Items section
of that particular issue of The Thorp Courier. The
Old Items section contains short local items
of interest from 100, 75, 50, 25, and 10 years ago.
These pages were transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon
(unless noted otherwise).
Most weeks, The
Thorp Courier publishes a "Way Back When" photograph
with a description or a request for more information.
In a later edition, they publish additional information
about the previous photo based on information provided
by readers of The Thorp Courier.
The pages below
are for these various pictures, along with the descriptions.
These pages were transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon
(unless noted otherwise).
Thorp High School Alumni Letters
04/18/07
Thorp High School Alumni Letter
County-wide Info:
Good Old Days News Clips,
June 7, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon.
Cemeteries: The
West Spencer spreadsheets has been updated by
Stan
Schwarze.
5/7/2007
Cemeteries: The
Brighton,
Colby Memorial &
Houghtonburg spreadsheets have been updated by
Stan
Schwarze.
Withee Township:
Pozen School Photo (1950); provided by
Sharon Short.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 31, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
5/6/2007
Hixon Township:
Friends of the
Old School House (FOS), April 25, 2007; transcribed
by
Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies: Some scans
of
Clarence Boyce Monegar's paintings have been added
at the bottom of his biography which was submitted by
Pat (Susa) Sievers.
Mentor Township: 1880
Transcription of Mentor Property Owners [
North], [South],
[Middle];
Contributed by
Peter Fadden.
Thank you once again, Peter, for all of your hard work!
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 17, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
5/5/2007
Butler Township:
1920 Federal Census,
Surname List &
1930 Federal Census,
Surname List; contributed by
Crystal
Wendt.
Grant Township:
Reed School Renovation Project, transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Grant Township:
Washington School 1945-1946 (Class Photo); provided
by Erdine Oldham
Payne &
Dolores
Mohr Kenyon.
County-wide Info:
The Birth of
Joint School District #3 (1867). This new
book is an incredible addition to our historic collection
and is a must read!
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 10, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
5/4/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 3, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
April 26, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
5/3/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
April 19, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
April 12, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
5/2/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
April 5, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
5/1/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
March 29, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/30/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
March 22, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/29/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
March 15, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Grant Township:
Washington School 1945-1946 (Class Photo); provided
by Erdine Oldham
Payne &
Dolores
Mohr Kenyon.
4/28/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
March 8, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/27/2007
Biographies & Obits:
The Morris family collection has been expanded with
new information and photos:
Cemeteries: The
Colby Memorial spreadsheet has been updated by
Stan
Schwarze.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
March 1, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/26/2007
Levis Township:
Community Hall
(Photo); provided by
Sharon Short.
Biographies:
Clarence Boyce Monegar (1910 - 1968);
this outstanding research was submitted by
Pat (Susa) Sievers.
Cemeteries: The
West Spencer &
St. John's (Marathon Co.) spreadsheets have been
updated by
Stan
Schwarze.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
February 23, 2000; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/25/2007
School
Roster/Census:
1923;
1925;
1930;
1935;
1940;
The
class lists have been transcribed by Paul Forster, who
has a more or less complete list for nearly every year
from 1923 to 1954. If you'd like info on a year that
is not listed, please
email Paul direct.
(click
here to download all these years as a single Microsoft
Excel (XLS) workbook)
Thanks, Paul!
Biographies:
William August Papenfuss;
submitted by Dennis
G. Schoeder.
Cemeteries: The
St.
Hedwig,
East Thorp &
Neillsville City spreadsheets have been updated
by Stan
Schwarze.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
February 16, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
February 9, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/24/2007
Cemeteries: The
Colby St. Mary's,
Colby Memorial,
West Spencer &
Brighton (Marathon Co.) spreadsheets have all been
updated by
Stan
Schwarze.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
February 2, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
January 26, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/23/2007
Cemeteries: The
Riverside
&
Neillsville City spreadsheets have all been updated
by Stan
Schwarze.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
January 19, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
January 12, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/22/2007
Cemeteries: The
Mentor,
East Thorp Village &
Houghtonburg (Jackson Co.) spreadsheets have all
been updated by
Stan
Schwarze.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
January 5, 2000;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
December 29, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/21/2007
Cemeteries:
Colby Memorial,
Colby St. Mary's &
Dorchester Memorial have all been updated by Stan.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
December 15, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
December 8, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/20/2007
Cemeteries:
Goodwin
Cemetery (Hixon Twp., Section 32); this abandoned
burial site is being preserved by
Harold Zander.
