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New Glarus and Green County Local History

In 1845 emigrants from the canton of Glarus in Switzerland, leaving their homeland because of dire economic conditions, established a colony in southern Wisconsin and named it New Glarus. Over the following years, more Swiss from various cantons settled in New Glarus and other areas of Green County. Throughout its history, the community has nurtured its Swiss cultural heritage. Today, the people of New Glarus maintain a high level of interest in the village's origins, history, and family lineages, and continue to honor its heritage through festivals, historical museums, and the preservation of buildings, historical artifacts, and genealogical information.

This collection focuses primarily on the first 100 years of New Glarus's history. It includes narratives about the settlement and early history of the village, family records from the first church in New Glarus, tax rolls of the Town of New Glarus, old maps and plat books of Green County, the first yearbook of the New Glarus High School, and photographs of individuals and families, school groups, community organizations, events, street scenes, businesses, and agriculture. The New Glarus Public Library, the New Glarus Historical Society, and the Swiss United Church of Christ of New Glarus have collaborated to make available to the public these selected materials documenting the history of New Glarus and the surrounding area.

New Glarus and Green County Local History

In 1845 emigrants from the canton of Glarus in Switzerland, leaving their homeland because of dire economic conditions, established a colony in southern Wisconsin and named it New Glarus. Over the following years, more Swiss from various cantons settled in New Glarus and other areas of Green County. Throughout its history, the community has nurtu…
Image Source: View of New Glarus, early 1900s

New Glarus and Green County Local History Sample items in the collection

  • 1950 New Glarus High School graduating class
  • 1915 Swiss Reformed Church confirmation class
  • Herman A. Duerst and Euphemia Zentner Duerst
  • 1943 New Glarus High School graduating class
  • The Hundredth anniversary of the Swiss Evangelical and Reformed Church, New Glarus, Wisconsin
  • New Glarus Fire Department
  • 1924 New Glarus High School graduating class
  • Zumkehr Brothers farm implement dealership
  • New Glarus High School
  • Second Street, New Glarus
  • 1944 New Glarus High School graduating class
  • 1934 Swiss Reformed Church confirmation class
  • Tschudy Store
  • 1917 Swiss Reformed Church confirmation class
  • White stone church, New Glarus, Wisconsin
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