RCHR Books for Sale

Books Available for Sale

Unless otherwise noted, the proceeds from the sale of these books go towards the continuing operation of the Richland County History Room.

$10

History of Bloom Township, Richland County, Wisconsin
by Rena Truesdale, Emma Janecek Marshall & Dorothy R. Gault
Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 2011
85 pages, includes index.

Boaz (A conversation about Boaz & the neighbors)
with Annie Brill
Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1972

3 pages.

Buck Creek Recollections

by A. Keith Brewer

Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1972?

14 pages.

The John Carter Family of West Lima & Sextonville

by Lydia Carter Fry

Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1972

6 pages.

The Carter School: Reminiscence & History

by Lynford E. Looker

Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1989

75 pages, indexed.

Cemetery Descriptions

compiled by Dave Thompson from

"Here They Sleep" by Herbert A. Dieter, 1986

37 pages.

$30

May 21st 1918 Cyclone: A Path of Destruction

This book is about the tornado that devastated Lone Rock among other places.

Plain, WI: Old Franklin Township Historical Society, 2008

315 pages.

(Proceeds from this book go to the Old Franklin Township Historical Society.)

Echoes from the Hills of Richland County
by Earl Sugden
Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1971
17 pages.

Learning and Living in the Ekleberry School District

by Lynford E. Looker

Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1984

45 pages, indexed.

Memoirs of Oscar H. Fetty

by Oscar H. Fetty

Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1978

38 pages.

The Story of Gillingham

compiled by George O. Gillingham

Washington, DC: 1967

32 pages.

$12.50

The Descendents of Harley Gillingham and Amy Truesdale

by M.D. Guildner

Snohomish, WA: Snohomish Publishing Company, 2003

124 pages, indexed.

The Good Old Days in Richland County

by Margaret Scott and Dorothy Gault

Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1972

43 pages.

$10

Teenage Ambassadors: Adventures of the Hilltoppers Color Guard
by Richard C. Neumann
Richland Center, WI: Hynek Printing, 1994
316 pages
(Half of the proceeds for this book go to GRACE Greater Richland Area Cancer Elimination c/o Dick Neumann, the other half goes to Richland County History Room.)

$25

Honor Roll of Richland County, Wisconsin, 1917, 1918, 1919

Richland Center, WI: The Richland Democrat.

114 pages.

Horse Creek
by Ross Balsley & Mary Rose Walsh Lichter
Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1972?
10 pages

$10

Hub City 1880-1980 Centennial
by the Centennial Committee, 1980
(Proceeds from this book go to Herb Moore.)

History of Ithaca High School 1855-1961
by Lyle Miller
1961
13 pages

$10

Memories of Attending and/or Teaching in a One-Room Schoolhouse
Compiled by Delta Kappa Gamma – Lambda Chapter, 2000
47 pages.
(Proceeds from this book go to the Delta Kappa Gamma - Lambda Chapter.)

$10

Picture Supplement to the 1986 History of Richland County
Richland Center, WI: The Richland County Historical Society, 1987
88 pages
(Proceeds from this book go to the Richland County Historical Society.)

Rhymes and Nothing More
by Earl Sugden
Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1972
29 pages

Richland County Sketches
by A. K. Brewer, Francis Brewer & Joseph P. Kelly
Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1974
28 pages

$10

Richland Recollections
by Joseph P. Kelly
Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1977
118 pages, indexed

Stories We Remember and No One Left To Ask About Loyd
compiled by Dorothy R. Gault
Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1974
30 pages, indexed

Stories We Remember and No One Left To Ask About Loyd Supplement
compiled by Dorothy R. Gault
Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1974
30 pages, indexed

The Truesdale Family History
by Phyllis G. Hansen
Richland Center, WI: 1970
13 pages

$25

Richland Center's West Side Story, A Scrapbook
by Lorraine J. Kintz 1993
681 pages

$10

Old Richland County (dvd)
Mostly footage of 1937 Richland Center, WI.
Includes children coming out of various schools, people coming out of various churches, different businesses from the street, county fair. Also includes 1919 Honor Day Parade when the soldiers came home from WWI. Ice Harvesting, 1951 flood, etc.
Richland Center, WI: Benjamin Koelsch, 2012
2 hours
(Proceeds go to Nova Video / Benjamin Koelsch.)

$25

Richland Center High School yearbooks

Some Richland Center High School yearbooks are now available for purchase, $25 each. The years range from 1905 to 2014. The availability varies for each year and depends on which years we've had excess donations. All proceeds will go to supplies for the Richland County History Room.

The 1947-present annuals are called The Hornet, but from 1903 through 1926, the annuals were called Pine Needles. There weren't any yearbooks published from 1927-1946 at Richland Center High School.

Postcards Available for Sale

50¢ Postcards

Brewer Public Library in Richland Center, WI, by Lou Coopey, ca. 1980

Country Club in Richland Center, WI, by Lou Coopey, ca. 1980

Dam in Richland Center, WI, 1955

German Warehouse in Richland Center, WI (designed by Frank Lloyd Wright), by Lou Coopey, ca. 1980

Oakwood Fruit Farm in Richland County, WI, by Lou Coopey, ca. 1980

Rockbridge in Richland County, WI, by Lou Coopey, ca. 1980

University of Wisconsin - Richland in Richland Center, WI, by Lou Coopey, ca. 1980

$5 Postcards

Bird's Eye View of Richland Center, WI, ca. 1920

Carnegie Library in Richland Center, WI, ca. 1920

Court Street at Central, Richland Center, WI, ca. 1940

Courthouse & Jail, Richland Center, WI, by A.S. Rockwell, ca. 1920

Dam in Richland Center, WI, ca. 1920

Mill Pond, Richland Center, WI, ca. 1920

Miller's Grove, near Richland Center, WI, ca. 1920

Normal School, Richland Center, WI, by A.S. Rockwell, ca. 1920

Postage and handling are not included in the above prices. Checks may be made out to the Richland County History Room. To get your copy, either stop by the Richland County History Room or contact us at the address below.

