New Holstein’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of New Holstein. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗New Holstein is named after the German duchy of Holstein from which many early settlers emigrated. In 1848, 70 people from Hamburg, Germany emigrated to the New Holstein area, forming the basis of what would become the present city. Many settlers were intellectuals who feared an impending war as a result of competing claims to the territory. Settlers originally named the community Altona after the Altona, the biggest City in Holstein at the time, now Altona, Hamburg, Germany. As the amount of mail received in Altona increased, the United States Post Office wanted Altona to be renamed because the community's name was too close to Altoona in western Wisconsin.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart New Holstein’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how New Holstein’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewNew Holstein Turners, 1915: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10New Holstein, decade by decade
1990s
CommonsTecumsehPlantDismantlementNewHolsteinSept20212021
CommonsUWMarchingBandNewHolsteinWisconsinParade20092009
CommonsPioneerCornerMuseumNewHolsteinWisconsin2008
CommonsNewHolsteinMunicipalAirport2007
CommonsTractorSupplyCoNewHolsteinWisconsin2006
CommonsTecumsehNewHolstein2006
CommonsNewHolsteinHighSchool22006
CommonsNewHolsteinDowntown2006Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as New Holstein Turners (1915) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (9) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.