Revisiting the City of Eau Claire’s First Christmas
150 years ago, the holiday included dancing, gift-giving, and (naturally) a church dinner
PIECES OF OUR HISTORY: C.V. Museum Continues ‘Collecting the Valley’ Series
series explores Eau Claire in the year of its birth as well as the 1930s
Sesquicentennial Stories: Not Loafing Around
E.C. businessman created long-running bakery
Sesquicentennial Stories: Pioneering Physician
Eau Claire woman campaigned for suffrage, temperance
Sesquicentennial Stories: Eau Claire Native’s Novel Caused a Stir
1934 book received positive review in New York Times
WHEN IT ALL CLICKED: Eau Claire’s School for Telegraph Operators
a century ago, students learned their dots and dashes in Eau Claire
Sesquicentennial Stories: Fire in the Sky
A meteor lit up Eau Claire in 1908. But where did it go?
Sesquicentennial Stories: On the Big Screen
Hollywood once picked Eau Claire’s State Theatre for a film premiere
Sesquicentennial Stories: How German POWs Saved Wisconsin Crops
during World War II, prisoners of war worked at Eau Claire canning plant
Sesquicentennial Stories: Downtown Dude
well-dressed wooden gent helped sell cigars for decades
Sesquicentennial Stories: Rose King’s Rise to Stardom
Eau Claire native appeared in films, on Broadway
Sesquicentennial Stories: The White Stuff
Eau Claire company made key component of WWII tanks – and Christmas tree stands
Sesquicentennial Stories: The Sailstad Scandal
a juicy tale of a missing phonograph maker, a burned body, and a lot of insurance money
Rear View Mirror: Looking Back at Some Scenes from the City’s History
get revved up with these photos from the Chippewa Valley Museum
This Just In: A Brief History of Broadcasting in the Chippewa Valley
tuning in to the nearly century-long history and radio and TV in E.C.
STAFF NOTE: The City Starts Its Celebration
kicking off Eau Claire’s 150th birthday year
Getting up to Date: Author’s Epic Effort to Chronicle Eau Claire History Reaches Its Conclusion
historian Brian Blakeley publishes third volume of city’s story
Get Ready to Party Like It’s 1872
Saturday, March 19, is Eau Claire’s big birthday
From the Beginning
A timeline of Eau Claire history for the past 150+ years
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Eau Claire 150th is presented by:
Market & Johnson
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Eau Claire, WI
This special issue of Volume One: Eau Claire Sesquicentennial Celebration is produced by
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