By Julie Huebel, Pierce County Historical Association
ELMWOOD, WI – In all the excitement of preparing for the release of a new book printed by the Pierce County Historical Association, there unfortunately will not be a new installment of the Elmwood alphabet series this week.
The PCHA is very excited to announce a reprint of Lavern Flanders’ book on the history of Rock Elm Township! It goes on sale the weekend of July 25-27 at our History Center in Elmwood. This is the weekend of Elmwood’s UFO Days celebration. We will have special hours from 10-6 on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday where you can pick up your copy! The book is also available for purchase during our regular weekly hours on Thursday 12-6 (hours changing to 12-4 in September). After UFO Days weekend, you will find the book for sale at both of our History Centers in Elmwood and Bay City. (Refer to our website listed below for details on locations and hours.)
The book has been completely remastered by a team of our volunteers, text retyped, photos rescanned, index created, along with some minor updates in instances where we have access to information that wasn’t known at the time of the first printing. This reprint has been printed as a hardcover and will be available for purchase for $40. Later this year, it will become available for purchase from our website store (PierceCountyHistorical.org).
It’s an absolute treasure trove of local history and we are so happy to offer all of Lavern’s research and hard work to the public again after being out of print for decades. By purchasing a copy you are supporting our important mission: “To discover, collect, preserve, and share the heritage of Pierce County.” You can also become a member of the Pierce County Historical Association to help support our ongoing projects.
