History of Eau Claire County

Complete index to selected articles from Our Story 'The Chippewa Valley and Beyond' published by the Eau Claire Leader Telegram, 1976. All Volumes now online!
All stories used with permission.

Now Online!
Volume Five - Spanning the Years and A Look Ahead
   Communities Draw Names from Men, Places, Events
   Distant Civil War 'Close' to Region
   That 'War Eagle' had Quite a Record
   Black River Ran Wild 100 Years Ago
   Gaiety Turned to Disaster at River Falls
   1884 Flood Drew National Attention
   90 Perish as Waves Swamp Sea Wing
   Strange Happenings a Puzzle to Area Family
   Spring Valley Just Wouldn't Give Up
   Stanley Fire Among Most Damaging
   Scores Die in Wake of New Richmond Storm
   Now it's All Peaceful at Cameron Dam
   Area Swamp no St. Louis for Balloonists
   World War I Brought Gunfire to Withee
   City Men Gained World War I Honors
   Prohibition Experiment Failed Here, Too
   Klan Exposed, Driven from Chippewa Area
   Somehow, Families Survived Depression
   Results of CCC Projects Still Present
   Burns' Blindfold Antics Mystified Locals
   Some Men Will Never Forget 'Bataan'
   Armistice Day Storm Came as a Surprise
   Five Area Men Gain Medal of Honor
   Colfax Tornado Cuts Deadly Swath
   Independence Finds Freedoms Changing
   Challenges of Future Call for Planning Now
   Diversified Industries are Likely
   Outdoor Lands Will Most Likely Shrink
   Farming to Change, But it Will Remain
   Some Indians Find '76 'Just Another Year'
   'Our Story'…Is Just That
   The Declaration -All People Equal in Possession of Common Humanity

Coming this Summer!! A whole new project. Transcription of Centennial Eau Claire, "The Sawdust City"
This is a 184 page book published in 1972 covering history of the City of Eau Claire
If you would like to volunteer to help with this transcription project, please drop me a line!