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Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Wausau premiered on Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 on WPT.

Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Wausau tells the story of a diverse city and
its lasting sense of community pride.

Follow the history of Wausau from its lumber milling origins to today's vibrant Central Wisconsin community, which was built on the ambitions and civic pride of its residents.

Film, archival images and interviews with historians and local citizens tell the stories of Wausau's early settlements, the transforming impact of a group of investors called "The Wausau Group," the recent immigration experience of Wausau's Hmong community and the city's tradition of building local cultural institutions.

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Interactive Map and Gallery
Explore explore the details of this 1891 bird's-eye view of the city of Wausau.

Teacher resources

Teacher Resources
Teachers can select from an array of online materials related to Wausau's stories created by a Wausau area teacher committee working in cooperation with the Educational Communications Board.

ResourcesResources
Explore articles and Web sites related to Wausau. (Updated Nov. 2011.)

ResourcesTranscript
Read the program transcript.

Wausau DVD
Buy the DVD for Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Wausau. $19.95.

Wisconsin Hometown Stories is produced as a partnership of Wisconsin Public Television and the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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Wausau is produced under a partnership between the Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Public Television in cooperation with the Marathon County Historical Society. Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Wausau is made possible by gifts from The Family of Cyrus Yawkey, The Caroline S. Mark Legacy Fund of the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin, The B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation, Aspirus, Ruder Ware, The Dudley Foundation, The Walter Alexander Foundation, The Judd S. Alexander Foundation, 3M, Ed Snoeyenbos, Friends of Wisconsin Public Television and the Wisconsin History Fund supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Humanities.