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    • Early construction photos
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history talks

Downloads

History Talks From Prairie du Chien is a wonderful source of information about the history of the Prairie du Chien area and is available as a free pdf download here by clicking the link and image provided: History Talks From Prairie du Chien.

**Note** This is an extremely large download (822 page PDF) and could take 5 minutes or longer depending on your internet connection speed. A 3 Mb/s speed will yield a download time of approximately 5 minutes. 
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.Red Bird: Swallowed Up and Lost is one of Prairie du Chien’s best tales. In the summer of 1827, Red Bird made a decision which swallowed up and lost the considerable good will and respect he earned from all who knew him. [36 Volume IV-6]



​Click on the image or HERE for Red Bird Swallowed Up and Lost download.
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Up One Side and Down the Other is the 44th story in Mary Ann Stemper's wonderful series, Send A Story of Prairie du Chien, and is available as a free pdf download.

Click on the image or in this link provided: Up One Side and Down the Other.
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The Great Artesian Well [37 IV-7] was created by Mary Ann Stemper to celebrate the library's 100th birthday. Three hundred paper copies were given to the public in the summer of 2012 thanks to the Friends of the Library. To observe the 50th birthday of the current building, Mary Ann has given e-book copy to the library. It joins the walking tour of downtown Up One Side and Down the Other, which has been available on this site since last spring.

Click on the image or HERE for The Great Artesian Well download.
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Wachute Memorial Library on Wacouta Avenue honors an important institution on the historic artesian well site and the Wachute family that donated the library. In 2012, the library celebrated its 100th birthday.

Click on the image or HERE for Wachute Memorial Library on Wacouta Avenue download.
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Location

Our Mission Statement
The Prairie du Chien Memorial Library is a customer-driven public utility whose mission is to provide quality resources and services to fulfill individual informational, educational and recreational needs.  The Library provides these resources and services to the people of Prairie du Chien, surrounding communities, and the state.  The Library upholds the principles of intellectual freedom and provides information and materials which reflect all points of view.  The Library serves customers of all ages at all levels of need.  Access and guidance in using library services is provided by a trained staff, using effective technology, in an atmosphere that is welcoming and respectful.

Contact Us

Prairie du Chien Memorial Library
125 South Wacouta Avenue
Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
Phone: 608-326-6211
 Email to:pdcdirector@swls.org