Window – Volume 19, Number 4 (Fall 2026)
Inside this edition:
- History by 1950 8th Grade Civics Class
- Presidents Message
- “Where? Who? What? When?”
- 2026-2027 Events Schedule
- Doner’s & Loaner’s
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Q-HM27-Iola Lions Club
IHS Marker 27
Marker location:
In Service to Community Needs
Among the larger and more active Lions Club chapters in Wisconsin, the present Iola Lions Club’s origins track back to November 1948 when attorney DeLyle Omholt was visited by Henry W. Friberg, a traveling missionary for the Lions International organization, who advanced a proposal to undertake such an initiative. Enlisting the support of…
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Q-HM26-Our Savior’s Marker
IHS Marker 26
Marker location: 395 East Iola Street. Iola, WI 54945
Serving to the “Glory of God”
Organization of the congregation that became Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, with plans to build a church to serve emerging needs, was initiated at a meeting held on Jan. 26, 1904. On February 17, architectural engagement for building a structure was approved, with wiring installed to “get it lit by means of electricity” in the future…
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Window – Volume 17, Number 4 (Fall 2024)
Inside this edition:
- Dr. George Dale’s Cancer Sanitarium
- Presidents Message
- Business Partner Directory
- “Where? Who? What? When?”
- Selected Yesteryear Highlights
- 2024/25 Events Schedule
- Doner’s & Loaner’s
Window – Volume 19, Number 1 (Winter 2026)
Inside this edition:
- Vintage Picture Postcards in IHS Archive
Recorded History of Early 20th Century Iola
- Presidents Message
- “Where? Who? What? When?” – Tending Fields…
- 2026 Events Schedule
- Doner’s & Loaner’s
HM1-Iola Winter Sports Club Marker
IHS Marker 1
Marker location: E398 Cty Rd MM
Iola Winter Sports Club
The Iola Winter Sports Club’s origins trace back to January 11, 1910, with the organization of the Iola Ski Club. The first organized ski jumping tournament in Waupaca County was held at the School House Ski Hill, located in the 300 block of West Iola St….
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HM2-1999 Fathers Day Fire Marker
IHS Marker 2
Marker location: 100 N Main St.
1999 Father’s Day Fire
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Q-HM25-Iolas Native American Heritage Marker
IHS Marker 25
Marker location: Corner of Mill St & N Main St.
(Over the River Walk Bridge across from the mill pond dam)
Iola’s Native American Heritage
In the post-contact period Native populations occupied the area seasonally, returning for ceremonial purposes and to bury and honor the dead within traditional lands. As early as the 17th century...
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HM3-Numismatic News Birthplace Marker
IHS Marker 3 - Chet Krause
Marker location: 350 Chrom Pl., Iola, WI 54945
Birthplace of Numismatic News
The first issue of “Numismatic News” was born here Oct. 13, 1952. From this start over the next 50 years grew Krause Publications, a business that published 50….
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Numismatic News Introductory Issue
Chester Krause
HM4-First Iola Old Car Show Marker
IHS Marker 4
Marker location: Taylor Field on County Highway J, heading north from down town.
First Iola Old Car Show
Today’s Iola Old Car Show & Swap Meet dwarfs the first one held in 1971. That initial show was also not held where the 2013 show is being held….
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