Monroe County Local History Room
Thursday, October 3, 2019 - 10:18am
Is there royalty in your family?
A tiny percent that just might justify displaying some lofty family crest or a photo of some king or queen that you can boast about being a distant, distant..., distant relative.
That mystery continues to spur interest in genealogy and DNA research. Hannah Scholze...
Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 9:44am
[Author’s note: Since 2020 is a census year, we thought it would be interesting to share a story from our county’s past about a special census taken nearly 80 years ago which revealed some interesting facts about Monroe County’s standard of living]
In April 1940, residents of Monroe County were...
Monday, August 12, 2019 - 9:58am
[In the summer of 1936, an 86-year-old widow in Missouri named Agnes Julia Ferguson sat down to write her memoir. The result was a document just over ten pages long, though it contained a multitude of incredible stories and memories. Even more incredible was the reason for her writing: 70 years...
Monday, June 24, 2019 - 10:08am
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) recently named the Monroe County Local History Room & Museum in Sparta as the recipient of an Award of Excellence for the “Monroe County A to Z” exhibit.
The AASLH Leadership in History Awards, now in its 74th year, is the most...
Monday, April 1, 2019 - 9:30am
Monroe County is “Cranberry Country,” boasting the largest concentration of cranberry marshes in the state. The Village of Warrens, located in northeast Monroe County, is even the official “Cranberry Capital of Wisconsin.” The red, bouncy cranberry is native to Monroe County, which has the acidic...
Thursday, February 28, 2019 - 9:26am
Genetic genealogy has become one of the most popular recent advances for family history researchers and those just curious about their ethnicity.
Between various companies like AncestryDNA, 23andMe, Family Tree DNA, and MyHeritage DNA, it seems like there is always a sale going for a genealogy DNA...