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Downtown 1958

Downtown 1958

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Museum Idea

September 13, 1898, Neenah Daily Times

September 14, 1898, Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Mayor Schoetz came to the conclusion that a municipal museum for Menasha would be a good thing.  But then, the critics came out, as evidenced above. 

November 10, 1898, Neenah Daily Times
November 16, 1898, Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
A few months later, the whole thing came together, in the basement of the Smith Library.  But as we will see in a future posting, the future was not so bright for this endeavor.

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