Bangor and Area Historical Society: Virtual Exhibits

Historical Images of Bangor, Wisconsin I: The Hussa Brewery and Canning Factory
The Hussa Brewery and subsequent Canning Factory represent some of the most important businesses in the history of Bangor, Wisconsin. The pictures in this collection span the beer brewery which later became the canning and pickling factory after Pro... View Exhibit Page
Historical Images of Bangor, Wisconsin II

: Bangor Disasters
Floods, fires and train wrecks had a strong impact on Bangor's local economy over the years. There is no doubt that the year of 1899 was one of the most difficult and trying in Bangor's history. During that year alone, Bangor suffered a record brea... View Exhibit Page
Historical Images of Bangor III: Old Cars of Bangor
As with many other communities, Bangor experienced many changes, some of them unintended, with the arrival of the automobile in the early twentieth century. Already in 1915, there were over 100 companies in the United States manufacturing cars. Th... View Exhibit Page
Historical Images of Bangor IV: Street Scenes
Bangor's Main Street, now known as Commercial Street, witnessed many historical changes over the last 150 years. The street scenes in this collection, drawn almost entirely from the early twentieth century, tells a story of vibrant businesses as we... View Exhibit Page
Historical Images of Rockland: A Small Town Remembered
Like many towns in western Wisconsin, the small village of Rockland holds deep historical roots in the agricultural economy as well as the railroad. The Welsh Congregationalists also left their mark in the religious life of the community along with... View Exhibit Page
Historical Images of the Middle Ridge Community:
The rich immigrant history of the Middle Ridge/Dutch Creek farming community is clearly evident in a roll call of family names: Arentz, Bina, Burbach, Cavadini, Clements, Hammes, Hansen, Hatz, Hundt, Kaiser, Korn, Leis, Loomis, Newburg, Ruedy, Schmit... View Exhibit Page
Historical Images of Bangor V: Social History of Bangor in the Early 1950's: The Doschadis Family Collection
One of the ways of looking at the history of Bangor and the ways people interacted with each other socially is through social clubs, organizations and places of work. Recently, the family of Jerry Doschadis (Bangor HS Class of 1959) donated to the... View Exhibit Page
Images of Bangor and Area VI:: Historic Homes and Residential Architecture
What does the architecture of Bangor and area homes tell us about the people who once lived here? The majority of the homes in this collection from the village of Bangor and surrounding farm communities are stilll standing. Almost half of the im... View Exhibit Page
Images of Bangor and Area VII:: The Business Community over Time
Putting together this exhibit reminds a person about how important economics remains in understanding the history of one's community. What kinds of businesses existed in Bangor and area over time? How have Bangor's businesses changed the community... View Exhibit Page
Images of Bangor and Area VIII:: Historic Weddings, 1883-1959.
Marriage represents one of the most ancient of social institutions. As the stage manager in Act II from Thornton Wilder's famous American play, "Our Town" reminds us, "Almost everybody in the world gets married, you know what I mean? In our town t... View Exhibit Page
Images of Bangor and Area IX:: The History of Bangor High School: Part One (1891-1971)
In 1890, the tax paying citizens of Bangor voted in support of a referendum to establish a new public high school. Eventually, the high school district would come to serve the village and township of Bangor including Burns Valley, Rockland and Middl... View Exhibit Page
Images of Bangor and Area X:: History of Advertising in the Bangor Independent, 1891-1900.
Advertising has existed since the dawn of the marketplace. Advertising in local newspapers offers viewers insights into such topics as cost of living, consumer culture and the local economy during ages past. A recent computer scanning project at th... View Exhibit Page