Cemeteries:
Windfall,
Loyal
St. Anthony,
Loyal
City,
Colby Memorial,
Grant Twp.,
Willard Holy Family,
Greenwood
City,
Neillsville St. Mary's,
Chili St. Stephen's,
Unity Trinity Lutheran-Scandanavian (Marathon Co.,
WI) and
Lynn
Twp. spreadsheets have all been updated by
Ken Wood.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
December 1, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
November 24, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/19/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
November 17, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
November 10, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/18/2007
Biographies--contributed
by Betty Williams
for the Sylvanus Sweet
Warner Sketch:
Schools:
Romeo
School Records, (Unity, Clark Co. & Brighton, Marathon
Co., WI);
Student Information
[1919]
[1920]
[1921]
[1922]
[1923]
[1924]
[1925]
[1926]
[1927]
[1928]
[1929]
[1930]
[1939]
[1940]
[1941]
[1942]
[1943]
[1944];
Book Reports [1939-1941];
Graduates [1920-1930];
contributed by Alan
Gurtner; Transcribed by
Ken Wood.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
November 3, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
October 27, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/17/2007
Cemeteries:
Brighton Twp. Marathon Co., WI, Cemetery has been
updated by
Stan
Schwarze.
Churches:
Neillsville Bible Baptist (photo); contributed by
Erdine Oldham
Payne.
Neighboring Counties:
1882 Brighton Twp., Marathon Co., WI Plat Map &
Legend; contributed by
Ken Wood.
Do you need an historic
Wisconsin County Plat Book?
Visit our gift shop!
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
October 20, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
October 13, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/16/2007
Thorp Courier
Articles/Information: (see
http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/News.htm)
Items from recent
issues of The Thorp Courier including:
-
Looking Back
-- Old Items from 100, 75, 50,
25, and 10 years ago.
-
Way Back When
- Old pictures from various historical
sources.
Featured articles
from recent issues of The Thorp Courier:
A note from Leon:
Paul and Dolores and Crystal are the
busy ones, I"™m the one who"™s behind. I have more
stuff to post that they have sent me recently, so
look for more updates. I appreciate all their hard
work, and their patience with me!
Obituaries: 75
new photos have been added to previously posted
(2005-2007) Clark County Press obituaries by Carol
Mitt.
Cemeteries: Hixon
Twp.,
Riverside
Cemetery has been updated by
Ken
Wood.
Census: Levis Twp.,
1870 Federal Census;
transcribed by
Crystal Wendt.
County-wide Info:
Good Old Days News Clips,
October 6,
1999; transcribed by
Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info:
Good Old Days News Clips,
September 29,
1999; transcribed by
Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon.
4/15/2007
Cemeteries: Mayville
Twp.,
Dorchester Memorial Cemetery has been updated by
Stan.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
September 22, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
September 15, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/14/2007
Cemeteries:
Mentor
Cemetery has been updated by Stan.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
September 8, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
September 1, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/13/2007
Biographies:
Lillian Meyer (left)
and Lila Hubing celebrate 100 yrs.; transcribed
by
Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon.
Grant Township:
Schools of Grant Township (an informational spreadsheet
of the Grant Twp. Schools throughout history); contributed
by Dr.
James W. Sternitzky.
Pine Valley:
Disabled Veterans support Highground, Neillsville,
WI; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Pine Valley:
Grand Opening of the NEW American Legion Hall; transcribed
by
Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon.
Cemeteries:
Neillsville City Cemetery has been updated by Stan.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
August 25, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
August 18, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/12/2007
Eaton Township:
1882 Greenwood
Business Advertisements from "The Neillsville Times".
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
August 11, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
August 3, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/11/2007
Pine Valley:
1882 Neillsville
Business Advertisements from "The Neillsville Times".
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
July 28, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
July 21, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/10/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
July 14, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
July 7, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/9/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
June 30, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
June 23, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/8/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
June 16, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
June 9, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/7/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
June 2, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Mar. 17, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/6/2007
Hixon Township:
Community
Alliance Church; Withee, WI (photo); provided by
Wava Larson.
Hixon Township:
New
Harvest Assembly of God; Withee, WI (photo); provided
by Wava Larson.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 26, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/5/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 19, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
Donald Lipscy, Honored
Veteran; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/4/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 12, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 5, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/3/2007
Cemeteries: Our records
for
Dorchester Memorial,
Dorchester
Peace and
Curtiss Pine Hill in Mayville Township have all
been updated and now include new information.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
April 28, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
April 14, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/2/2007
Pine Valley Township:
Grand Opening of the new
Neillsville American Legion Hall; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
April 7, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
March 31, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
4/1/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
March 24, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
March 3, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
3/31/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
February 24, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
February 17, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
3/30/2007
County-wide
Info: 1956 Clark
County-wide Directory.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
February 10, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
February 3, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
3/29/2007
Cemeteries: The
Neillsville City Cemetery has been updated and now
includes new information.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
January 27, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
January 20, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
3/28/2007
Schools: Do you
have any knowledge or photos of the
Gemmeke School
in Eaton Township to share? We could use your
help on this one!
