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This small kit bag belonged to Dr. Maybelle Park. Dr. Park was one of the first women physicians in Waukesha. Born in Vernon, WI, she attended Carroll College and then the University of Wisconsin. She earned her medical degree from Women's Medical…

The history of Waukesha cannot be told without a mention of Colonel Dunbar and his discovery and promotion of Bethesda Spring. Believing that the waters from the spring cured his diabetes, Dunbar and his wife Catherine formed the company that…

Dale Chevrolet sponsored a women’s fast-pitch softball team in the 1940s during WWII. They were coached by Chuck Heyer, athletic director of Carroll College. Games were played at night under the lights of the Buchner Park baseball diamond. Amateur…

These original drawings by Armand Hans Delzer are frequently seen on office walls throughout the city. The man behind the drawings, Hans Delzer, co-founded the city’s first lithographic printing business, Delzer-Marlow, in 1949 after a conversation…

This ink drawing, meticulously crafted by artist Dennis Siemans, was presented to principal William Hempel on June 1, 1986 at 2:00. It was the last official event held at the Old Blair School. Copies of the drawing were given as souvenirs to students…

Financial services are an important part of a city’s growth and development. Represented here are the First National Bank of Waukesha and Waukesha State Bank. Their still bank, or “piggy” bank, promotions encouraged savings from young, future…

This Coolidge x-ray tube marked a significant innovation in medical imaging. The tube was a breakthrough of General Electric (GE) engineer William D. Coolidge in 1913. This model is a later adaptation of his design and produced a better quality image…

GE developed television technology in the late 1920s. From the early days of commercial television, this example contains a television and radio in a mahogany wood cabinet which has five tuning knobs on the front. The television screen is 8”x6”. …

“Everyone (was) at Goff’s,” recalled one Waukesha resident in the early 1990’s, “it was a Waukesha institution.” The Goff family fed residents and visitors to Waukesha for generations,
Opened as the Ideal Restaurant in the mid-1890’s by Chester…

This 8-ton model jack, made by the Hein-Werner Company, was used by local home builder Emil Kind to jack up and level sagging floor joists during construction in older buildings.

Originally known as the Milwaukee Circulating Pump and Manufacturing…