Located inside E. D. Locke Public Library, the Adelaide A. Adams Local History Room houses a number of materials related to Wisconsin, Dane County, and McFarland history. The McFarland Historical Society also maintains a display case with exhibits from their museum.
The Adelaide A. Adams Local History Room houses a number of materials related to Wisconsin, Dane County and McFarland history. The McFarland Historical Society also maintains a display case with exhibits from their museum.
The collection includes:
- Reference books
- Books to check out
- Movies
- Yearbooks
- Scrapbooks
- Bound volumes of the Community Life and McFarland Thistle newspapers.
Adelaide A. Adams was born in McFarland, the daughter of John M. Anderson, a lumber merchant, and Caroline Orphia Thompson Anderson. She went to the University of Wisconsin and taught school in California, Illinois and Markesan, Wisconsin. She was the Markesan school librarian and after retirement was a member of the Markesan Historical Society among many other things. Upon her death she directed that a portion be given to McFarland Historical Society, whereupon the society board decided that a local history room be provided in the library in her name.