Wisconsin

Wisconsin History Books


Wisconsin local and regional history books feature vintage images of small towns and downtowns across the state. Each title celebrates the unique cultures and traditions of 'America's Dairyland' through historical images and descriptive captions.

From the legendary Green Bay Packers in their green and gold, to lighthouses and life-saving stations guarding Door County, to Manitowoc's maritime history, Lake Geneva's retreat of choice for city dwellers, and towns like Janesville, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Sheboygan Falls, and more, each book features stunning vintage images revealing the unique people, places, and events that make up the history of the great state of Wisconsin.


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American Indians in Milwaukee
American Indians in Milwaukee

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
Milwaukee is an Algonquin word meaning “the gathering place.” Wisconsin’s 11 American Indian tribes have long gathered in the city, contribu ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738582580
Baraboo
Baraboo

$21.99 Reprinting
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
Baraboo, a community as unique as its name, had the same beginnings as many other southern Wisconsin cities—but its development throughout t ...
Images of America Reprinting $21.99 9780738532998
Baseball in Eau Claire
Baseball in Eau Claire

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of Baseball
Eau Claire has been a hotbed for amateur and professional baseball since the end of the Civil War. Wisconsin's Chippewa Valley has had the h ...
Images of Baseball Available $21.99 9780738531625
Bay View
Bay View

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
Bay View was built as the company town for the Milwaukee Iron Company, which was established at the outlet of Deer Creek into Lake Michigan ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738588599
Beaver Dam in Vintage Postcards
Beaver Dam in Vintage Postcards

$19.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Postcard History
In 1841, Thomas Mackie journeyed south along a winding river to an open meadow. There, alongside a bubbling spring, he erected a small cabin ...
Postcard History Available $19.99 9780738539737
Beaver Dam: 1841-1941
Beaver Dam: 1841-1941

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
In the fall of 1840, Thomas Mackie and his son-in-law discovered rich soil and abundant timber on land along a stream south of Fox Lake. The ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738531649
Beloit's Club Pop House
Beloit's Club Pop House

$19.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
For baby boomers who grew up in and around Beloit, memories of that era would not be complete without the Pop House. To high school students ...
Images of America Available $19.99 9780738552095
Brookfield and Elm Grove
Brookfield and Elm Grove

$21.99 Backordered
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
The old town of Brookfield provides an ethnic microcosm of what makes Wisconsin’s settlement story so unique. As Native Americans, primarily ...
Images of America Backordered $21.99 9780738560700
Burlington
Burlington

$19.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
Nestled in the southeastern corner of Wisconsin, Burlington originally blossomed from industrial roots. The city was settled in 1836 by East ...
Images of America Available $19.99 9780738534275
Cana Island Lighthouse
Cana Island Lighthouse

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
The Cana Island Lighthouse is one of the most picturesque of any lighthouses still operating on the Great Lakes today. The beautiful peninsu ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738541013
Cedarburg
Cedarburg

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
Few cities keep their history alive as purposefully as the community of Cedarburg, Wisconsin. From the original stone mills that are now hom ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738582603
Cedarburg: A History Set in Stone
Cedarburg: A History Set in Stone

$24.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Making of America
Resting on the shores of Lake Michigan, Cedarburg, Wisconsin has been defined by its natural resources and its pioneering settlers since its ...
Making of America Available $24.99 9780738524313
Chinese Milwaukee
Chinese Milwaukee

$19.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
The history of Chinese Milwaukee begins in April 1874, with the opening by Wing Wau of a Chinese laundry at 86 Mason Street. Other Chinese s ...
Images of America Available $19.99 9780738552248
Chippewa Falls Main Street
Chippewa Falls Main Street

$19.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
In 1869, the Suez Canal was completed and the city of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, the chief sawmill town on the Chippewa River, was incorpora ...
Images of America Available $19.99 9780738533544
Chippewa Falls Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls Wisconsin

