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Western Racine County pioneer families began staking their claims in the Waterford area in the fall of 1836. The early years of settlement are documented here by a collection of historical artifacts digitized from a variety of formats including books, manuscripts, high school yearbooks. photographs, maps and newspapers.
This collection is a collaboration of many Waterford area agencies including Waterford Public Library, the Village of Waterford, Waterford Area Chamber of Commerce, Waterford Union High School, and the personal collections of many of the descendants of pioneer families.
© This compilation (including design, introductory text, organization, and descriptive material) is copyrighted by University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.
This copyright is independent of any copyright on specific items within the collection. Because the University of Wisconsin Libraries generally do not own the rights to materials in these collections, please consult copyright or ownership information provided with individual items.
Images, text, or other content downloaded from the collection may be freely used for non-profit educational and research purposes, or any other use falling within the purview of "Fair Use".
In all other cases, please consult the terms provided with the item, or contact the Libraries.
Anyone interested in using these materials, beyond any 'fair use' as defined by U.S. copyright laws, for-profit Internet editions or for personal or public display purposes, must obtain copyright permission and/or copies (thus ensuring a high quality print) from Waterford Public Library. Contact the Library through the Reference Department, Waterford Public Library.
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The Waterford Area Local History Collection is collaborative project completed by the UWDCC and the Waterford Public Library.
The Waterford Area Local History Collection was funded, in part, through through grants from the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in 2006 and 2008. These grants provide financial support for public libraries to digitize and make available online, their local library resources. For more information about LSTA grants in Wisconsin, contact the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) Division for Libraries and Technology or visit the LSTA grant website.