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
January 13, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
January 6, 1999;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
3/27/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
December 16, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
December 9, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
3/26/2007
Levis
Township:
History of Dells Dam Cemetery; contributed by Lorraine
Markee &
Ken Wood.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
December 2, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Unity
Township: History of Riplinger
St. John's
Lutheran Church, transcribed by
Ken Wood.
Unity
Township:
Early Unity
History, expanded with comments by
Al Gurtner.
Class Roster/Census:
1925;
1930;
1935;
1940;
1945;
1950;
1955;
1960;
1962.
The class lists have been transcribed by Paul
Forster. Who has a more or less complete list for nearly
every year from 1925 to 1962 when the school was consolidated
with Stanley Schools. If you'd like info on a year that
is not listed, please
email Paul direct.
(click
here to download
all these years as a single Microsoft Excel (XLS) workbook)
Thanks for all
your hard work, Paul
3/25/2007
Levis Township: A new
history for the
Ghost Town of Day Corners has been contributed by
Sharon Short.
Many thanks for this new and well documented information!
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
November 18, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
3/24/2007
Neighboring Counties:
Romeo
Photo Album; details were updated by local Unity
historian, Al Gurtner.
Eaton Township:
Rutger's
Chapel, a new history has been provided by
Sherrin and Lea
Mack. Please
contact
us if you have additional information or photos
for this project.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
November 11 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
The following pages are full transcripts from the
Old Items section of that particular issue
of The Thorp Courier. The Old Items section
contains short local items of interest from 100,
75, 50, 25, and 10 years ago.
02/28/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/OldItems/OldItems-022807.htm)
03/07/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/OldItems/OldItems-030707.htm)
03/14/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/OldItems/OldItems-031407.htm)
Most
weeks, The Thorp Courier publishes a "Way Back When"
photograph with a description or a request for more
information.
02/28/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/WayBackWhen/WayBackWhen-022807.htm)
03/07/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/WayBackWhen/WayBackWhen-030707.htm)
03/14/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/WayBackWhen/WayBackWhen-031407.htm)
03/14/2007
Thorp High School Alumni Letter (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/OldItems/OldItems-031407AlumniGreetings.htm)
3/23/2007
County-wide: The
1993 index for
Dee Zimmerman's Good Old Days Columns is now complete;
compiled by MariAnne
Walker.
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips, November
4 1998; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Beaver Township:
East Beaver
School (1938 Photo).
Colby Township:
Sandhill School (1928 Photo).
Thorp Township:
Peterson School
(digital sketch).
Cheese Factories:
South
Grant Cheese Factory, owned & operated by Walter
H. Schmidt.
3/22/2007
County-wide Info:
Pioneer
Memories (extended); transcribed by
Lani Bartelt.
This interesting addition is a "must read"!
Churches of Clark Co., WI: Our
On-line
Album of Clark Co., WI Churches has been expanded
and thanks to
Erdine Oldham Payne,
now includes a photo of the
Living
Hope Evangelical Free Church of Neillsville WI.
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips,
March 10, 1999; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Unity Township:
Early Unity
History (1912 Panoramic Photo from the Thomas Shanks
Collection); transcribed by
Ken Wood.
3/21/2007
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
October 28, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
3/20/2007
Sherman
Township:
1926
Plat Map Transcription by
Beverly Rauworth.
If you
would like to help
transcribe Clark Co., WI plat maps, please contact us!
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
October 21, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Neighboring Counties:
Marshfield Library (Wood Co.),
Dr. Les Crocker
will be exploring the city's architecture; submitted
by Ken
Wood.
3/19/2007
Butler Township:
1893,
1905 &
1926 Plat Maps. We are seeking historic photos
and details for Butler Twp. If you can help, please
contact us.
County-wide Info:
Pioneer
Memories 1904; transcribed by
Lani Bartelt.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
October 14, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Mayville Township:
St. Louis Church Cornerstone - 1930; transcribed
by Stan
Schwarze.
Cemeteries:
West Spencer, Sherman Township (new photos); contributed
by Beverly Rauworth.
3/18/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
October 7, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Butler Township:
1880 Plat Map (was the west 1/3 of Warner twp. in
1880).
Eaton Township:
1880 Plat Map [East
*Present day boundaries] [West
*Now Hendren] In 1880, Eaton also included present day
Hendren twp. to the west.
Eaton Township:
Rutger's
Chapel. We are seeking additional information
regarding this Presbyterian Church on the Twenty-six
road between Loyal and Greenwood. Please
contact
us if you have any information regarding it.
Fremont Township:
1880 Plat Map.
Grant Township:
1880 Plat Map.
Green Grove Township:
1880 Plat Map. In 1880, Green Grove was the
west half of Colby Twp.
Hendren Township
1880 Plat Map. In 1880 Hendren was the west
half of Eaton Twp.
