Joshua Ranger, Archivist at the UW-Oshkosh Area Research Center will present on the Research Center’s resources and how they can help you with your Winnebago County and East-Central Wisconsin research.
Join the Neenah Historical Society and the Neenah Library for a presentation on the history of Neenah's Community Band. From its start, the band has been making beautiful music for the city, and that tradition continues today. This presentation will share the stories behind the band and will also feature musical selections from a smaller performance group from the band. The program is free, open to the public, and is part of our "Making a Hometown" series of presentations.
Join the Neenah Historical Society and the Neenah Public Library for a collaborative program on the history of city planning in our community. From its earliest days, Neenah looked to the future and planned accordingly. Discover that interesting history when Brad Schmidt, Deputy Director of Community Development for Neenah, presents this intriguing program as part of our “Making a Hometown” series of presentations.
It’s winter and time to plan a vacation get–away! Join the Neenah Historical Society and the Neenah Public Library for a presentation on the fascinating history of early travel experiences of turn of the century Neenah residents as well as a look at current travel trends. Cindy Hendren of Neenah’s Bon Voyage Travel will present this look at travel journals, photos, and memorabilia of travel in the 1900s and will bring us up to date on the most popular travel destinations of today.
Join the Neenah Historical Society at the Neenah Public Library as the Neenah Menasha Fire Rescue present a program on the history of fire fighting in our community. Interesting photos, artifacts, and stories will be part of this presentation. “The History of the Neenah Fire Department” is one of our “Making a Hometown” programs in our series on the history and stories of our great community.
The 10th Annual Fox Cities Book Festival presents an event with author,Jerry Apps as he, "shares his memories of water, from its importance to crops and cattle to its many recreational uses — fishing trips, canoe journeys , and the simple pleasures of an afternoon spent dreaming in the haymow as the rain patters on a barn roof."
The 10th Annual Fox Cities Book Festival presents an event with local Neenah author, Roberta Capasso discussing the story behind her book, Sky Woman Lives in Me. "A photo of an elderly Native American woman on exhibit in a museum captures the attention of a child. Forty years later, this child, now an adult, finds the photo again and learns the old woman is a relative.
The 10th Annual Fox Cities Book Festival presents an event with author, Jerald Podair. "The opening of Dodger Stadium in April 1962 launched Los Angeles on a path to becoming a twenty-first century global supercity. But the bitter arguments over whether, where, and how to build the stadium nearly tore the city apart.
The 10th Annual Fox Cities Book Festival presents "Bizarre History of Wisconsin: Strange Stories from Our Past" with paranormal researcher, Chad Lewis. "This presentation showcases over 100 bizarre newspaper stories from Wisconsin that have not been seen in over 100 years. These unbelievable stories were not lost, they were simply hidden.
Join the Neenah Historical Society as we present a program in our “Making a Hometown” series on the interesting history of “mom and pop” grocery stores throughout Neenah. Many of us still have memories of small local grocers and the penny candy we would buy on our way home from school, but you’ll be amazed to find out just how many of these small grocers were scattered throughout neighborhoods in Neenah.
