Once upon a time, these proud structures dotted the bucolic landscape. Michael Cooney has captured the essence of these vanishing structures in 260 photos.

Books on the history of and life in Oshkosh, Wisconsin compiled and written by local historian, Clarence "Inky" Jungwirth.

Postcards and photographs showing Main Street in older times.

Photographs, newspaper articles, postcards, pamphlets and catalogs of businesses that once flourished in Oshkosh can be found in this collection. Through this online collection, memories of Oshkosh come alive.

Browse or search the collection to discover all kinds of interesting facts about historic Oshkosh as well as sketches of prominent people, local businesses and their advertisements, and views of Oshkosh. Each directory has been divided into sections: surnames, businesses, street directories and more. Some directories include Menasha, Neenah, Omro and Winneconne. Funding for the project was obtained from a grant from the Alberta Kimball Foundation.

Oshkosh Public Library has digitized a number of local history books (mostly books of pictures) Search or browse these books that date from 1887 to 1919.

100 Years Old or More and a Remnant of the Immigrant Experience

Remember the Hotel Athearn? The fountain in Riverside Cemetery? Relive memories of Oshkosh through these postcards. This collection consists of views of businesses, churches, parks, city streets, country roads and other structures throughout the city of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Majority of the postcards in this collection were provided by local resident, Ron Metz.

In April 2008, downtown Oshkosh, Wisconsin was transformed into a movie set for the Johnny Depp film, Public Enemies. This collections consists of the photographs taken and submitted by the residents of Oshkosh who experience Tinseltown in their hometown.

Sawyer and Harris, the iconic bronze lions, have stood outside the Oshkosh Public Library since 1912. View images of them throughout the years including their removal for restoration in 1998.