April 18, 2014 at 2:44 p.m.
Slide show of old Rhinelander photos draws crowd
Slide show of old Rhinelander photos draws crowd
By Kayla Thomason-
Visitors were able to view photos that shed light on the first white settlers in Rhinelander, the lumber industry, several fires and many other topics.
"It was very interesting, very informative for the early history of Rhinelander," said Joanne Rajek. "It's interesting to see the downtown with the architecture and that's probably the part I enjoyed the most, that's what I was looking forward to hearing about."
LOC finds potential leaders within the community and gives them a year of training. Completing a community project is part of the program.
"The Rhinelander Historical Society applied to have a group of participants help them do the program, so [this LOC group has] been working hard to organize it, get the space, do the program, make it happen," said Tim Brown of Oneida County UW-Extension, which manages LOC in partnership with the Rhinelander Chamber of Commerce.
"We wanted [the Leadership Oneida County] to help us get more members, get more interest in the museum and they've done that, they did a very good job," added June Thiel, president of the Rhinelander Historical Society.
For more information on the history of Rhinelander, visit the Rhinelander Historical Society museum at 9 S Pelham St.
Kayla Breese may be reached at [email protected].
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