Early Fond Du Lac County People And Places

Download or read book Early Fond Du Lac County People and Places written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fond du Lac Illustrated (1898), A Souvenir of Fond du Lac County, Wis (circa 1904), Souvenir of Fond du Lac, Fully Illustrated: Showing the Progress of the Best City in Wisconsin (circa 1912), and Souvenir Album: Old Settlers and Home-comers of Fond du Lac County (1912) present photographic views of the city and county as well as portraits and biographical information of some early residents. Photos and information about many public buildings, parks, streets, residences, schools and factories show the city and county at an early time. Ruth Shaw Worthing's book, The History of Fond du Lac County, as Told by its Place Names is an encyclopedic dictionary of Fond du Lac County. It brings together information about places, streets, churches, schools, etc., including those no longer existing. Historical facts that would otherwise be scattered among many sources are gathered into one location. In a 1988 newspaper interview, Worthing stated, "So much history is embodied in names and there are people behind those names. They should be more than a wisp of memory." Mrs. Worthing researched Fond du Lac history for over 30 years and died in 1990.