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Two authors will be signing their books at the Swiss Historical Village on Friday, July 30, to help launch New Glarus’ 175+1 anniversary celebration. Both books make ideal gifts for residents and anniversary visitors who are interested in the story of New Glarus.

Duane Freitag, of Greendale, will sign copies of his A Common Treasure about the first ten years of the Swiss colony of New Glarus. Jesse Brookstein, of Madison, will sign copies of A Perfect Pair: The History of Landjaeger in Green County, Wisconsin.

Freitag’s book was published in 2019 in advance of the original plans for...