APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The finishing touches are now complete, and the Appleton History Museum is ready to open.
From vintage appliances made by the Presto Products Company, to a basketball-trophy awarded to the 1924 Fox River Valley Conference Champions, the refurbished Appleton History Museum is designed to fascinate. Board Member Tom Miller says the 145 year old J.B. Courtney Company woolen mill is history in action.
“Taking the wool fibers, and making them into quilt batting. And I think most people in the valley here remember grandma’s quilts, and how they were made, and going to the Courtney Mill to make those,” said Tom Miller, Appleton Historical Society Board Member…