Hewett Township:
1880 Plat Map.
Hoard Township:
1880
Plat Map (was the west half of Mayville Twp.)
Longwood Township:
1880 Plat Map (was the SE 1/4 of Hixon at this time)
Loyal Township:
1880
Plat Map.
Lynn Township:
1880 Plat Map.
Mead Township:
1880 Plat Map (was the center 1/3 of Warner Twp.
in 1880).
Pine Valley Township:
The Neillsville Presbyterian Church Fire (1930);
transcribed by Lani
Bartelt.
Reseburg Township:
1880 Plat Map (was the SW 1/4 of Hixon at this time)
Sherman Township:
1880 Plat Map.
Warner Township: 1880
Plat Map, [East
*present day boundary for Warner twp.] [Center
*present day Mead twp.] [West
*present day Butler twp.]
York Township:
1880 Plat Map.
3/17/2007
Biographies:
Pauline (Zipfel) Schaeffner (Pedigree added) of
Loyal, Wisconsin; contributed by
Carl Hollister.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
September 30, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
September 23, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Weston Township: 1880
Plat Maps [East
1/2] & [West
1/2 *now Seif Township]. We need a volunteer
to transcribe these maps so the names will come up on
our search engines. If you are interested in doing
one or both of them, please
contact
us!
Foster Township: 1880
Plat Maps [North
*was No. Mentor]; [South
*was the Mid Section of Mentor]
Mentor Township: 1880
Plat Map [South]
[Middle]
[North]
Sherwood Township:
1880 Plat Map; A transcriber is also needed for
this map.
Washburn Township:
1880 Plat Map; A transcriber is also needed for
this map.
Levis Township: 1880
Plat Map [East]
[West
*now Dewhurst]; A transcriber is also needed for this
map.
Dewhust Township:
1880 Plat Map *was the west 1/2 of Levis.
Unity Township:
Romeo
School, Brighton Township, Marathon County, WI;
(2007 Photo); contributed by
Ken Wood.
Neighboring Counties:
Romeo
Photo Album; photos by
Ken Wood
with details by local Unity historian,
Al Gurtner.
Churches of Clark Co.,
WI: Our On-line
Album of
Clark Co., WI Churches has been expanded and now
includes even more pictures contributed by
Ken Wood.
3/16/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
September 16, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
September 9, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
3/15/2007
County-wide: The
1992 index for
Dee Zimmerman's Good Old Days Columns is now complete.
Thank you MariAnne
Walker for this wonderful and helpful addition to
this database!
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
September 2, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
August 26, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
3/14/2007
Biographies:
Carl & Blanche Schaeffner of Loyal, Wisconsin; contributed
by Carl Hollister.
Biographies:
Eduard F. & Pauline (Zipfel) Schaeffner of Loyal,
Wisconsin; contributed by
Carl Hollister.
Biographies:
Joseph Marion & Arnetta "Nettie" (Deets) Eysnogle
of Loyal, Wisconsin; contributed by
Carl Hollister.
County-wide
History: American
Sketch Book by Bella French; transcribed by
Ken Wood.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
August 5, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
July 29, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
3/13/2007
Weston Township:
Fairview
School (photo); provided by
Ken Wood.
Cemeteries:
Dells Dam Cemetery History; provided by Lorraine
Markee &
Ken Wood.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
July 22, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
July 15, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Unity Township:
Unity High School History; expanded to include the
last graduating class, transcribed by
Ken Wood.
Please
contact
us if you can add photos or anything to this history.
Hewett Township:
Hewettville
Grade School (painting added); the original picture
was provided by Lorraine Markee &
Ken Wood.
Please
contact
us if you can add anything to this history.
Churches of Clark Co.,
WI: Our On-line
Album of
Clark Co., WI Churches has been expanded and now
includes even more pictures and some
Mystery
Photos!
3/12/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
July 8, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
July 1, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
3/11/2004
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
June 24, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
June 17, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
June 10, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Unity Township:
Unity High School History; expanded by local Unity
historian, Al Gurtner.
Please
contact
us if you can add anything to this history.
3/10/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 27, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 20, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
Shau Marie Miller
(New Thorp Courier Reporter); transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Hewett Township:
Hewettville
Grade School; contributed by Lorraine Markee &
Ken Wood.
Please
contact
us if you can add anything to this history.
Unity Township:
Unity High School History; contributed by Lorraine
Markee &
Ken Wood.
Please
contact
us if you can add anything to this history.
3/9/2007
Weston Township:
Fairview School,
sec. 20; details contributed by Lorraine Markee &
Ken Wood.
Weston Township:
1926 Weston Plat Map; contributed by
Paulette Strey.
We need a volunteer to transcribe this map. If
you would like to take this project on, we could sure
use your
help!
Foster Township:
Blomquist
School, sec. 25 of North Foster (added details);
contributed by Lorraine Markee &
Ken Wood.
