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Category Archives: Dave Engel
The End of an Era
Closing of an Era What next for River City? By Alison Bruener South Wood County Historical Museum With Dave Engel, Wisconsin Rapids City Historian Note- At the time of original posting we incorrectly stated that in 2014, Verso was based … Continue reading
Posted in Alison, Dave Engel, Events, Latest News, Local history
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Communal Neglect: More buildings bite the dust
Four photos by David Farmbrough show old houses in Wisconsin Rapids before they were razed.
Posted in Dave Engel, David Farmbrough, Local history, photos
Tagged David Farmbrough, historic buildings, Wisconsin Rapids
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Slip Sliding into the Future
written by Angelica Engel, Website Coordinator Recently, I have been editing, proofreading, and posting the class of 1965’s “Lincoln High Newsletter,” curated by Kent Vasby, whose wife is a member of that class. Vasby himself graduated from Fort Atkinson High … Continue reading
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Witter History, Family-Style
written by Angelica Engel, Website Coordinator On June 28, 2007, my father and I crashed through underbrush in the woods of Hopkinton, Rhode Island, looking for the grave of Josiah Witter, the (how many greats?) grandfather of Isaac Witter, whose … Continue reading
Posted in Angelica, Dave Engel, Local history
Tagged Angelica Engel, Central Wisconsin, local history, Wisconsin Rapids, Witter Family
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Goodbye Forever
written by (Uncle) Dave Engel, LHS 1963, SWCHC Director Emeritus When I left town, I thought it was for good. Late summer 50 years ago, in 1967, I abandoned the Rapids paper mill beater room to motor west from River … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Wisconsin, Dave Engel, local history, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County
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A Good Memory
written by Kathy Engel, SWCHC Librarian I’m known in my family for remembering dates. When were we in New England? 1989 and 2007. When is Uncle Gary’s birthday? July 23. When did Wood become a county? 1856. Keeping track of … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Wisconsin, Kathy Engel, local history, Wisconsin Rapids
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