Today the Superior Telegram released its tenth episode of Archive Dive, the monthly history podcast hosted by Telegram reporter Maria Lockwood. Every month, Maria and a local historian dip into the archives of historic events, people and places in Superior and Douglas County.
During this month’s episode, we follow the trail of a portrait of a local veteran who lost his life in World War I. The portrait of Henry Blomberg was taken down during a renovation of Old Main on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus. But the name for the portrait was lost. Years later, the portrait’s identity was discovered. Retired librarian and local historian Teddie Meronek guides us through the mystery and throughout the episode, Teddie goes into detail about Blomberg’s life, time in school, his military career, his untimely death and more.
You can find that full episode at superiortelegram.com or whatever streaming service you listen to this podcast.
Today, we are re-sharing Archive Dive's ninth episode, which was released in October. It is titled "1893 Chicago World's Fair featured Douglas County's vanished Tiffany window, Superior whaleback." Enjoy!