Unity Township: Communities
Page, 1908
Riplinger Local News, contributed by
Ken Wood.
Unity Township: Communities
Page, Romeo,
WI (Ghost Town); 1908 Local News; contributed by
Ken Wood.
Unity Township: Churches;
Swedish Lutheran;
The original photo of this church was from the Denny
Kuehling collection and was provided to this web site
by Alan Gurtner,
a Unity, WI Historian.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 13, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 6, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
3/8/2007
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
April 29, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
April 22, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Cemeteries:
St.
John's Lutheran Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Marathon
Co., WI. This cemetery index was compiled by Ron
Flink, provided to the website by
Ken Wood
and transcribed by Stan Schwarze.
Churches
of Clark Co., WI: Our On-line
Album of
Clark Co., WI Churches has been expanded again.
If you haven't already sent in your additions and corrections,
we are waiting to hear from you!
The following pages are full transcripts from the
Old Items section of that particular issue
of The Thorp Courier. The Old Items section
contains short local items of interest from 100,
75, 50, 25, and 10 years ago.
02/07/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/OldItems/OldItems-020707.htm)
02/14/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/OldItems/OldItems-021407.htm)
02/21/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/OldItems/OldItems-022107.htm)
Most weeks, The Thorp Courier publishes a "Way Back
When" photograph with a description or a request
for more information.
02/07/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/WayBackWhen/WayBackWhen-020707.htm)
02/14/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/WayBackWhen/WayBackWhen-021407.htm)
02/21/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/WayBackWhen/WayBackWhen-022107.htm)
02/14/2007 Thorp High School
Alumni Letter
(http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/OldItems/OldItems-021407AlumniGreetings.htm)
3/7/2007
Biographies:
The Holmes Family History;
contributed by Al
Gurtner and transcribed by
Lani Bartelt.
Biographies:
Robert Opelt & 5 Generations
(Photo); contributed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Cemeteries:
North Pine Valley Vandals Charged!; contributed
by
Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
April 15, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
April 8, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
April 1, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
3/6/2007
Hixon Township:
Friends of the
Old School House (FOS), February 28, 2007;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Foster Township:
Blomquist
School, sec. 25 of North Foster (photo contributed
by Ron Hribar
& added details from The Clark Co., WI History Buffs.
Foster Township: 1926
Plat Map,
North &
South; contributed by
Paulette Strey.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
March 25, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
March 18, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
3/5/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
March 11, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
March 4, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Churches
of Clark Co., WI: Our On-line
Album of
Clark Co., WI Churches has been expanded again.
Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to send
in photos and help correct errors!
3/4/2007
Veterans: WWII Navy,
USS Wisconsin
becomes a Floating Museum, contributed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Veterans: WWII Photo
Album, Draft
Cards & Ration Cards; contributed by
Elaine (Wood) Greene/Jenson.
Veterans: WWII Photo
Album, Iwo
Jima Memorial; contributed by
Jesse
Wendt.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Feb. 25, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Feb. 18, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Fremont Township:
The Little Log
Church; contributed by
Dr. James
Sternitzky.
3/3/2007
Cemeteries:
Marathon Co., WI,
Spencer Trinity Lutheran Cemetery; this cemetery
index was compiled by Ron Flink and provided to the
website by
Ken Wood.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Feb. 11, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Feb. 4, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Sherman
Township:
1926
Plat Map; contributed by
Paulette Strey.
We need a volunteer to transcribe the Sherman Township
maps. If you would like to take this project on,
we could sure use your
help!
Churches
of Clark Co., WI: Our On-line
Album of
Clark Co., WI Churches is now being compiled.
If you can help us with this new project by sending
additional photos (or better ones than we now have)
or information and new identifications, please
contact
us! Also, check the list for pictures we are
currently seeking.
3/2/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Jan. 28, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Jan. 21, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
3/1/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Jan. 7, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Jan. 14, 1998;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
2/28/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Dec. 31, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Dec. 17, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
2/27/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Dec. 10, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Dec. 3, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
2/26/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Nov. 26, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Nov. 19, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Mentor Township: Business
Page,
Tourist Haven (photo); contributed by
Cheryl Bough.
Mentor Township: 1880
Census Record--Schumacher,
John & Maria "Mary" Family.
2/25/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Nov. 12, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Loyal Township:
Spokeville
History; a new photo of the Spokeville Elevator
has been added to this local history article.
Mentor Township:
Humbird Cornet Band (3 new photos); contributed
by Cheryl Bough.
2/24/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Nov. 5, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Green Grove Township:
North Bright
School; new identifications have been added for
this photo, thanks to Ed Eloranta, Eddie Porath and
Helen Blaha.
Loyal Township: Business
Pages,
Amber
Inn &
Langfeldt
Building Supply.
Please
contact us if you have other photos or information
to add.