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
Long before Jacob Leinenkugel, Edward Rutledge, and William Irvine were associated with Chippewa Falls, Native American people hunted, fishe ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738519319
Cudahy Wisconsin: Generations of Pride
Cudahy Wisconsin: Generations of Pride

$21.99 Backordered
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
In 1892, the Cudahy Brothers Company gave birth to the origins of Cudahy, Wisconsin, now a thriving, industrial city just south of Milwaukee ...
Images of America Backordered $21.99 9780738519487
Delavan
Delavan

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
Delavan Lake, formerly known as Swan Lake, was once heavily wooded along its banks and flanked further north by prairies and groves of oaks. ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738533117
Door Peninsula Shipwrecks
Door Peninsula Shipwrecks

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
Door County is the final resting place of many shipwrecks, from the first Euro American ship to sail the western Great Lakes, LaSalle’s fabl ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738540146
Early Whitewater Industry
Early Whitewater Industry

$19.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
After the arrival of the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad in 1852, Whitewater became a regional shipping center that blossomed into a powe ...
Images of America Available $19.99 9780738561899
Eau Claire County
Eau Claire County

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
In 1855, Wisconsin’s Chippewa County set the wheels in motion to divide itself into three parts. The southernmost section became Eau Claire ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738533957
Elkhorn
Elkhorn

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
Designated the Walworth County seat in 1838, Elkhorn has maintained a slower pace of life despite its exciting history and its growth as a c ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738533209
Entertainment in Early Milwaukee
Entertainment in Early Milwaukee

$19.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
What did early Milwaukeeans do to have fun and relax? This book answers that question, covering pop culture from the mid-1800s up to 1950, f ...
Images of America Available $19.99 9780738550992
Ephraim
Ephraim

$19.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
With its natural, unspoiled beauty, strong Norwegian heritage, and spiritual values of both the Moravian and Lutheran Churches, the village ...
Images of America Available $19.99 9780738551968
Evansville
Evansville

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
The Evansville area was settled in 1839 and the village platted in 1855 on the hopes that the railroad would come through. It was named for ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738560090
Evansville
Evansville

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Then and Now
Evansville, settled in 1839, developed as an important agricultural trade center. Log cabins, farms, and small industries were built, and th ...
Then and Now Available $21.99 9780738584003
Fort Atkinson
Fort Atkinson

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Then and Now
Fort Atkinson in Jefferson County is rich with Native American history. Over time, it served as a strategic location for agriculture, trade, ...
Then and Now Available $21.99 9780738582740
Fort McCoy
Fort McCoy

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
From the days of the horse-drawn caisson to today’s Humvee, Fort McCoy has played a vital role in the military readiness of America’s armed ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738551708
Franklin
Franklin

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
Franklin is a microcosm of how a sparsely populated farming community may progress into a small city. German and Irish settlers established ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738560489
German Milwaukee
German Milwaukee

$21.99 Reprinting
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
German immigrants began arriving to Milwaukee in the 1830s. By 1859, over one-third of the city was German. They opened schools and churches ...
Images of America Reprinting $21.99 9780738560373
Green Bay Packers: Legends in Green and Gold
Green Bay Packers: Legends in Green and Gold

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of Sports
Their football legacy is second to none—12 NFL Championships, 25 Pro Football Hall of Fame members, and names like Lombardi, Lambeau, and Fa ...
Images of Sports Available $21.99 9780738539607
Green Bay's West Side: The Fort Howard Neighborhood
Green Bay's West Side: The Fort Howard Neighborhood

$21.99 Backordered
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
A prominent borough for many years, Fort Howard occupied the area immediately west of the mouth of the Fox River in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Na ...
Images of America Backordered $21.99 9780738531687
Green County
Green County

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
This book presents a glimpse into Green County's colorful and historic past. Not only are the communities of present-day Green County includ ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738583860
Guarding Door County: Lighthouses and Life-Saving Stations
Guarding Door County: Lighthouses and Life-Saving Stations

