Local History
- Meaning of the name "Kaukauna"
- A Brief History of Kaukauna
- Mayors of Kaukauna
- Lion of the Fox - Part 1 | Part 2
- The origin of the Kaukauna High School mascot, the “Galloping Ghost”
- Kaukauna Timeline
- Cemetery Transcripts
- Cemetery Photos (This link will take you to an Internet photo site. To search, enter "KAHS" (no quotes), a space, and the last name you are searching. This is a work in progress and all Kaukauna area cemeteries have not yet been completed.
Kaukuana Memory Project
The Kaukauna Memory Project exists to increase access to and awareness of local history resources housed at the Kaukauna Public Library in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. Currently digitized. The collection currently includes:
- Early History of Kaukauna
- History of the Streets of Kaukauna
- Industrial Kaukauna
- Kaukauna 175th Jubilee Album
- Kaukauna Postcard Collection&
- Tom McGinnis Art
Kaukauna Newspaper Index
The Kaukauna Newspaper Index contains references to a selective list of articles appearing in various Kaukauna newspapers. Indexing begins in 1880 and continues to the present, though coverage in years before 1980 is not comprehensive. The index is maintained by Kaukauna Public Library staff & volunteers and is updated regularly.
Kaukauna Historical Society (KAHS)
The Mission of the Historical Society is to preserve, document and share the history of Kaukauna. Check out their web site at www.kaukaunahistory.org.
If you are interested in joining KAHS, meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month in January, March, May, July, September and November at 6:00 in the Haen Room at St. Paul Elder Services (312 East 14th Street Kaukauna). New members are always welcome.
Availble only in the Library
Ancestry Library Edition provides access to a vast collection of Census records, birth, marriage & death records, immigration and military records, directories, passenger lists, and more!
HeritageQuest Online provides genealogical resources including census data, family records, local histories, military records and genealogical & local history magazines. HeritageQuest is made available through BadgerLink*
A library card # and PIN are required from outside the library.
