History

This week's entry into our new Downtown Denmark: Past & Present series coincides with our front page article on the new "one-stop shop" and focuses on the same building that will now h…

Of all the buildings in downtown Denmark that have stood the test of time, none may be more recognizable than the large two-story brown-brick structure in the center of town. Situated …

When the new Denmark Elementary School opened in 1970, the district retired 11 rural schoolhouses. One of these was the beautiful Maribel school. With the closure of the school, the Ma…

In 1970, Riverview School in the town of New Denmark closed its doors for good. It fell victim to school consolidation, and when the Denmark School District opened their new central el…

On Tuesday, April 7, 1992, voters in the School District of Denmark were asked to approve a plan for a new middle school. The 1992 referendum was up for a vote right on the heels of th…

Earlier this month, B.J. Goral stopped by our office with an interesting piece of local history that was too good not to share. This photo comes from a 1949 issue of The Green Bay Pres…

When immigrants came over from Europe and settled in the frontier areas of the United States, it was not uncommon for them to settle in ethnic communities where they would be able to k…

In 1982, what was supposed to be a routine reconstruction of Broadway Street turned into a much larger project than anticipated. Bielinski Excavating and Robert E. Lee and Associates, …

When the railroad opened in Denmark in 1906, it provided new opportunities for businesses to accommodate travelers. Ben Hendrickson was one of many who took advantage of this new oppor…

On Sunday, November 7, 1993, the Denmark School District held a dedication event for the brand new Denmark Middle School. Denmark Middle School was completed in 1993, joining the high …

In 1970, 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…

Last week, Gerald and Dianne Steinberger stopped by our office to share an interesting and moving story about a fallen veteran in their family whose legacy is still being kept alive ov…

In 1970, the new Shirley Feed Mill was completed and opened for business.  Previously, a grist mill had been built by Edward Beimborn in the early 1900s. Edward’s son, Norbert, sold th…

In 1970, the Denmark Junior High School opened a small addition to the school which was a replacement for the original high school that was built in 1921. The original Denmark High Sch…

On Monday, March 30, 1970, tragedy struck the Denmark Co-op when the feed mill was destroyed by an early morning fire.  The feed mill at the Denmark Co-op dates back to the early 1900s…

At the tail end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s, General Telephone Company of Wisconsin was hard at work upgrading telephone service in the Denmark area.  The first phase o…