History

In 1997, the Denmark School District was in the midst of planning a new building project for the high school. Part of the new addition included a new library, and the idea was brought …

On May 28, 1951, Trinity Lutheran Church in New Denmark and Calvary Lutheran Church in Denmark merged to form Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. When they merged, they decided to use the mo…

In 1941, St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Glenmore was celebrating a joyous occasion--the dedication of their beautiful new church. St. Mary’s traces its founding back to its first church…

In 1974, the Denmark School District was putting the question of a pool to the voters. Voters would be able to decide through a referendum on April 2, 1974. Conversations began in 1972…

In January 1964, the Denmark School District was preparing to start the construction process on the new Denmark High School. The then-Denmark High School was built in 1921, with additi…

The first settler in the area that became the town of New Denmark was not Danish but German. In 1846, John Bartelme purchased 40 acres of land which gradually grew to a farmstead of ov…

In 2010, a local landmark came tumbling to the ground. The smokestack at the Land O’ Lakes factory near downtown Denmark was torn down to address growing safety issues with the aging s…

Many people know about the current events in the Village of Mishicot, but do they know about the hidden history of our beloved home? (Information from mishicot.wi.gov.) A New York lumb…

On September 25, 1947, tragedy struck as an early morning fire nearly destroyed Denmark High School.  A fire was discovered around 7:30 a.m. with the Denmark Fire Department promptly r…

During the 1961-1962 school year, All Saints School started a teacher aide program to help ensure the academic success of its students. In December 1961, several local women were recru…

In 1969, Brown County was working hard on its newest park--Neshota Park--in the town of New Denmark. Prior to the county purchasing the 240-acre property, it was mainly used as a grazi…

In 1972, All Saints School in Denmark was one of a small portion of Catholic schools in the Green Bay Diocese that was showing an enrollment increase. All Saints School opened in the f…

In 1994, Valley Badger Bank, a longtime staple in downtown Denmark, became no more as it merged into the larger M&I Bank. Valley Badger Bank was originally founded in 1926 as Badger St…

In honor of June Dairy Month, we thought we would highlight one of the "biggest" items in local dairy history. In 1964, the Denmark area was presented on the national stage as home to …

All Saints School, which was founded in 1958, was originally staffed by members of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross. After being under their leadership for over 30 years, t…

In the 1970s, the state was working on optimizing speed limits in the Denmark area. In 1971, Main Street was set at 25 mph and De Pere Road was set at 35 mph. With discussions on wheth…