History by the Lake

Essays in HISTORY BY THE LAKE:

ECONOMY AND BUSINESS

Brewing Industry in Fond du Lac, The
John Iwanski

Fond du Lac’s Railroads and Economic Development, 1851-1876
Laura Knueppel

Great Depression Strikes Fond du Lac, 1929-1935, The
Nicole Jones

Timber Boom Town: The Rise and Decline of the Lumber Industry in Fond du Lac, 1845-1922
Jennifer Stobbe

MILITARY AND WAR, THE

Fond du Lac’s Machinegunners: Company E in the First World War
Jody Schmitz

Fond du Lac’s Responses to the Civil War
Anita Ewerdt

Home Away From Home: German Prisoners of War in Fond du Lac County during World War II, A
Jesse Ruth

Making of a Civil War Soldier: Colwert Pier of Fond du Lac, The
Rick Hammacher

POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

Democracy Disenfranchised? “At-Large” Representation in Fond du Lac City Council Government
Angela Hannemann and Todd Whittaker

Emergence of a Professional Sheriff’s Office in Winnebago County, 1920-2000, The
Jason Walter

Fish and Man in Lake Winnebago: Saving the Lake Sturgeon
Jesse Jensen

SOCIETY, COMMUNITY AND LEISURE

Castles of Dreams: Fond du Lac’s Theaters, 1856-2001
Heather Reader

“False Also and Harmful to Christian Education:” Coeducation at St. Mary’s Springs
Scott Jazdzewski

Fond du Lac Panthers: A Professional Baseball Team, The
Katerina Harrison

Marytown, A Holyland Community: Built on Dreams, Persisting on Spirit, 1849-2003
Katheryn Bartel

Shaping of a Mission: The Sisters of Saint Agnes in Nicaragua, 1945-1960, The
Eric Czyzewski

Something to Do in Fond du Lac: Public Leisure Activities in the 1920s
Todd Louis Whittaker

Copyright Clarence B. Davis 2005. Marian College Press, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 2005.
Electronic publication by Fond du Lac Public Library has been approved by Clarence B. Davis.

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