On the second floor of the Main Library downtown, this collection of more than 2,600 items is composed of materials related to the history of the City of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County and nearby areas. Contact us with questions at (920) 322-3930 or reference@fdlpl.org.

Some of the items available are:

  • Fond du Lac newspapers
    • 1846-present: microfilm

  • Newspaper index
    • 1846-1970: card file

  • Cemetery records
    • Inscriptions from over 100 local area cemeteries

  • Fond du Lac City and County directories
    • 1857-58, 1865-66, 1868, 1872-present

  • Fond du Lac plat maps
    • 1862, 1874, 1893, 1910, various dates to present

  • Various family histories