A site devoted to the history of Greater Rib Lake, Wisconsin!

This is the website for the Rib Lake Historical Society, LLC. The purpose of the Society is to preserve, publish and promote the rich history of greater Rib Lake, Taylor County, Wisconsin. 

Another goal of the Society is to provide to the public a convenient way to share and access historic photos and documents. 

FOLDER 12: Newspaper Notes

This is a folder of the Rib Lake Historical Society, LLC, Robert P. Rusch, manager.  Its purpose is to collect data regarding Rib Lake and environs from Taylor County newspaper sources other than the Rib Lake Herald. 

Currently, extant copies of The Rib Lake Herald begin in 1902. The initial sources will be on older newspapers, such as the Taylor County News, Taylor County Star & News, and Taylor County Star News. 

This document will utilize a template having four columns.  Column 1 will identify the date of publication.  Column 2 will indicate the newspaper.  Column 3 will provide the text, i.e., a quote of the article.  Column 4 contains comments that RPR may wish to make, for example, cross references to other documents. 

ABBREVIATIONS:  Taylor County News = TCN; Star & News= S/N; Taylor County Star & News= TC STAR & NEWS; RPR = Robert P. Rusch; WC = Wisconsin Central Railroad or Railway 

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