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Digital Collections
Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
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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.
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Accessing Collections
The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.
Widmer Cheese Employees
August 1979
"Widmer Cheese employees. Front; Pat Geschke, Harvey Kamrath, Joe- John- Ralph- Jim Widmer."
American Legion Birthday Party
March 1998
"At the Legion's 79th Birthday Party, World War II veterans were honored. Commander Greg Krueger presents awards to Ralph Widmer, Navy; Bud Ruecker, Army Air Force; and Les Beck, Army."
Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Cold Storage Room
circa 2000-2009
CEO Joe Widmer stand in the 40-degree cold storage room where Widmer's ages their award winning Cheddar, Brick, and Colby Cheese.
Whey at Widmer Cheese Factory
1976
"Jerry Adelmeyer picks up whey at Widmer Cheese Factory and transports it to the slurry tank on his farm."
Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Packaging Room
circa 2000-2009
CEO Joe Widmer stands in the newly added area used for cheese packaging.
Advocate for Children Award
June 1998
"Lomira School Board member, Tom Kelroy, and Theresa Learning Center Principal, Vikki Kunstman, present an 'Advocate for Children' award to Ralph Widmer."
