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News at MCLHR

History Room closed Jan. 16-22. Reopens Jan. 23.
The Monroe County Local History Room & Museum will be closed to the public from January 16 through January 22, 2024 for exhibit changing and seasonal maintenance...
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LAST CHANCE TO VIEW THE HUGE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE DISPLAY AT THE HISTORY ROOM
Saturday, January 13th is the last day to view the spectacular holiday village display, “North Pole Magic In Miniature,” at the Monroe County Local History Room & Museum in Sparta...
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Monroe County Local History Room & Museum

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About Me, A Prompting Personal Journal & Scrapbook


Record your memories with this full-color prompting journal. What is a prompting journal? For anyone who has ever found it difficult to start, keep, or finish a journal, this new format provides a novel way to avoid the perceived stressors of the journaling process by eliminating the stark blank page in favor of pages filled with delightful preset imagining and queries. Additionally, prompting journals help to inspire creativity by encouraging sketching, writing, stamping, pasting, collage, and all that is the definition of creative self-expression in journaling. Features: -168 Full Color Partially Illustrated Pages -High Quality Heavy Stock Pages for Pasting, Doodling, Photo Mounting, Watercolor, Pencil & Ink -Full Color Photo Album-style Hard Cover & Removable Dust Jacket -Tabbed Manilla Chapter Dividers -Wire Bound for Durability

$9.95

Schaller Family History and Allied Families from Monroe County, WI


Extensive genealogy of the Schaller family of the Monroe County area, including many related families. Created by Alice Schaller in 1983. 383 pages.

$12.95

Monroe County (Wisconsin) Heritage Book


Monroe County (Wisconsin) Heritage Book. Soft bound, 9x12, 514 pages, 1,450 submitted family histories, most with photographs, includes surname index, 12 pages of business histories.

$49.95

Pictorial Atlas of Monroe County, WI: Volumes I & II (1994)


1994 Pictorial Atlas of Monroe County, WI: Volumes I & II. Two huge volumes, a combined inch and a half thick, of county and family histories. Wire bound, leather like covers measuring 10” x 13”. Compiled and published by the Title Atlas Co., Inc. Volume I contains: • Maps of the United States, Wisconsin, Monroe County • Plat maps of Monroe County townships showing land ownership • Patron Index allowing for easy name look ups • Patron and Township Directories providing name, spouse name, children names, occupation, address, length of time in county, etc. • Brief histories of select government buildings, churches, libraries, businesses, and farms • Reprint of 1897 Monroe County Plat Maps Volume II contains: • Photographs of Monroe County public buildings • Historic photographs of patron ancestors • Studio photographs of patrons and family • Submitted family photographs Excellent condition. [Note: This item was donated to the LHR to sell as a fundraiser since it duplicates superior examples already in the LHR collection. Money raised from the sale of this item directly supports the Local History Room research library].

$39.95

Jackson County, WI Cemeteries, Set of 6


Surname index and tombstone inscriptions for those buried in Jackson County cemeteries. Set of 6 including: Volume I Riverside Cemetery; Volume II Cleveland, Curran, Garden Valley, Garfield, and Northfield Cemeteries; Volume III Townships of Adams, Alma, and Komensky Cemeteries; Volume IV Irving, Melrose, and North Bend Cemeteries; Volume V Townships of Albion, Bear Bluff, Brockway, City Point, Knapp, Manchester, and Millston Cemeteries; and Volume VI Townships of Franklin, Hixton, and Springfield Cemeteries. Also includes maps, photos, and information about each cemetery. Compiled and published by the Jackson County, WI Footprints. Soft cover; good condition.

$29.95