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“Old County Records Are Interesting Reading” from the April 10, 1962 Door County Advocate
meeting held at Baileys Harbor Nov. 11, 1856, attended by A. G. Warren, John Garland, W. H. Warren, and Joseph Harris Sr. is the first for which county…
“A Scrap From History.” from the December 4, 1879 Door County Advocate
There is still living at Green Bay a venerable Frenchman, named Gregnon, whose entire life of nearly a century has been spent on the frontier of the…
“Lime Kilns, Leprechauns In Moonlight Bay Story” from the March 22, 1962 Door County Advocate
A hundred years ago sailors called it Douglas Bay. Later they named it Mud Bay since no anchor ever dragged when ships sought refuge there in a storm…
“Clay Banks Has History of Thriving Settlements” from the March 22, 1962 Door County Advocate
The high clay banks loomed up wonderfully and sailors could readily recognize them many miles distant. In passing up and down the lake “Clay Banks” was…
“Crandall, Early Satirist, Was a Remarkable Figure” from the March 22, 1962 Door County Advocate
One of the most remarkable men ever to edit the news columns of the Advocate and a man who would be accorded a substantial niche in Door county history…
“Men of the Life Saving Service Risked Lives, Often for No Pay; Hauled Equipment by Hand” from the March 22, 1962 Door County Advocate
In the early days of shipping on Lake Michigan before Life-Saving Stations were established, very little could be done to aid a ship that was disabled…
“Nicolet Statue in State Park?” from the September 1, 1949 Door County Advocate
The possibility of erecting a statue of Jean Nicolet in Peninsula state park, at Red Banks or in the state capitol square was made known at Madison by…
Math Tlachac’s “The History of Belgian Settlements in Door, Kewaunee, and Brown Counties”
A link: http://www.tlachac.com/tlachac/TlachacAncestryFiles/HistoryofBelgianSettlements1974.pdf
“First sheriff’s system patch ’em and catch ’em” from the August 20, 1964 Door County Advocate
Ed Battershill brought to the combined offices of sheriff and jailer a professional compe­tence suited to the need of the times — one that no other…
“Early barns had no firm plans but did have firm foundations” from the May 22, 1979 Door County Advocate
Have you ever wondered how those old barns and houses so common to the Door County countryside were built?
“Lyceum and dime debates gave library start” and “Library goes from no talking to talking books” from the 1964 Door County Advocate
When the library was de­dicated May 1, 1913 there was rejoicing on the part of the many citizens who had devot­ed much time and effort to this project.
“Heirlooms of explorer Cabot are well preserved” from the November 14, 1974 Door County Advocate
Mrs. Cabot is the widow of Frank Cabot II, a direct descendent of the famed explorers from Bristol, England, John (Giovanni) Caboto and his son…
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