Pine Valley:
WCCN, FM
& AM (photos); featuring the Wisconsin World Fair
Pavilion.
Please
contact us if you have other photos or information
to add.
2/23/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Oct. 29, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Cheese Factories &
Dairies:
Lynn Dairy, (Historic Photos--1950 to 1970 time
line).
2/22/2007
Unity
Township:
Brighton
& Unity Joint School District #5, 1920 Records,
this school was located in Marathon Co. WI, but some
students from Clark Co., WI also attended it.
Contributed by Ron Flink & Lorraine Markee and transcribed
by Ken
Wood.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Oct. 15, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Oct. 22, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
2/21/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Oct. 8, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Neighboring Counties:
Trinity Lutheran Church Death Records
by Cemetery &
by year (Spencer, Marathon Co., WI); contributed
by Ken
Wood and Ron Flink.
Pine Valley Township:
Moose
Lodge 1602 History (Neillsville); compiled by
Janet
Schwarze.
2/20/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Oct. 1, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
2/19/2007
Class Roster/Census:
1923;
1925;
1929;
1935;
1940;
1945:
1950:
1955;
1960.
The class lists have been transcribed by Paul Forster.
Who has a more or less complete list for nearly
every year from 1923 to 1960. If you'd like
info on a year that is not listed, please
email Paul
direct.
(click
here to download all these years as a single
Microsoft Excel (XLS) workbook)
Thanks, Paul, for
all your hard work!
Mentor Township: "Ten
Years of Taxation In The Town of Mentor" by Wayland
B. Waters; contributed by
Cheryl Bough.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Sept. 24, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
2/18/2007
Green Grove Township:
North Bright
School (Expanded Identifications); contributed by
Helen Vater Blaha.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Sept. 17, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Sept. 10, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
2/17/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Sept. 3, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Aug. 27, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Loyal Township:
Spokeville
History; contributed by
Janet
Schwarze. We are seeking additional information
and photos for this area, especially one of the Church
and School. If you can help, please contact me.
2/16/2007
Biographies:
Rundle
Family Album (expanded with photos #45 - 49); Contributed
by Thomas T. Welch
& Bill Sweeney
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Aug. 20, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Aug. 13, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Featured articles from
recent issues of The Thorp Courier:
Holland's Family Cheese (01-31-07) (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/HollandsFamilyCheese-013107.htm)
FAA Alumni Annual Banquet (01-31-07) (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/FAAalumniBanquet-013107.htm)
February is Library Lovers Month (01-31-07) (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/FebruaryLibraryLoversMonth-013107.htm)
The following pages
are full transcripts from the Old Items section
of that particular issue of The Thorp Courier. The
Old Items section contains short local items
of interest from 100, 75, 50, 25, and 10 years ago.
01/31/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/OldItems/OldItems-013107.htm)
2/15/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Aug. 6, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
July 30, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
Frank & Anna Christine (Dagenhardt) Walt; contributed
by Mary (Dagenhardt) Calder.
2/14/2007
Neighboring Counties:
Northwestern Lumber Co. mill built in 1891; Stanley,
Chippewa Co., WI; new details contributed by
Al Gurtner.
Grant Township: Tragedies--George
Brooks' Home Struck by Lightning (1892); contributed
by Pat Folkvord.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
July 23, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
July 16, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
2/13/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
July 9, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
July 2, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
June 25, 1997;
transcribed by
Sharon Schulte.
2/12/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
June 18, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
June 11, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
2/11/2007
Warner Township:
1973 Warner Township Property Owners; contributed
by Allan
Wessel.
Green Grove Township:
North Bright
School (Photos); contributed by Beatrice (Schwarze)
Nielsen.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
June 4, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 28, 1997;
transcribed by
Sharon Schulte.
2/10/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 21, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 14, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
History
Buffs project was not fully accessible because of a
mistake in linking. Be sure to visit this outstanding
work!
Neighboring
Counties: Spencer, Marathon Co., WI-St.
John's Lutheran (Church Records); transcribed by
History Buffs.
Neighboring
Counties: Spencer, Marathon Co., WI-Trinity
Lutheran (Church Records); transcribed by
History Buffs.
2/9/2007
Hendren Township:
Centennial Celebration &
Slovenian Heritage Days; contributed by
George Plautz.
Neighboring Counties:
Brighton, WI
1919-1920 School Day Activities; contributed by
Al Gurtner, transcribed
by Ken
Wood.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May. 7, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Apr. 30, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
2/8/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Apr. 23, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Apr. 16, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
2/7/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Apr. 9, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Apr. 2, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
2/6/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Mar. 26, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Mar. 19, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Mar. 12, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Mar. 5, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
2/5/2007
Warner Township:
Braun Settlement Baseball League Victory; contributed
by Duane Horn.
