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History: Wheaton & Traverse County 

Wheaton Centennial Book

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

Centennial Dedication, City Plats, Centennial Committees, Acknowledgements

Area History

Historical Personalities

The Early Days

Business-Professional History

Cooperatives

Agriculture

Community Services

Communication & Transportation

School Days

Medical, Dental, Churches, Parks, Entertainment, Traverse County Fair

Sports

Clubs and Organizations

War Roles & Calamities

Century Farms & Historical Sites

Chronology of Historic Events

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