History of Amberg
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- Created Date
- 1947-06
- Description
"The History of Amberg" is a 64-page typed and photocopied manuscript with a tan construction paper front and back cover. The document has been recased in a document holder, bound with two-hole punches on the left side. The library's copy has tears around the perimeter of the cover and library markings have been added to the front cover, title page, Foreward, and page 51. The original document was not labeled with typed page numbers, and because at least one page is presumed missing after page 52, it is assumed that page numbers were applied to this copy of the document upon entering the library's holdings. The contents of this work describe the history, growth, and amusing stories of Amberg, Wisconsin, as retold by the Sophomore Class of Amberg High School in 1947 after interviewing Amberg settlers. Complete with hand-drawn maps of the area in 1890 and the Watershed of the Menominee River, the poem "Da Las Drive", photographs, and records of officials, this manuscript identifies early
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Allen, Carol; Anderson, Audrey; Bolander, Clara; Bright, Betty; Dowd, Lois; Gibb, Suzanne; Gobin, Kenneth; Godin, Betty; Howarth, Arlene; Kingston, Charles; Marquis, Betty; Mathis, Lucille; McTrusty, Rosemary
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Stephenson Public Library
- Publisher
- Amberg High School
- Subjects
- Quarrying
Lumber industry
Frontier & pioneer life
Railroads
Pioneers
Settlers
Business enterprises
Fires
Veterans
Municipal officials - Language
- English
- Rights
- This manuscript is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on the use of this digital resource. Preferred citation for this material is as follows: "The History of Amberg by Carol Allen, et al., Local History Collection, Stephenson Public Library."
- Chicago citation style
- Allen, Carol; Anderson, Audrey; Bolander, Clara; Bright, Betty; Dowd, Lois; Gibb, Suzanne; Gobin, Kenneth; Godin, Betty; Howarth, Arlene; Kingston, Charles; Marquis, Betty; Mathis, Lucille; McTrusty, Rosemary. History of Amberg. 1947-06. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/MCMP/id/178. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Allen, Carol; Anderson, Audrey; Bolander, Clara; Bright, Betty; Dowd, Lois; Gibb, Suzanne; Gobin, Kenneth; Godin, Betty; Howarth, Arlene; Kingston, Charles; Marquis, Betty; Mathis, Lucille; McTrusty, Rosemary, (1947-06) History of Amberg. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/MCMP/id/178
- MLA citation style
- Allen, Carol; Anderson, Audrey; Bolander, Clara; Bright, Betty; Dowd, Lois; Gibb, Suzanne; Gobin, Kenneth; Godin, Betty; Howarth, Arlene; Kingston, Charles; Marquis, Betty; Mathis, Lucille; McTrusty, Rosemary. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/MCMP/id/178>.