Richland County History Room

Brewer Public Library

325 North Central Avenue

Richland Center, WI 53581

richlandhistory@gmail.com

(608) 647-6033

Our Historian:

Crystal Foley

Last modified: 11 January 2016

$10	History of Bloom Township, Richland County, Wisconsin by Rena Truesdale, Emma Janecek Marshall & Dorothy R. Gault Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 2011 85 pages, includes index.
$1	Boaz (A conversation about Boaz & the neighbors) with Annie Brill Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1972 3 pages.
$1	Buck Creek Recollections by A. Keith Brewer Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1972? 14 pages.
$1	The John Carter Family of West Lima & Sextonville by Lydia Carter Fry Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1972 6 pages.
$5	The Carter School: Reminiscence & History by Lynford E. Looker Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1989 75 pages, indexed.
$1	Cemetery Descriptions compiled by Dave Thompson from "Here They Sleep" by Herbert A. Dieter, 1986 37 pages.
$30	May 21st 1918 Cyclone: A Path of Destruction This book is about the tornado that devastated Lone Rock among other places. Plain, WI: Old Franklin Township Historical Society, 2008 315 pages. (Proceeds from this book go to the Old Franklin Township Historical Society.)
$1	Echoes from the Hills of Richland County by Earl Sugden Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1971 17 pages.
$4	Learning and Living in the Ekleberry School District by Lynford E. Looker Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1984 45 pages, indexed.
$3	Memoirs of Oscar H. Fetty by Oscar H. Fetty Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1978 38 pages.
$3	The Story of Gillingham compiled by George O. Gillingham Washington, DC: 1967 32 pages.
$12.50	The Descendents of Harley Gillingham and Amy Truesdale by M.D. Guildner Snohomish, WA: Snohomish Publishing Company, 2003 124 pages, indexed.
$1	The Good Old Days in Richland County by Margaret Scott and Dorothy Gault Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1972 43 pages.
$10	Teenage Ambassadors: Adventures of the Hilltoppers Color Guard by Richard C. Neumann Richland Center, WI: Hynek Printing, 1994 316 pages (Half of the proceeds for this book go to GRACE Greater Richland Area Cancer Elimination c/o Dick Neumann, the other half goes to Richland County History Room.)
$25	Honor Roll of Richland County, Wisconsin, 1917, 1918, 1919 Richland Center, WI: The Richland Democrat. 114 pages.
$1	Horse Creek by Ross Balsley & Mary Rose Walsh Lichter Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1972? 10 pages
$10	Hub City 1880-1980 Centennial by the Centennial Committee, 1980 (Proceeds from this book go to Herb Moore.)
$1	History of Ithaca High School 1855-1961 by Lyle Miller 1961 13 pages
$10	Memories of Attending and/or Teaching in a One-Room Schoolhouse Compiled by Delta Kappa Gamma – Lambda Chapter, 2000 47 pages. (Proceeds from this book go to the Delta Kappa Gamma - Lambda Chapter.)
$10	Picture Supplement to the 1986 History of Richland County Richland Center, WI: The Richland County Historical Society, 1987 88 pages (Proceeds from this book go to the Richland County Historical Society.)
$1	Rhymes and Nothing More by Earl Sugden Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1972 29 pages
$2	Richland County Sketches by A. K. Brewer, Francis Brewer & Joseph P. Kelly Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1974 28 pages
$10	Richland Recollections by Joseph P. Kelly Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1977 118 pages, indexed
$3	Stories We Remember and No One Left To Ask About Loyd compiled by Dorothy R. Gault Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1974 30 pages, indexed
$3	Stories We Remember and No One Left To Ask About Loyd Supplement compiled by Dorothy R. Gault Richland Center, WI: Brewer Public Library, 1974 30 pages, indexed
$1	The Truesdale Family History by Phyllis G. Hansen Richland Center, WI: 1970 13 pages
$25	Richland Center's West Side Story, A Scrapbook by Lorraine J. Kintz 1993 681 pages
$10	Old Richland County (dvd) Mostly footage of 1937 Richland Center, WI. Includes children coming out of various schools, people coming out of various churches, different businesses from the street, county fair. Also includes 1919 Honor Day Parade when the soldiers came home from WWI. Ice Harvesting, 1951 flood, etc. Richland Center, WI: Benjamin Koelsch, 2012 2 hours (Proceeds go to Nova Video / Benjamin Koelsch.)
$25	Richland Center High School yearbooks Some Richland Center High School yearbooks are now available for purchase, $25 each. The years range from 1905 to 2014. The availability varies for each year and depends on which years we've had excess donations. All proceeds will go to supplies for the Richland County History Room. The 1947-present annuals are called The Hornet, but from 1903 through 1926, the annuals were called Pine Needles. There weren't any yearbooks published from 1927-1946 at Richland Center High School.