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
Jutting out of Wisconsin into the blue waters of Lake Michigan, the scenic peninsula of Door County is endowed with the longest coastline of ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738534237
Horicon and Horicon Marsh
Horicon and Horicon Marsh

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
The city of Horicon has grown beyond its mill town roots to become home to John Deere, Gardner Manufacturing, and many community events. Mea ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738561356
Irish Milwaukee
Irish Milwaukee

$21.99 Reprinting
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
Milwaukee's Irish can claim a long and distinguished heritage throughout the city's history. The fact that Irish immigrants could speak Engl ...
Images of America Reprinting $21.99 9780738532134
Italian Milwaukee
Italian Milwaukee

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
Milwaukee’s Italian families have a distinguished heritage, one that began in a great rush to the city shortly before the turn of the 19th c ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738533537
Janesville
Janesville

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Postcard History
In 1837, Henry Janes applied for a post office called Black Hawk for the southern Wisconsin settlement where he ran a ferry across the Rock ...
Postcard History Available $21.99 9780738584461
Janesville
Janesville

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
In 1837, Henry Janes, one of the area’s first settlers, proposed the name “Black Hawk” for the small southern Wisconsin settlement he lived ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738588650
Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Jefferson County, Wisconsin

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
Jefferson County holds a unique place in the history of the state of Wisconsin. Founded in 1836 by Yankee settlers from New England, it bega ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738503073
Jewish Milwaukee
Jewish Milwaukee

$13.19 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
The Jewish community has a distinguished heritage in Milwaukee, and Jewish ©migr©s were an integral part of the pioneer fabric of the area. ...
Images of America Available $13.19 9780738539720
Juneau and Sauk Counties: 1850-2000
Juneau and Sauk Counties: 1850-2000

$19.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
Wild flowers and powerful rivers carved out the landscape, and the beauty of the Baraboo Bluffs touched the pioneers' spirits. Ships full of ...
Images of America Available $19.99 9780738519388
Kenosha
Kenosha

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Postcard History
Looking from the decks of schooners toward the western shore of Lake Michigan, early explorers quickly saw the potential of the prairie wild ...
Postcard History Available $21.99 9780738540061
Kenosha on the Go
Kenosha on the Go

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of Rail
Kenosha on the Go chronicles 110 years of transportation in Kenosha. From the first interurban streetcar that reached Kenosha’s northern cit ...
Images of Rail Available $21.99 9780738550985
La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse, Wisconsin

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
La Crosse, Wisconsin, a Midwestern town with Midwestern sensibilities, is located in the western part of the state, on the Mississippi River ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738550220
Lake Geneva in Vintage Postcards
Lake Geneva in Vintage Postcards

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Postcard History
Lake Geneva was originally called Kishwauketoe by the Oneota tribe, a name meaning clear or sparkling water. Carved out by a glacier, this s ...
Postcard History Available $21.99 9780738533988
Lake Lawn
Lake Lawn

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
Nestled on 275 shaded acres beside beautiful Delavan Lake, Lake Lawn has been a favorite vacation destination since 1878. Much of the area’s ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738560274
Land O' Lakes
Land O' Lakes

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin, is surrounded by more freshwater than any small town in America. Originally named State Line because it straddled ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738583167
Langlade County
Langlade County

$21.99 Available
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
The “Great North Woods” counties of Wisconsin, home to various native tribes, have transformed through several fascinating stages of develop ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738588636
Latinos in Milwaukee
Latinos in Milwaukee

$21.99 Reprinting
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
“I didn’t know there were Latinos in Wisconsin” is one of the more frequently heard comments when visiting outside of the state. In fact, mo ...
Images of America Reprinting $21.99 9780738540306
Latinos in Waukesha
Latinos in Waukesha

$21.99 Reprinting
state: Wisconsin
series: Images of America
Waukesha’s Latino community continues to keep pace with the growth that has characterized Latino demographics in the last 20 years. About 15 ...
Images of America Reprinting $21.99 9780738551661

 
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