Mantiwoc-Two Rivers: Online Resources
Teacher
resources
Teachers can select from an array of online materials related to La Crosse's
stories created by a La Crosse teacher committee working in cooperation with
the Educational Communications Board.
Web Sites
Local History
UW Digital Collections Manitowoc-Two Rivers Local History
Manitowoc Public Library local history
Wisconsin Historical Society Local History & Biography Articles
Local Museums
Hamilton Wood Type Printing Museum
Historic Rogers Street Fishing Village
Maritime and Shipwreck History
Wisconsin Marine Historical Society
Maritime History of the Great Lakes
Manitowoc Cty, Wisconsin Genealogy and other resources
Great Lakes Shipwreck Research
Wisconsin Historical Society shipwreck information
The sinking of the steamer Vernon
Business History
Wisconsin Magazine of History Archives
Articles about Two Rivers
Thomas James Walsh: A Wisconsin Gift to Montana: This biography begins by
summarizing the life of Felix Walsh (dates not verified) and his involvement
in the community of Two Rivers, Manitowoc County. ‹http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=12619&CISOSHOW=12548&REC=1›.
A Growth Industry: The Wisconsin Aluminum Cookware Industry, 1893-1920: A history of the aluminum industry in Wisconsin that evolved into a power house of aluminum cookware between 1893 and 1920. The majority of the article focuses on Joseph Koenig, founder of Aluminum Manufacturing Company (Mirro Aluminum Company) in Two Rivers, and the transition of his company from novelty aluminum items to cookware. ‹ http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=26329&CISOSHOW=26240&REC=2›
Articles about Manitowoc
The Town of Two Creeks: Manitowoc County: This article opens with the arrival
of the first white setters in 1836. The author uses land records and census
returns to identify early settlers, and describes the influx of German and
Czech immigrants during the 1860s, living and farming conditions, crops grown,
products manufactured, and the Peshtigo Fire. ‹http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=13328&CISOSHOW=13199&REC=3›.
The Sign of the Cross: Fr. Jacques Marquette (1637-1675) and Fr. Claude Allouez (1620-1689) traveled throughout what is now Wisconsin in the Manitowoc River region placing crosses among the Native American tribes in the area. ‹http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=9440&CISOSHOW=9332&REC=5›.
Recession, Depression, and War: The Wisconsin Aluminum Cookware Industry, 1920-1941: This article discusses the period between the two world wars during which the stamping of aluminum cookware became one of Wisconsin’s most important industries. ‹http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=37753&CISOSHOW=37712&REC=7›.
The Civil War Diary of Herman Salomon: The author (1834-1881) was a German cabinet-maker who came to Manitowoc in 1853, and was the brother of Gov. Edward Salomon (1828-1909). ‹http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=5632&CISOSHOW=5594&REC=8›.
The John Nagle Memorial: Remarks of Senator Thomas J. Walsh. This memorial offers a brief biography of John Nagle, an educator and editor from Manitowoc, Wisconsin in the latter half of the 19th century. ‹http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=8050&CISOSHOW=8022&REC=10›.
Wisconsin Through a German’s Eyes in 1855: The Travels of Johann Georg Kohl (1808-1878) is the first English translation of Kohl’s detailed observations of his travels through Wisconsin in 1855. Kohl, a meticulous historian and geographer, detailed the people and landscape of Milwaukee, the Madison area, Sheboygan and Manitowoc. ‹http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=33109&CISOSHOW=33053&REC=12›.
Emil Baensch: This short piece credits Baensch (1857-1939) for his lifelong involvement in developing his birthplace, Manitowoc. ‹http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=12756&CISOSHOW=12631&REC=13›.
Making a Fire Within: The Writing of a Civil War Narrative from Wisconsin: In this article author Kerry A. Trask (1941- ) discusses the process of writing his book Fire Within, about the Civil War experiences of soldiers and civilians in Manitowoc. ‹http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=48989&CISOSHOW=48941&REC=16›.
Wisconsin's Canning Industry Past and Present: The article relates the economic importance of the canning industry in Wisconsin during the early and middle portions of the 20th-century. The article traces the advent of the canning process to a Napoleon-era Frenchman who used cork and wax to preserve food. The Wisconsin canning industry blossomed in the Manitowoc area where farmers grew peas, and canned peas became a major economic engine for Wisconsin in the 1890s. ‹http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=19479&CISOSHOW=19430&REC=18›.
James Anderson: Infantryman in Blue: This article tells the story of James Anderson (1841-1927) of Manitowoc, who volunteered for military service in 1861. ‹http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=42872&CISOSHOW=42849&REC=20›.
The Manitowoc County Historical Society: This short piece traces the origin of the group to an 1879 meeting of old settlers, and details how the idea was revived in 1906 by local judge Emil Baensch (1857-1939) and amateur archaeologist Henry P. Hamilton (1862-1919), collector of prehistoric copper artifacts. ‹http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=18556&CISOSHOW=18457&REC=3›.
Highlights of Manitowoc: This is, in the author's words, "a brief and fragmentary attempt to reflect a few pages of national history into the mirror of events in the Manitowoc region."‹http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=16995&CISOSHOW=16904&REC=4›.