Biographies:
Wood, Victor & Josephine
(65th Anniversary, w/photo); transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
Arshambo Family,
we are seeking additional information regarding this
family. Please
contact
us if you can help.
Biographies:
Macha, Alex & Dorothy
(60th Anniversary, w/photo); transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
Theodore & Emma Braun (Expanded with new information);
contributed by
Duane Horn.
Cemeteries:
North Pine Valley Tombstones Vandalized (2007);
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Feb. 26, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Feb. 19, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Feb. 12, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
The
Old Items
section contains short local items of interest from
100, 75, 50, 25, and 10 years ago.
Most weeks,
The Thorp Courier publishes a "Way Back When" photograph
with a description or a request for more information.
In a later edition, they publish additional information
about the previous photo based on information provided
by readers of The Thorp Courier.
The Thorp
Courier--Featured Articles
Featured articles from
recent issues of The Thorp Courier:
2/4/2007
Neighboring
Counties:
Houghtonburg Cemetery History (Jackson Co.); transcribed
by Stan
Schwarze.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Feb. 5, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Jan. 29, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
2/3/2007
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Jan. 22, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Jan. 15, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
Ervin C. & Amelia (Sprinkle)
Horn; contributed by
Duane Horn.
Eaton Township:
Greenwood Public
Library History (1913); transcribed by
Pat Braun.
2/2/2007
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Jan. 1, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Jan. 8, 1997;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
2/1/2007
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Jun. 18, 1992;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Dec. 18, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Dec. 11, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Dec. 4, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
Lyman D. Hudson
(Photo); contributed by
Lora Hudson Treadwell.
Warner
Township:
Salem
Reformed Church of Braun Settlement's 50th Anniversary;
transcribed by
Stan
Schwarze.
1/31/2007
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Nov. 27, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Nov. 20, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
The
Old Items section contains short local items
of interest from 100, 75, 50, 25, and 10 years ago.
01/17/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/OldItems/OldItems-011707.htm)
Most weeks, The Thorp Courier publishes
a "Way Back When" photograph with a description
or a request for more information. In a later edition,
they publish additional information about the previous
photo based on information provided by readers of
The Thorp Courier.
01/17/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/WayBackWhen/WayBackWhen-011707.htm)
1/30/2007
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Nov. 6, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Nov. 13, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
1/29/2007
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Oct. 30, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Oct. 23, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
1/28/2007
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Oct. 9, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Oct. 16, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Mead Township:
History of the Rocky Run School, contributed by
Alice Braun, transcribed by
Stan
Schwarze.
Dewhurst
Township:
The Lake Arbutus Drowning Tragedy; transcribed by
Stan
Schwarze.
1/27/2007
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Oct. 2, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Sept. 25, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
Burss Family Biography (expanded and a new photo
has been added); contributed by
Tom Hogenson.
Biographies:
Elmer Family Farm History
(expanded); transcribed by
Barbara O'Reilly.
1/26/2007
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Sept. 18, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Sept. 11, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Dec. 7, 1994;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
Photo #50 of
Stanley
Stryk (Withee, WI) has been added to the Kleinke
Photo Album; contributed by
Diane Kleinke.
1/25/2007
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Sept. 4, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
May 8, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
Ernest A. Elmer's Farm
History; written by E. A. Elmer and transcribed
by Barbara O'Reilly.
Biographies:
Alvin Oskar Schwarze;
contributed by
Janet
Schwarze.
1/24/2007
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips, Jan.
24, 1996; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips, Aug.
28, 1996; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies:
Clarence Meinhardt
(photo & Bio); by Arvid Meinhardt and transcribed by
Janet
Schwarze.
Eaton Township: Greenwood American
Legion, Gold
Star Banquet (1964); transcribed by
Janet
Schwarze.
Warner Township:
1956 & 1957 Decker
School Grades 1 - 8; contributed by Diane (Standiford)
Liebzeit.
1/23/2007
County-wide Info:
Organizing Family Reunions;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Many
thanks to Marla for adding the Spencer, WI Church
Records and to Leon
who did a fantastic job posting them all.
These projects represent hundreds of hours of hard work
and contain a wealth of information!
Neighboring Counties: Spencer,
Marathon Co., WI-St.
John's Lutheran (Church Records); transcribed by
History Buffs.
Neighboring Counties: Spencer,
Marathon Co., WI-Trinity
Lutheran (Church Records); transcribed by
History Buffs.
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips, Aug.
21, 1996; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips, Aug.
14, 1996; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Eaton Township:
Christopherson
School (1954 Classroom Photo); contributed by Ann
Liebzeit.
Biographies:
Mayor Albert Shanks (Oath of Office); contributed
by Janet
Schwarze.
Biographies:
Harold W. Stabnow,
(Oath of Office); contributed by
Janet
Schwarze.
Biographies:
George & Helen Stark
(photos and biography); contributed by Janet Rogalski.
