How well do you know Lakeside Park?
Dr. Fred Born, a local historian, will tell “The History of Fond du Lac’s Lakeside Park: The Most Complete Story of this Amazing Park on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. in the McLane Room at the Fond du Lac Public Library. Discover interesting facts about Lakeside Park, learn about its early days, and view rarely seen images and maps from the park’s early days. Born, a retired veterinarian in the community, also will talk about the former Lakeside Park Zoo and petting zoo. He will discuss early supporters of the park and how they contributed to the city of Fond du Lac as well. Born’s presentation is one of a series of History at Home presentations for the 2024 season.
Other programs planned in the series this year include:
Mar. 14: The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in Wisconsin
April 11: Lisle Lester, early Fond du Lac resident & womens rights pioneer
May 9: Finding Fond du Lac’s soldiers – Identifying remains of soldiers who died abroad
June 13: The History of Wisconsins KKK
July 11: The History of the Oakfield Speedway
Aug. 8: Early Fond du Lac sheriffs
Sept. 12: Singer Al Jarreau & his connection to Fond du Lac County
Oct. 10: Pier Cemetery
Nov. 14: Tribal History of the Ho-Chunk Nation
History at Home programs focus on stories about the areas past every month. Programs are held on the second Thursday of every month at 6 pm in the McLane Room. The programs are free; no registration is necessary to attend. Those who are unable to attend in person may watch live via Facebook at facebook.com/FDLPL. Many History at Home programs also are captured on video and shared on the librarys YouTube channel. Fond du Lac Public Library operates two locations: the Main Library at 32 Sheboygan St. in downtown Fond du Lac, and the Allen J. Buechel Branch at 1137 E. Johnson St. near Festival Foods. The main library is open daily: Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Chapter 52 Bookstore at 52 Sheboygan St. is open Monday through Wednesday from 2 to 6 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ** The Allen J. Buechel Branch is temporarily closed while it moves to a new location on the east side of Festival Foods. It will reopen soon. ** For more information about any of these locations, visit fdlpl.org.
