CONTACT US & RESOURCES
Join Williams Bay Historical Society: Click Here to download registration form.
Williams Bay Historical Society Photographic / Media Consent Form
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Williams Bay Historical Society Photographic / Media Consent Form
Remember a loved one with a Memorial Donation: Click Here to download donation form.
Contact Williams Bay Historical Society
If you have questions about joining Williams Bay Historical Society, or have items or stories of interest to submit, are from Williams Bay, or wish you were…we'd love to hear from you! You may use the form to contact us.
Past Issues of Historical Society Newsletter: Shades of the Past. Click link below to read the newsletter.
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Spring 2018 Vol. 5 No. 2
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Sum/Fall 2018 Vol. 5 No. 3
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Sum./Fall 2016 Vol. 3 No. 3
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Legal Disclaimer, Historical Reference Material, and Resource Links
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Legal Disclaimer
The website, newsletter and all publications, and the information they contain, are provided as a public service by the Williams Bay Historical Society, Inc. and are not intended for commercial use. The data may be used by non-commercial entities (accompanied by appropriate attribution to the Williams Bay Historical Society, Inc.) but may not be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the Williams Bay Historical Society, Inc. The collections, both present and future, of the Williams Bay Historical Society, Inc. are an important and valuable resource for the study of local history. The public shall have reasonable access to the collections on a nondiscriminatory basis as determined by the Williams Bay Historical Society, Inc. At the same time, the Williams Bay Historical Society, Inc. assumes as a primary responsibility the safeguarding of its materials, and therefore may regulate access to them. The Williams Bay Historical Society, Inc. may photograph events, its participants and staff. The Williams Bay Historical Society, Inc. reserves full rights to use these photographs, names, or likeness of the participants, employees, or other individuals included in this photography. If you are included in a photograph on the website or any other publication, and wish to be removed, please contact the Williams Bay Historical Society, Inc. in writing at P.O. Box 678, Williams Bay, WI, 53191. Although the Williams Bay Historical Society, Inc. makes every attempt to provide accurate information on the website and any other publication, the Williams Bay Historical Society, Inc. assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information, and maintains the right to change, alter or delete information as necessary. Any feedback provided shall be deemed confidential to the Williams Bay Historical Society which may use this information to provide dedicated programs or services. Furthermore, the Williams Bay Historical Society, Inc. will not give personal private information to any third party. The Williams Bay Historical Society, Inc. maintains the right to use collected personal information for marketing or any other purposes. The above conditions apply to the website and all publications originating with the Williams Bay Historical Society, Inc., both now and in the future. |
Books and Periodicals
The majority of the books can be obtained through local libraries. NOTE: Some are reference material and must be read on site. A Pictorial History of Williams Bay, Wisconsin on Beautiful Geneva Lake by Michelle Bie Love & Deborah Dumelle Kristmann, 2017. Postcard History Series Lake Geneva in Vintage Postcards by Carolyn Hope Smeltzer & Martha Kiefer Cucco, 2004. Chicago Northwestern Railway Steam Power 1848-1956 Classes A-Z by C.T. Knudsen, 1965. The Book of Lake Geneva by Paul Jenkins, 1922. Annals of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin by James Simmons, 1897. History of Walworth County, Wisconsin by Albert Clayton Beckwith, 1912. History of Walworth County Wisconsin published by Western Historical Company, 1882. Grassroots-Lake Geneva by Phil Fogle, 1986. Picturesque Lake Geneva compiled by Bonnie Burton Denison for the Wisconsin Transportation Co., 1926. Steam Trains to Geneva Lake: C&NW'S Elgin-Williams Bay by P. L. Behrens, 2002. Yerkes Observatory 1892-1950 The Birth, Near Death, And Resurrection Of A Scientific Research Institution by Donald E. Osterbrock, 1997. Geneva Lake Stories From The Shore From the publishers of At The Lake. 2009. Discover Lake Geneva A Guide to the Historic Lakefront Homes produced by Lake Geneva Cruise Line, 2003. Meandering Around Walworth County Volume V - Villages of Fontana and Williams Bay by Ginny Hall, Revised 1995. Geneva Lake Reflections More Stories From The Shore From the publishers of At The Lake. 2010. Lake Geneva Newport of the West 1870-1920 Volume 1 by Ann Wolfmeyer and Mary Burns Gage. 1976. Images of America Lake Geneva by Carolyn Hope Smeltzer & Martha Kiefer Cucco, 2014. Full Speed Ahead The Story of the Steamboat Era on Lake Geneva by Larry Larkin, 1972. |
Historical Resource Links
Walworth County Historical Society Wisconsin State Historical Society Geneva Lake Museum National History Club University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Yerkes Observatory Walworth County Genealogical Society East Delavan Union Cemetery 1895 U.S. Atlas -- Wisconsin Black Point Estate Historical Society of Walworth & Big Foot Prairie (SE) Society President - Nancy Lehman P.O. Box 336 Walworth, WI, 53184 Email: oliveb@execpc.com |
