Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Wausau Part 1

Tell Wisconsin's History, One Town at a Time.
Explore the lively history of Wausau through stories of the city's evolution from an early lumber milling settlement to a diverse cultural and commercial community.
Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Wausau tells the story of a diverse city and its lasting sense of community pride.
Follow the history of Wausau from its lumber milling origins to today's vibrant Central Wisconsin community, built on the ambitions and pride of its residents. Film, archival images and interviews with historians and residents tell the stories of Wausau's early settlement, the transformative impact of investors called "The Wausau Group," the immigration experience of the Hmong community and the city's tradition of building local cultural institutions.
Learn more about Wisconsin's History at WisconsinStories.org
Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Wausau is made possible by gifts from The Family of Cyrus Yawkey, The Caroline S. Mark Legacy Fund of the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin, The B.A. & Ester Greenheck Foundation, Aspirius, Ruder Ware, The Dudley Foundation, The Walter Alexander Foundation, The Judd S. Alexander Foundation, 3M, Ed Snoeyenbos, Friends of Wisconsin Public Television and the Wisconsin History Fund supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Wisconsin Hometown Stories is produced as a partnership of the Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Public Television in cooperation with the Marathon County Historical Society.
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excellent videos! where I grew up........