Hidden treasures often lie for decades, undisturbed in folders and filing cabinets at local historical societies. Thanks to improvements in technology, family heirlooms, long ago forgotten by those searching for pieces of their family history, are now being copied and digitized by historians, making them accessible for everyone.

This is happening at the Eagle Historical Society, where dedicated volunteers are scanning hundreds of issues of our old local newspaper, The Eagle Quill, and making them available online. We are also in the process of digitizing family documents, which will soon be accessible under the “People” tab on our website.

One of the first families to be featured will be the “Amann” family from Eagle.

(Colorized image of Joseph and Pauline Amann standing in their garden on back Street in Eagle Wisconsin with a young Billy Thiele, c.a. 1935.)

If you would like to be part of this effort, please contact us at

curator@eaglehistoricalsociety.org or call us at 262-594-8961.

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