Denmark Fire Department prepared to protect area communities
From its earliest days over 100 years ago, the Denmark Fire Department has been ready to serve residents in the village of Denmark and surrounding communities. In 1916, the village mad…
History: Recognize this road in Denmark?
By: Chris C. Nelson, Publisher and Owner Photographic postcard view of the Main Street commercial district, with automobiles and trucks parked at the curbs. Signs are on the buildings …
Multiple organs serve All Saints for 90 years
A long-time staple in church music is the pipe organ. When All Saints was built from 1932-1933, finding a pipe organ was important to the congregation. Father John Gehl decided to purc…
Local school district alters schedule to support war effort
In January 1942, the United States was in the midst of World War II. The war being fought on two fronts drastically affected the lives of everyone in the country. Even rural communitie…
Incident proves problamatic for early Denmark Library
In the early days of the Denmark Library, the library was located in the basement of the Denmark State Bank building. It was a great benefit for the village residents to have a local l…
Trinity Lutheran Church builds new parsonage
The first parsonage built at Trinity Lutheran Church was built in 1882, soon after the arrival of the first resident pastor of the new congregation, Rasmus Nielsen, in 1881. This parso…
Holy Trinity celebrates Diamond Jubilee in 1941
On Tuesday, December 9, 1941, Holy Trinity Parish in New Denmark held a large celebration for their Diamond Jubilee. Holy Trinity was founded on December 9, 1866, by fifteen families o…
Early Lutherans decide unity is better than separation
In the early days of Denmark, there were an abundance of Lutheran churches. The first Lutheran church in the area, the Danish-Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, was organized…
Wisconsin Voters Approve Private School Busing
In 1967, Wisconsin voters passed an amendment to the state constitution that allowed the state legislature to provide for the use of public school transportation for students to privat…
Danish Pride renovates during economic downturn
In the fall of 1920, milk prices began to fall. As a result, the Danish Pride Milk Products Company was forced to divert their milk supply to cream for butter and ice cream, causing a …
Enz Brothers Store and Cheese Factory a Mainstay in Early Denmark
The first business in Denmark, a general store and cheese factory owned by Hans Beyer, was started in 1875. Beyer’s store was located on the corner of Main Street and North Wall Street…
Our Savior's Builds New Building Due to Overcrowding
On May 28, 1951, Trinity Lutheran Church in New Denmark and Calvary Lutheran Church in Denmark merged to form Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. When they merged, they decided to use the mo…
Streamliner Service Added in Denmark in 1942
In the early 1900s, the demand for rail travel was continuing to increase, and technology was continuing to advance in order to meet up with that demand. While Denmark had rail service…
Kellner Street is Village's First One Way Street
Kellner Street is one of the smaller streets near downtown Denmark. Running for one block starting at Wisconsin Avenue and rounding the curve where it turns into South Wall Street, thi…
All Saints planned new church for over 20 years
When the new All Saints Congregation began building their new church in 1912, funds quickly became tight. The basement was capped, and the basement church was used for the next 20 year…
Influenza Pandemic Halts Big Celebration in 1918
By: Alex Sekora, Contributor In 1918, the village of Denmark had many reasons to celebrate. They had recently completed paving Main Street downtown with concrete. Residents completed a…