Kewaunee County History

Gold, silver, oil.....and dreams of getting rich. At one time or another, somebody thought there were big bucks to be made in Kewaunee Cou...

At the beginning of the Civil War, Wisconsin was still a semi-frontier. Political and social control was largely determined by New Yorkers a...

Blood alcohol levels and concern about operating under the influence have changed the way society thinks. In some respects, such issues have...

An article appearing in the May 24, 1862 Door County Advocate pointed out the desirable pay for those who felt they could recruit men for t...

Forty-one year old William Henry was one of the Ahnapee and Forestville men boarding the Comet in Ahnapee on October 13,1861. The men joine...

War fever and the excitement following the firing on Fort Sumter, prompted 90- day enlistments, though the eager men could hardly be trained...

Some said it was the ghost of John Goettinger. Others said it was phosphorus in low lying areas. Still others said it was a low hanging lant...

Dollars are the principal medium of exchange for goods and services in the U.S. today. Even though events of recent years question banki...

Wolf River's first lawyer, John A. Daniels, arrived one day in 1854 aboard the Goodrich steamer Cleveland. With Daniels that day was Dr...

We're different we children born between 1937 or '38 and 1942. We aren't Baby Boomers. We aren't Gen Xers. We aren't c...