La Crosse Public Library Archives Department
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The La Crosse Public Library Archives is full of resources for anyone interested in the history of the La Crosse area, as well as anyone researching their ancestors. Archives staff are available to assist with any questions you may have.
Hours
Monday-Friday 9-4
Saturday 9-1
Sunday 1-5
Mission
The mission of the Archives and Local History Department of the La Crosse Public Library is to develop and promote a vital connection within the community between the past, present, and future by collecting, maintaining, and providing and promoting access to local historical and genealogical records.
La Crosse School for the Deaf
In 1886, several citizens of La Crosse successfully petitioned the mayor to establish a school for children with hearing impairments.
Anita Taylor Doering & Muriel Fuller
Senior Archivist and Manager of the LPL Archives Department, Anita Taylor Doering has been awarded the 2024 Wisconsin Library Association's Muriel Fuller Award.
Neighbors Making History: Alexander Gordon & An Artistic Jewel
A La Crosse artist painted a copy of an iconic George Washington painting, and it hangs in a downtown La Crosse building because of the generosity of an early La Crosse businessman, Alexander Gordon.