Heritage

Stories and archival features focused on New Glarus history, from early settlement and Swiss heritage to long-forgotten events, buildings, and people. This section preserves the community’s past while connecting it to the present.

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Historic Photo: Welcome to New Glarus Sign, 1961

Captured in August 1961, this welcoming sign on Highway 69 reflects a more ornate, storybook era of how New Glarus invited travelers into town.

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1 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
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Historic Photo: Steam Over Pet Milk

Steam pours from the Pet Milk plant in this August 1961 view from a new Highway 69 — a moment when New Glarus was still shaped by industry, rail, and daily shift changes.

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1 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
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A Textile Time Capsule Returns to New Glarus

A newly shared set of vintage photos reveals the Swiss Miss Textile Mart and embroidery factory at their peak, capturing busy interiors, working looms, and a New Glarus landmark now lost to time.

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3 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
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Conference History Of New Glarus Football

A new conference awaits the Glarner Knights in 2026. A look at nearly a century of conference history shows how New Glarus football arrived at its next chapter.

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2 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
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Historic Photo: 2nd Street New Glarus

A rare photo postcard shows horse-drawn milk wagons on Ennenda Street after 1910, capturing New Glarus as dairy, electricity and telephones began reshaping village life.

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2 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
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From Mercantile Counter to Museum: The Levitan Scale

A rare artifact from the Levitan & Stuessy Mercantile links immigration, commerce and preservation as the historic scale returns to public view at the Swiss Historical Village & Museum.

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3 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
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When New Glarus Youth Printed Their Own Newspaper

A short-lived but ambitious New Glarus student newspaper gave young writers, photographers, and editors a real newsroom experience in the early 1980s.

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4 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
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Historic Photo: Early 1900s Panoramic Photo of New Glarus

A rare early-1900s panoramic postcard shows New Glarus divided into “South Side” and “North Side,” capturing the village’s rural roots and early layout in striking black and white detail.

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1 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
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Root Beer, Carhops, and Summer Nights on Highway 69

Carhops, frosty root beer, and summer nights along the still-new Highway 69. A look back at the New Glarus A&W Root Beer Stand and the memories that linger long after the mugs were empty.

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3 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
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Historic Photo: Helvetia Condensing Company Milk Hauler (1912)

A historic photo shows a milk hauler delivering cans of milk by horse team to the Helvetia Condensing Company plant, illustrating how condensed milk production drew supply away from local cheese making.

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1 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
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Historic Photo: 1908 New Glarus Postcard

This 1908 postcard photo shows an early aerial view of New Glarus, likely taken from a hill west of 2nd Street on the village’s north side.

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By: Todd Klassy, AI
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The New Glarus “Stamp” That Wasn’t: A Centennial Story From 1945

In 1945, New Glarus marked its centennial with a locally made “stamp” that wasn’t official postage. The decorative label celebrated Swiss heritage and quietly carried the village’s story nationwide.

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2 Min
By: Todd Klassy

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