This photo, courtesy of Jeanette Berg of Tomah, offers a peek back at Oden, one of Vernon County’s forgotten towns
Oden/Ontario Homemakers, 1950s
Shown here are the Oden and Ontario Homemakers in about 1955.
A thaw in Wilton, 1930s
Runoff from a spring thaw covers Highway 131 just south of Wilton, looking south, in this circa-1930s photo by Herbert Anderson.
Bowling in Kendall, circa 1950
A Kendall bowling team dresses for the bowling alley costume party, about 1950.
Wilton school of yesteryear
Aldis Strazdins of Wilton recently created these photographic positives from negatives found among the collection of the late Herbert Anderson of Wilton.
Kendall homecoming court, 1950
The following served on the Kendall High School homecoming court in 1950.
Wilton Booster Band
Here, in this circa-1930 photo, the Wilton Booster Band lines up near the intersection of Main and Center streets.
Birthday party, 1979
Ardys Bredlow of Oil City in rural Ontario submitted this photo to the County Line, and she would like readers to guess the names of the people in the photo.
Wilton’s Mansion House, 1915
The Mansion House, located at the corner of Main Street and Highway 71 in Wilton, served travelers in an era when the Chicago & North Western Railroad line still crossed the village.
Wilton school
This photo depicts the students in room three in Wilton public schools, date unknown.