History: Wheaton & Traverse County

Wheaton Centennial Book

The following information was assembled in honor of Wheaton's Centennial, in 1987 (in .pdf format):

1. Centennial Dedication, City Plats, Centennial Committees, Acknowledgements
2. Area History
3. Historical Personalities
4. The Early Days
5. Business-Professional History
6. Cooperatives
7. Agriculture
8. Community Services
9. Communication & Transportation
10. School Days
11. Medical, Dental, Churches, Parks, Entertainment, Traverse County Fair
12. Sports
13. Clubs and Organizations
14. War Roles & Calamities
15. Century Farms & Historical Sites
16. Chronology of Historic Events
17. Wheaton Area High School Student Graduates

Other historic Wheaton photos are available here.

"Traverse County, Telling It the Way Things Were"

Former Traverse County resident Jacob Schmitz writes his memories of living in Traverse County, beginning with an account of his parents' migration in 1854.  The file is large, and has been split into 2 MB data files.

Part 1 – Pages 1 thru 16

Part 2 – Pages 19 thru 20 (lots of  unpaginated pictures)

Part 3 – Pages 21 thru 37

Part 4 – Pages 38 thru 55

Part 5 – Pages 56 thru 70

Part 6 – Pages 71 thru 75  (lots of  unpaginated pictures)

Part 7 – Pages 76 thru 93

Page 8 – Pages 93 thru Conclusion