Almena’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Almena. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Almena has been in operation since 1888. The village's name is an amalgamation of Albert and Wilhelmina, the names of a first settler and his wife. Almena was platted in 1891. The name Almena came about after the federal government rejected the name "Lightning City" for a post office, which was derived from the nearby Lightning Creek.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Almena’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Almena’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPanoram(a) of the home of John Ti…, 1909: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Almena
See all 1 →Almena, decade by decade
![Panoram[a] of the home of John Till](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/18905/567241d9702c2138b1db-s.jpg)
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Panoram(a) of the home of John Till, Almena, Wis (1909) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.