9/5/23
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“Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.”
English proverb
And so it was with Labor Day. It began with a parade. September 5, 1882, ten thousand workers in New York City …
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by Mike Jones
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8/29/23
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Aug. 8–Boy, Crosby Cain Lange, born to Joe and Katie (Cain) Lange, Janesville, Wis.
Maternal grandparents are Cal and Gaelynn Cain, East Dubuque. Paternal grandparents are Pat and Gina …
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8/29/23
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July 29–Boy, Nikolas Edward O’Brien, born to Chris O’Brien and Tiffany Trebian, Benton, Wis.
Maternal grandparents are Bernard and Carolyn Trebian, Galena. Paternal …
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8/29/23
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GALENA–Experience an unforgettable evening with the Galena Center for the Arts as they commemorate their tenth year of elevating and celebrating regional arts and artists.
The Gala’s …
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8/22/23
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Reading through the old newspapers at the Galena Library can be very interesting…The local news column carried a lot of personal items of interest such as these….
In May of 1861 a …
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by Steve Repp, Galena Public Library
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8/22/23
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Stella here. Sister and I have had a glorious week! These were the days of yellow flowers. We cannot name them all, but everywhere we looked, they were blooming! And wonder of wonders, right in the …
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8/22/23
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8/15/23
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It was in the month of August, 1865, when General Grant and his family returned to Galena following the Civil War. Four years earlier, the General had fallen in at the left rear of a company of …
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by Steve Repp, Galena Public Library
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8/15/23
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