Hartford History Room

07/20/2025

CLOSED
The history room will be closed July 21-25
Come see us at the Washington Co Fair!

07/18/2025

Could First Ladder Truck Be Coming Home? At Monday evening's Fire & Rescue monthly meeting, a representative from the Vintage Fire Company made a presentation about an antique ladder truck. The Vintage Fire Company is a privately owned museum located in Slinger, WI featuring fire service apparatus, equipment, and memorabilia dating back to the early 1800's. The owner of this collection has found the original motorized ladder truck from Hartford Fire & Rescue - a model year 1920 Kissel ladder truck, labeled Hartford Truck #3, was located in Phoenix, Arizona. He wants to help bring this piece back home to Hartford where it originally came from! Discussions with the Hartford Auto Museum have secured a place in the museum next to the model year 1923 Kissel Hartford Fire Engine #1. Hartford Fire & Rescue would love to have this piece of Hartford history brought back home, and fundraising ideas are being brainstormed to help raise the $15,000 needed to obtain and transport this antique, running and driving ladder truck back into Hartford. Stay tuned for fundraising ideas on this unique opportunity.

07/15/2025

Even Hartford newspapers reported about Jesse James (the outlaw-bank and train robber) in 1882.

06/24/2025

A smorgasbord for $3.50---sign me up!
Ad from February 25, 1982 Times Press

When's the last time you heard the work smorgasbord used?

06/20/2025

06/17/2025

May 1908
Pike Lake cyclone

06/16/2025

December 8, 1988 Times Press
"Central School Beyond Repair"
When it was located downtown Hartford where the library is now.

06/12/2025

November 23, 1967 being built and 1968 when it was open.
Who remembers the Car Wash by Sentry? Equipment Rental now occupies the building where Sentry was.

06/03/2025

1985
Were you at Zivkos toga party?

05/29/2025

This was shared by Andrea N. who's great grandfather (Joe Piek) is mentioned in the article.
What an interesting read!

🐄 Did you know every Holstein on Earth traces back to ONE bull from a Wisconsin farm?

Meet Johanna Rag Apple Pabst - born in 1921, sold for a record $15,000, and became the genetic foundation of the entire modern Holstein breed. His story of vision, determination, and genetic revolution will give you chills.

From humble beginnings to universal dominance - discover how one exceptional bull changed dairy genetics forever ⬇️
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05/24/2025

Memorial Day in Hartford-1981

05/23/2025

HUHS Graduation 1982
-June 10, 1982 Times Press