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Alma Public Library
312 N. Main St., Alma, WI 54610
Phone: (608) 685-3823

Email: almapl@wrlsweb.org
Hours:  Monday, Wednesday & Friday 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
Located in: Buffalo County, Wisconsin
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Local History & Genealogy Materials Available Include the Following Types of Material. Click on a heading for more specific information about that subject.

Books & Published Material
County Histories & Biographical Sketches
Local Newspapers
      Buffalo County
Plat Maps & Books
Yearbooks
 
BOOKS & OTHER PUBLISHED MATERIALS
Just People of the Friendly Valley (lower Chippewa Valley)
Herold History: Jacob Herold's Descendants (1995)
A Commemorative History of the Buffalo County Fair, 1872-1982
Romance of Wisconsin Place Names
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COUNTY HISTORIES & BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
History of Buffalo & Pepin Counties (1919)
History of Buffalo County (1888)
Buffalo County Pictorial History (1993)
Alma on the Mississippi, 1848-1932 ( and 1999 edition)
History of Nelson Village (1961)
Images of America: Wabasha County, MN
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LOCAL NEWSPAPERS -- Published in Buffalo County
Place of Publication & Titles Dates Format Can Copy?
Alma
   Buffalo County Journal
current 3 months paper yes
Cochrane
   Cochrane Fountain City Recorder
current 3 months
paper yes
Earlier editions of the Buffalo County Journal, 1864-present, can be obtained from the Cochrane Reporter office: Cochrane-Fountain City Recorder, 104 E. 5th St., Cochrane, WI 54622 (608) 248-2451. Must call for an appointment!
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PLAT MAPS & BOOKS
County Dates
Buffalo County 1914, 1930
We also have Historical Atlas of Wisconsin (1878)
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YEARBOOKS
Place & School Year Published
Alma, Buffalo Co., WI
   High School "Riverman"

1960-present
Cochrane-Fountain City, Buffalo Co., WI
   High School "Pirateer"

2000-present
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Last Updated June 2008

 


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