Ontario High School basketball, 1949–50

The 1949–50 Ontario High School basketball team sits on the Ontario Community Hall stage.

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Pictures from the past: Early 20th century Ontario

These undated, early 20th century images depict Ontario. Can you offer more information on the photos and what they portray? Contact the County Line at (608) 337-4232 or countyline@centurytel.net. (Photos courtesy of Aldis Strazdins)

Vernon County Museum Notes: Reflections on early Ontario, Whitestown

Turning again to the business directories on the 1878 Vernon County plat map, today we’ll look at the town of Whitestown. Of the five businesses listed in this directory, four are in the village of Ontario.

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Oden School, 1944

This photo, courtesy of Jeanette Berg of Tomah, offers a peek back at Oden, one of Vernon County’s forgotten towns

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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.

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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.

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Wilton Booster Band

Here, in this circa-1930 photo, the Wilton Booster Band lines up near the intersection of Main and Center streets.

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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.

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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.

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Wilton school

This photo depicts the students in room three in Wilton public schools, date unknown.

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