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- Footsteps of La Crosse Fall 2016 walking and bus tours
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- Footsteps of La Crosse Fall 2017 walking and bus tours
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- Genealogy on the Internet Classes
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- Looking Back ('17) - Looking Ahead ('18)
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- Genealogy on the Internet classes 2018
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- 130 Years of Library Service
- Footsteps of La Crosse Spring 2018 walking tours
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- Local Actor Made it Big in Hollywood
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- Footsteps of La Crosse Fall 2018 walking and bus tours
- Beautifying Oak Grove Cemetery
- Fall 2018 Genealogy on the Internet classes
- Max’s Auto Wrecking Company
- Letters Home from World War I
- 2018 Dark La Crosse Show
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- The Oldest Catholic Church in La Crosse
- A Tribute to Dr. Bruce Mouser
- Looking Back (2018) - Looking Ahead (2019)
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- LPL Archives' Hidden Treasures: Teaser Trailer for Footsteps
- The 1948 Centennial
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- West Salem's Veterans' Memorial Park
- Cracking the Chiropractic Controversy
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- The Heart of Downtown, La Crosse
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- 2019 Dark La Crosse Show
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- 'Tis the 25th Season for Rotary Lights
- Looking Back (2019)
- Keep Your Family Healthy... with Beer
- Winter Rec-Fest
- Presidential Visits: Grover Cleveland in 1887
- Spring 2020 Genealogy on the Internet classes
- City Heat: A Forgotten Utility
- 11 La Crosse History & Genealogy Resources You Can Use from Home
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- Tracking Down Tribune Articles -- Virtually
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