The New Glarus Public Library’s online local and family history collection has recently grown larger. Over 60 newsletters, researched and written by New Glarus native Bob Elmer, are now found within the Library’s website under the Local History tab. These Family History Notes newsletters contain hundreds of brief articles of interest to New Glarus local historians and family historians. Elmer recognized that the history of New Glarus has often been condensed into a basic narrative used by those who promote heritage tourism. And, while this narrative was basically correct, it was mis...