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.

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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.

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New Deal Photographer Sets His Eye on La Crosse

In the summer of 1939, photographer Arthur Rothstein traveled through La Crosse, capturing poignant moments of a city in the midst of change.

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.