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Progress is being made on the Mattoon Hospital/Museum renovation project. Below is a series of pictures that will enable website viewers to see it for themselves. Take a look: In the late 1800’s, the Mattoon Hospital was constructed to serve the healthcare needs of the community and surrounding area. The …

Below is a press release being provided to local news papers and shopper’s guides throughout the area surrounding Mattoon, Wisconsin.  This is the first major fund raising program introduced to support the renovation of the Mattoon Area Hospital as an historical museum aimed at preserving the history and heritage of …

Time to correct your papers ——- see below.  How many were you able to identify? We trust you will not cheat so just email the number you got correct to bbeversdorf@charter.net or mail to Beversdorfs, 5594 Old Highway 18, Stevens Point, WI    54482. There may even be a prize of some …

Because such a large chunk of Mattoon’s population worked in the logging industry, it’s no surprise that a man was injured in a logging accident. In the Monday, July 27, 1914 edition of the Wausau Daily Herald, it was reported that a man by the name of Henry Bushberg broke …

It’s very clear that the Greater Mattoon Area had a top-tier reputation for farmers. All early on recruiting efforts were built around the success of area farming. Early recruiting documents included testimonies of farmers making plenty of money and talking about how their farming land value continued to increase ” …

It didn’t take long for Mattoon to establish a list of great services for its residents. During the initial population boom, lead by the logging industry, crucial services started to pop up in the Mattoon area. The early 1900’s Some of the earliest service providers are shown below: Mattoon General …

In the early 20th century Mattoon was a booming village. Logging was the main driver of the Mattoon area and fueled many other successful small businesses. Some of the businesses throughout this time included: A.H. Peterson Creamery Nyal Drug Store Blum House Furnishings Fuchs Horse Shoeing and General Blacksmith Hotel …

It seems a curious 10 year old boy, Frank St. Peter wandered away from his Mattoon home in 1910. The crazy thing? He made it all the way to Rhinelander before he was found! He sold berries to earn money to buy a railway ticket! The full page of that …