Summary

The 1858 diary of Henry William Barber covers the time of Henry and Cecelia Barber’s journey from Westfield, New York to Dead Lake Prairie in Pepin County, Wisconsin, where the Barber’s built one of the first frame houses of the prairie. The 1867-1870 diary is filled with accounts of daily activity, mainly related to farming.

Summary Records of the regional organization of local affiliates of the General Federation of Women's Clubs in eleven north central Wisconsin counties (Barron, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix, and Trempealeau). Included are club histories, yearbooks, annual reports, correspondence, scrapbooks, minutes of meetings, news clippings, treasurer's reports, and other records concerning the clubs' civic and cultural activities. Also included are photographs of...