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General Information
Wisconsin Local History and Biographical Articles (WLHBA) Collection
The Wisconsin Local History and Biographical Articles (WLHBA) Collection contains 16,000 digitized historical newspaper articles and clippings on notable Wisconsin people and communities. Most articles were published between 1860-1940.
Attribution
For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Daniel mccann, man who helped raise old abe dies at home in this city
Nov 10, 1931
Abbotsford Clarion
The story of Old Abe, the war eagle
1946
This pamphlet written by J. Stanley Dietz recounts a number of anecdotes concerning the life of Old Abe, a bald eagle who served in the 8th Wisconsin Infantry. The pamphlet includes the testimony o...
Happy reunion of heroes who fought with war eagle, Old Abe, at their head, comes to a close
Oct 07, 1912
Eau Claire Telegram
An 1854 map of Wisconsin found in an old Town of Rhine barn
Jul 19, 1935
Eau Claire Telegram
