Phone: (920) 834-6206

Address: 915 Park Ave, Oconto, WI

Online Resources

Video Links

There are several sites online now that have historic videos of Oconto County or videos produced about various historic aspects of Oconto County. More are expected to be posted, especially on the Oconto County History YouTube site.

Oconto County History YouTube

youtube.com/@ocontocountyhistory11
Managed by Jay Merline
Started in 2015 by Jay Merline to post old movies of Oconto County.

Oconto County Wisconsin: History on the Bay

www.co.oconto.wi.us/departments/?department=4b892b6f09bf
Sponsored by Oconto County
These videos were developed and produced by Oconto’s Promise. Each video is tied to a physical location in Oconto.

Oconto County Video Gallery

www.ocontocounty.org/media/video-gallery/
Sponsored by the Oconto County Economic Development Corporation
A variety of short videos. Some are on fishing, some on timber, some on recreation. The historical videos were produced by Oconto’s Promise.

Machine Shed Memories

www.machineshedmemories.com/video-stories/
Managed by Leon Janssen
This site developed from the Couillardville neighborhood gatherings. Leon Janssen started collecting memories, pictures, and interviews to document the life of a farming community.

1918 Influenza Pandemic

youtu.be/D2v-dfaAWFo
In 2000 a professor from UW Oshkosh, Teri Shors, had a group of students who were researching the 1918 influenza pandemic. Helen Jelinske, formerly of Couillardville, contacted the professor to share her experience of the illness. The two struck up a friendship. In time the ABC TV affiliate in Milwaukee did a story on the flu and interviewed her on camera for a two night news highlight on the evening news.

People of Ancient Oconto: Paleo to Woodland

youtu.be/m4HTLv8qoxg
Peter Stark, President of the Oconto County Historical Society describes the people and times in the eras following the retreat of the last glacier from Northern Wisconsin approximately 11,500 ago.

People of Ancient Oconto: Copper Culture and Couillardville

youtu.be/rNcdK7RIBdk
This video is part 2 of Peter Stark, President of the Oconto County Historical Society describing the eras of ancient life in Oconto, Wisconsin and along the Lower Oconto River specifically in the vicinity of the community of Couillardville.