1/22/2007
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips, Aug.
7, 1996; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips, July
31, 1996; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Warner Township:
Christopherson
School (Photo); contributed by Ann Liebzeit.
Grant Township:
1956 Granton Reunion; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Grant Township:
Granton FFA Honors (2006); transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Grant Township:
Dave Lavey's Barber Shop (50th Anniversary); transcribed
by
Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon.
1/21/2007
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips, July
24, 1996; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
The Thorp
Courier
Featured articles from
recent issues of The Thorp Courier:
Outstanding
Young Business Person Award
(01-10-07).
Outstanding
Young Community Person
Award (01-10-07).
The Old Items
section contains short local items of interest from
100, 75, 50, 25, and 10 years ago.
01/03/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/OldItems/OldItems-010307.htm)
01/10/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/OldItems/OldItems-011007.htm)
The Thorp Courier publishes a "Way
Back When" photograph with a description or a request
for more information. In a later edition, they publish
additional information about the previous photo
based on information provided by readers of The
Thorp Courier.
01/03/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/WayBackWhen/WayBackWhen-010307.htm)
01/10/2007 (http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/withee/news/WayBackWhen/WayBackWhen-011007.htm)
1/20/2007
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips, July
17, 1996; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
1/19/2007
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips, July
10, 1996; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
County-wide Info:
1933 Clark Co.,
WI Milk Strike; transcribed by Stan Schwarze.
1/18/2007
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips, July
3, 1996; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
1/17/2007
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips, June
26, 1996; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
1/16/2007
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips, June
19, 1996; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
1/15/2007
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips, June
12, 1996; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
1/14/2007
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips, June
5, 1996; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
1/13/2007
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips, May
29, 1996; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
1/12/2007
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips, May
22, 1996; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies & Obituaries:
The Lucken Family;
contributed by
Pierre Girard.
1/11/2007
County-wide Info: Good Old Days
News Clips, May
15, 1996; transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Biographies & Obituaries:
The Children of Alexander and Mary Ann (Spencer) Sires;
Eliza Ann Ryan Sires;
Asa Lester Sires; contributed by
LeRae Phillips.
The Thorp Courier--Featured Articles
Featured
articles from recent issues of The Thorp Courier:
Kaszubowski Descendents--5 generations! (12-13-06)
State Bank of Withee groundbreaking in Stanley (11-29-06)
Items
from recent issues of The Thorp Courier including:
Looking Back -- Old Items from 100, 75, 50, 25,
and 10 years ago.
12/06/2006
12/13/2006
12/20/2006
12/27/2006
Way Back When - Old pictures from various historical
sources.
12/06/2006
12/13/2006
12/20/2006
12/27/2006
Thorp High
School
Alumni Letters
12/20/2006 Thorp High School Alumni Letter
Again,
hats off to Dolores and all the wonderful
volunteers who spend so many hours transcribing
information so that others can enjoy this for many,
many years to come.....!
1/10/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
May 1, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Withee Township:
John Briski & Florence Przybylski's 50th Anniversary;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
1/9/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
April 24, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
1/8/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
April 17, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
1/7/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
April 10, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
1/6/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
April 3, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Seif Township:
Woodland View
Four-H Club Organized (1934); transcribed by
Janet
Schwarze.
1/5/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
March 27, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
Memorials & Tributes:
If you would like to submit a
Memorial or Tribute
for someone who now lives, or once lived in Clark County,
WI, you can do so by donating of 30 hrs. of volunteer
time, or making a $30 cash
contribution toward site support.
1/4/2007
Thorp Township:
Paul Forster has completed the planned
transcriptions of the Bi-Centennial School Rosters
for every five years between 1932 and 1957 for the
Bi-Centennial School in the Town of Thorp:
Bi-Centennial School
Class Roster/Census:
1932;
1935;
1940;
1945;
1950;
1955;
1957.
The class lists
have been transcribed by Paul Forster. Who has a
more or less complete list for nearly every year
from 1932 to 1954. If you'd like info on a year
that is not listed, please
email Paul direct.
(click
here to download all these years as a
single Microsoft Excel (XLS) workbook)
Pine Valley Township:
Hazel
Hansen's $270,000 Gift (to the Neillsville Public
Library); transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
1/3/2007
Marriages:
Florraine Finkle to
August Franz, a new photo has now been added to
this announcement, contributed by
Barbara O'Reilly.
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
March 6, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
1/2/2007
Marriages:
Lila J. Finkle to Leo
Tucker, a new photo has now been added to this announcement,
contributed by our newest volunteer,
Barbara O'Reilly.
County-wide
Info: Good Old Days News Clips,
Feb. 28, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.
1/1/2007
County-wide Info: Good
Old Days News Clips,
Feb. 21, 1996;
transcribed by
Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon.