— Sep 8, 2017
School Daze
When Logan school at Avon and Sill streets burned, work began on a replacement school at that same location.
— Aug 22, 2017
Footsteps of La Crosse Fall 2017 walking and bus tours
Join the La Crosse Public Library Archives for a series of tours highlighting historic and architecturally significant residences and buildings in La Crosse.
— Jul 26, 2017
Royal Norwegian Visitors
On the screen flickered a sleek Hiawatha train headed straight for the camera.
— Jun 20, 2017
1860s La Crosse Tea Cakes
To get a glimpse of what would go into preparing a basic snack for visitors in the 1860s, we can look at a La Crosse resident’s handwritten cookbook.
— May 24, 2017
June is Dairy Month!
La Crosse’s Dolly Madison Dairy at Front and Main Streets, in business under that name from 1939-1965, grew from several local and area businesses.
— May 4, 2017
Hillview Health Care property - 100+ years of care
From poor farm to county home to a multi-level senior campus, Hillview has changed with the times and continues with tradition.
— Apr 3, 2017
La Crosse and the Great War
Stories of La Crosse citizens taking up different roles for the war effort during World War I are recorded and expressed in the collections held at the La Crosse Public Library Archives.
— Mar 11, 2017
Jewish Structures in La Crosse
While many structures have been used for Jewish religious purposes in La Crosse over time, it wasn't until 1857 when written evidence of a Jewish religious community began to sprout.
— Feb 24, 2017
La Crosse Movie Palaces
While the Rivoli still operates as a theater in downtown La Crosse, over a dozen movie theaters that could rightfully be called movie palaces have been lost to history.
— Feb 11, 2017
Got a Sweet Tooth?
Up to the beginning of the Depression, La Crosse was home to three major candy manufacturers.