Current Information

The La Crosse Area Organization Directory
The Library maintains a list of La Crosse area non-profit organizations that are searchable online, as well as contact information for educational institutions, religious groups and businesses. Simply click on this link and search. If you'd like to add your organization, contact the Archives at: archives@lacrosse.lib.wi.us.

The La Crosse Area Newspaper Index
includes abstracts of worthy articles since September 1990 are available online. We also have clipping files on these topics since 1976 available at the main Library only. Click here for information on our genealogical records or indexes.

Popular La Crosse Websites
which include links to local governmental web pages and Mississippi River data.

Demographics
includes information from the 2000 census about the people living in the city of La Crosse and La Crosse County, Wisconsin.

The La Crosse Tribune newspaper also has an archives of articles searchable online.

A current look at 4th & Main Street.

Main Street looking east from Third Street from La Crosse Illustrated: Historical, Picturesque, Descriptive (Art Publishing Co., 1887).

Historical Information

La Crosse City Directories
digitized version of several historical La Crosse city directories: 1870, 1880, & 1890. At this time there is no searching capability, only browsing of the directories.

La Crosse County History
written by La Crosse Public Library staff offers a brief view of the history of the county and the factors that influenced its growth.

Historical La Crosse Co. Maps
includes excerpts from the 1886 Wisconsin gazetteer and images of 1878 and 1906 of each township.

History Repeats Itself...
a collection of popular topics in the La Crosse community that tend to repeat over time. Examples include the disappearance of Evelyn Hartley, the Ten Commandments issue, and the proposed North-South corridor (road) through the marsh.

Historical collections of Murphy Library
have been digitized by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's Murphy Library. Examples include The Catholic History of La Crosse and the Wisconsin Labor Advocate newspaper published in La Crosse.