Kewaunee County History

Historical articles about Kewaunee County and, specifically, Ahnapee/Algoma.

Monday, September 11, 2023

Kewaunee County's One-Armed Bandits and a 1940 Wedding Picture

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 If You Must, Shoot Crap with Honest People, Forget Slot Machines . Such was the headline of an Algoma Record Herald article on November 17,...
Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Kewaunee County History, Ahnapee/Algoma, and Patriotism

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  This is the 4 th of July. It is fireworks, flags, parades, concerts, hamburgers, hotdogs, baseball and apple pie, although fireworks are ...
Thursday, June 8, 2023

Kewaunee County's Milkweed Pods: 1944 and World War ll

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  Milkweed Floss It’s summer, and as fast as it goes in Wisconsin, it means it will not be long before milkweeds are growing along the by-wa...
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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Ahnapee/Algoma & the Great Fire of 1871: The Child Nobody Talked About

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  Stories of  everyday people are important to our history and culture. In an effort to collect that history, Brown County Historical Societ...
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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Kewaunee County and Mental Health ca. 1870s - 1920s

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  Language usage has changed over the years. To hear one say “That is insane” today means everything from outrageous to cool. A generation o...
Friday, April 21, 2023

Kewaunee County History: Patent Medicines & Algoma/Ahnapee

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In the first 100 years of its existence, nearly all of of Ahnapee/Algoma drug stores were on Steele Street, between 3rd and 4th. They includ...
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