Looking Back (2020)

Archives staff/volunteers/guest historians put together a lot of great blog posts in 2020; please take a moment to check out these local history topics and digital resources available to you from home by clicking on the blog titles or photos.

Digital Resources

• 11 La Crosse History & Genealogy Resources You Can Use from Home

• How Does COVID-19 Affect You?

• Tracking Down Tribune Articles -- Virtually

• LPL Archives' Hidden Treasures: Using La Crosse History Unbound

• Explore the Layered History of La Crosse

Built Environment

• City Heat: A Forgotten Utility

• Relics of the Old Post Office

• Concrete Block Houses

• The Green Bay & Western Railroad Legacy

• Sawmills, Nails and Immigrants

• The Cannon in Riverside Park

Events

• Winter Rec-Fest

• La Crosse in the 1918 Pandemic

• Digging into the Past - The LPL Archives Celebrates 40 Years of Service

Presidential Visits

• Grover Cleveland in 1887

• Theodore Roosevelt in 1903

• William Howard Taft in 1909

• Truman, Ford, Bush 41, Clinton, Bush 43, and Obama

Odds and Ends

• Keep Your Family Healthy... with Beer

• Unconditional Gifts of Time, Talents & Treasures

• Is it Odd or Even: The Alternate-Side Parking Issue