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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Beginnings of Pierce County – pt. 9 of 27 – Early Maiden Rock Township – by Ella Hurtgen
Continuing Ella’s series, she talks about Madien Rock, originally from the June 28, 1951 Pierce County Herald Thomas O’Brien of Dublin, Ireland came to Maiden Rock with his family in 1856 and obtained land in Maiden Rock township just east … Continue reading
Beginnings of Pierce County – pt. 8 of 27 – early Plum City – by Ella Hurtgen
This entry was from the May 24, 1951 Pierce County Herald. Plum City is unique in that is the only location of a Swiss settlement in the county. Enjoy! Among the early settlers of Union township was Horace Gibson, who … Continue reading
Beginnings of Pierce County – pt. 7 of 27 – Salem Township – by Ella Hurtgen
Here is Ella’s next installment which originally appeared in the May 10, 1951 Pierce County Herald. It primarily has to do with Ono and eastern Pierce County. Enjoy! When the newlywed Holts moved into their house one of the first … Continue reading
Beginnings of Pierce County pt. 6 of 27 – El Paso township by Ella Hurtgen
This entry originally appeared in the March 1, 1951 issue of the Pierce County Herald and had not been reprinted since. We have an entire book on the history of El Paso Township available through our office. This entry talks … Continue reading
Beginnings of Pierce County – pt. 5 of 27 – Morris Holt’s Tale by Ella Hurtgen
The summer of 1860 Morris Holt’s father, Elezear Holt, came with his wife, two daughters, Anna and Frances, and two sons, Stewart, 14, and little Clinton, 11 driving all the way from Dodge county with a covered wagon drawn by … Continue reading
Protected: Pierce County Professional Photographers – a Historical Overview – 1855 to present
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Beginnings of Pierce County – pt. 4 of 27 – Union Township – by Ella Hurtgen
Here is the fourth installment of Ella Hurtgen’s beginnings of Pierce County first published in the February 15, 1951 Pierce County Herald: The first settler in what is now the Town of Union, was Hiram Wood, who was born in … Continue reading
Protected: Video Rental Stores – a relic of the past? – history in River Falls and Ellsworth
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Beginnings of Pierce County pt. 3 of 27 – Trenton Township – by Ella Hurtgen
Here is Ella’s 3rd installment of the Beginnings of Pierce County, concetrating on Trenton which originally appeared in the September 14, 1950 Pierce County Herald: The exact date of the first settlement of Trenton township is not known, but history … Continue reading
Beginnings of Pierce County – pt. 2 of 27 – Native American Stories – by Mrs. Ella Hurtgen
Here is the second installment of Ella Hurtgen’s beginnings of Pierce County. In this column, originally published in the June 22, 1950 Pierce County Herald, she talks about Native American stories all around the county. Anything in parentheses is not … Continue reading
