Following is a list of reference books and other sources that discuss the history of Princeton, Wisconsin.
Some of the references listed might at times provide inaccurate or contradictory information. Efforts to research and correct those errors will continue at princetonhistory.com as they arise, so if you are aware of any mistakes, please let us know.
The list will continue to be updated, so if you are aware of any additional printed resources that discuss the history of Princeton, please let us know.
HISTORY BOOKS
• “The History of Green Lake County”
By John C. Gillespy, Chicago
T. L. Terry & Co., Printers
1860
• “History and Directory of the City of Ripon and Green Lake and Waushara Counties”
By Edgar B. Fox, W. T. Dudley
Courant Book and Job Office, Berlin
1869
• “History of Northern Wisconsin”
The Western Historical Company, Chicago
1881
• “Portrait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties”
Acme Publishing Company, Chicago
1890
• “Industrial Review of Princeton, Wisconsin”
A. I. Lord, Milwaukee
1897
• Princeton Quasquicentennial Booklet
Princeton Historical Committee
1973
• “The Trail of the Serpent”
Robert E. Gard and Elaine Reetz
Wisconsin House Ltd., Madison
1973
• “A Heritage History of Beautiful Green Lake, Wisconsin”
Robert W. and Emma B. Heiple
McMillan Printing Company, Ripon\
1977
• “Come Back in Time”
Volume 1: Communities
By Elaine Reetz
Compilation of columns run in the Fox River Patriot newspaper.
Fox River Publishing Company, Princeton
1981
• “Come Back in Time”
Volume 2: Business & Commerce
By Elaine Reetz
Compilation of columns run in the Fox River Patriot newspaper.
Fox River Publishing Company, Princeton
1982
• “Come Back in Time”
Volume 3: When Pioneer Farming Was a Way of Life in Wisconsin
By Elaine Reetz
Compilation of columns run in the Fox River Patriot newspaper.
Fox River Publishing Company, Princeton
1983
• “Polish Catholic Churches in Wisconsin”
By Roger F. Krentz
Lulu.com, null edition, 2010
• “St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Princeton”
By Roger F. Krentz
Lulu.com, 2nd edition, 2010
• “Faithful Servants”
By Roger F. Krentz
Lulu.com, 2011
• “The Catholic Church in Green Lake County”
By Roger F. Krentz
Lulu.com, 2012
• “Sister School”
By Roger F. Krentz
Lulu.com, 2013
• “Forgotten: St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Princeton”
By Roger F. Krentz
Lulu.com, 2016
NEWSPAPERS
These are highlights of the local newspapers’ early history compilations.
• Princeton Republic: “Bird’s Eye View of the History of Princeton” – Series of articles starts Jan. 19, 1869
• Princeton Republic: “Bird’s Eye View of the History of Princeton” – Series of articles starts Nov. 23, 1922. This is a reprint of the 1869 history but with some editing, including introducing at least one error.
• The Princeton Times Progress Edition – December 3, 1936
• The Princeton Times-Republic Centennial Edition – July 22, 1948. Edition includes a few critical errors.
• The Princeton Times-Republic newspaper’s 92nd birthday edition – February 19, 1959.
AUTOBIOGRAPHIES & NARRATIVES
• “Small Potatoes”
By Emma Ellinger Mathews
Adams Press, Chicago
1974
• “Endless Echoes”
By Elmer H. Krueger
1990
• “Green Lake Memories”
By Thomas Gnewuch
1997
• “A History of the Community and Its People – Redgranite, Wisconsin”
By Redgranite Advancement Association
2011
DIRECTORIES
• Polk’s Wisconsin State Gazetteer and Business Directory
R.L. Polk Company
1882, 1895, 1907, 1911, 1913, 1919, 1921
• Honor Roll of Green Lake and Waushara Counties 1917-1919
(Listing of men and women in the armed forces during World War I)
Compiled by R.S. Starks
1920
PAMPHLETS
• “Princeton, 150 Years, 1848-1998”
Compiled by Princeton High School students
1998
• St. John the Baptist Catholic Church 1887-1987
By Alice Krystofiak
1987
• St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church History
By Lucille Krueger
1964
• St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church History
150th Anniversary
2014
• “Princeton Public School Past and Present”
Compiled by Princeton High School visual communications class
1986
GENEALOGIES
• “Korzenie: History of the Bukowksi [sic], Czajkowski, Czarapatta, Duszynski, Krentz, Marchel and Polus families in Green Lake and Marquette counties, Wisconsin and Cook County, Illinois”
By Roger F. Krentz
Genealogy Publication Service, 1993
• “The Marchel Family of Green Lake and Marquette Counties, Wisconsin and Cook County, Illinois 1807-2009”
By Roger F. Krentz
Lulu.com, 2010
• “The Duszynski Family of Green Lake and Marquette Counties, Wisconsin 1770-2009”
By Roger F. Krentz
Lulu.com, 2010
• “The Polus Family of Green Lake and Marquette Counties, Wisconsin 1771-2009”
By Roger F. Krentz
Lulu.com, 2010
• “The Bukowski Family in Green Lake & Marquette Counties, Wisconsin 1789-2009”
By Roger F. Krentz
Lulu.com, 2009
• “The Kranz Family of Green Lake and Marquette Counties, Wisconsin 1775-2009”
By Roger F. Krentz
Lulu.com, 2010
ONLINE
• City of Princeton’s Historical Walking Tour
PROCEED WITH CAUTION: The walking tour is the least accurate of the historical references listed here. More than half of the plaques in the historic downtown district include factual and “historic” errors. There also errors in photo descriptions and dates on the website that have not been corrected.
• Sanborn-Perris Fire Insurance Maps
1892, 1897, 1904, 1914, 1927
• Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/collections/sanborn-maps/?q=Princeton+Wisconsin
• Wisconsin State Historical Society
http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/search/collection/maps/searchterm/sanborn!Princeton/field/all!all/mode/all!all/conn/and!and/order/title/ad/asc
Note: The 1927 map is still under copyright and therefore not available online. It is available at the Library of Congress.