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"official" History
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Preserving the heritage of the community is an important role of
the public library. Our  Wisconsin
collection contains thousands of books, maps, photos and documents,
detailing the history of Appleton, the Fox Valley and Wisconsin. In
addition to collecting and preserving local history, the library also
does research and publishes information. Below is a listing
of resources available from the Library web site. For more local history
resources visit Fox Valley
Memory.
- The Post-Crescent Index
indexes articles on local events from the The Post-Crescent
newspaper, with some entries dating to the 1850s.
- Obituary Index is a partial index
to obituaries and death notices appearing in Appleton newspapers.
- APL Digitized Historical Resources - selected local history resources, including four historical
Outagamie County plat maps, five city directories from the late 1800s, two historic building surveys
and two compilations of early pioneer biographies. There are also two historical overviews, one from
Appleton's 75th Anniversary celebration in 1932, and one marking the 100 year period of 1857 - 1957.
Click here for a partial index of the plat maps.
- APL Historic Photos Index - A partial index to photos from books in the Wisconsin Collection, generally scenes from Appleton history. This is an index only; photos are not available online. Other historic photos can be viewed online in the Fox Valley Memory postcard collection.
- Wisconsin
State Historical Society provides searchable online collections
of text and images that include information of local historical
value.
- Veterans' Grave Registration
database provides information on over 500 Fox River area deceased
veterans from the War of 1812 to World War I.
- Founding of Appleton is an
extensive compilation by Library staff detailing the early history
of the community.
- Appleton Firsts is list of of
notable "firsts" of Appleton history.
- Appleton Timeline presents
a timeline of significant dates from settlement to the present.
- Appleton Public Library
celebrates our own library's centennial history.
- Harry Houdini provides information
and resources about the world famous magician and escape artist.
- Edna Ferber provides information
and links about Appleton's Pulitzer Prize winning author.
- Joseph McCarthy provides information
and resources on the life and career of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
- Appleton Speaks is an original
oil painting by local artist, Lynn Mann, depicting 7 notable people
with strong ties to Appleton.
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