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Sophomore biology major Andrew Smerz, right, enrolled in History Professor Gita Pai’s chocolate-themed history course for his love of chocolate. But he soon learned chocolate’s story stretches far beyond flavor, linking La Crosse to a much larger global history.

Unwrapping chocolate Posted 11:18 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 Students explore the complex, global history of chocolate from Mesoamerica to today Read

Longtime UWL professor and La Crosse architectural historian Les Crocker led countless tours detailing La Crosse history. Crocker died in his La Crescent, Minnesota, home Feb. 16, 2025.

A life remembered Posted 9 a.m. Thursday, March 27, 2025 Retired Professor Les Crocker left a substantial impact on UWL, La Crosse history Read

A stereoscope is used to view stereoviews, images that were traded in the late 1800s and early 1900s, much like today’s Pokémon cards. Photo courtesy of Teri Holford, Murphy Library.

From JFK to Salvador Dali Posted 11:44 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2024 Top 15 historic treasures inside UWL’s Special Collections/Area Research Center Read

The old La Crosse Post Office, torn down in 1977, is one of La Crosse’s most missed historic buildings. Photo courtesy of Murphy Library Special Collections/ARC, UW-La Crosse.

Saving historic properties Posted 7:05 a.m. Monday, July 3, 2023 Murphy Library archivists share La Crosse history, encourage preservation before it’s too late Read

Murphy Library and the Oral History Program at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse are proud to share Listening to War: Wisconsin’s Wartime Oral Histories.

Listening to war Posted 1:31 p.m. Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Local veterans’ stories featured in statewide digital collection Read

Three students working on the COVID-19 archive project at the Murphy Library Special Collections Area Research Center include, from left, Amber Boesel, Psychology and Art; Erin Spierings, Archaeology; Brittney DeChambeau, History Education. They are documenting what UWL alumni, students, faculty and staff have been experiencing during the pandemic.

COVID collections Posted 1:57 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 Wanted: Images, stories about COVID’s impact Read

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