http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/81525 Finding aids are documents that provide information about, historical context to, and an index for the series held by the UW-Stout Archives and Area Research Center. 2026-04-19T05:35:28Z http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/96330 Finding Aid for Bonnie Duchac Papers, 1956-2019 (bulk 1974-2009) Duchac, Bonnie This collection includes Bonnie Duchac’s student projects and professional papers from her time as a UW Stout student and later as a Family & Consumer Education teacher. Bonnie Duchac graduated from The University of Wisconsin-Stout in 1973 with a B.S. in Home Economics Education and a B.S. in Clothing Textiles & Design with emphasis in Adult Education and Avocational Educational Interests. After her graduation, Bonnie Duchac worked as a Family & Consumer Education teacher at Elcho Junior High School and Elcho High School in Elcho, Wisconsin from 1973-1974. From 1974-2009, she worked as a Family & Consumer Education teacher at Lincoln High School in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, where she developed a new Occupational Food Service program. In 1982, she received her M.S. in Home Economics Education from UW-Stevens Point. She retired from teaching in 2009 and has since been a member of the Family, Career & Community Leaders of America Foundation Board. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/95841 Finding Aid for John Alfred and Genevieve Reber Collection, circa 1897-2000 (bulk 1920-1956) University of Wisconsin-Stout Archives Personal papers of John Alfred Reber and records of businesses owned by John and Genevieve Reber in Dunn County and Barron County, Wisconsin. John (“Hans”) Alfred Reber was born August 4, 1912, in Schangnau, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, to Christian Reber and Frieda Gerber. He immigrated to the United States in 1938 and settled in Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin. He married Genevieve Kennedy of Rice Lake on October 24, 1942. They had five children. Reber was naturalized as a United States Citizen in 1943. In February 1943, he was drafted by the United States Army and served in Italy with the Medical Department as an Ambulance Driver, Company D 10th Mountain Medical Battalion of the Ski Troops. Reber served from 1943-1945 before receiving an honorable discharge in December 1945. John Reber was a cheesemaker by trade. For 10 years he was employed by Tuscobia Cheese Factory, near Rice Lake, Wisconsin, which was owned and operated by the Hilfiker family. Reber worked the first five years in Switzerland and the next five years in the United States. Reber purchased the Long Lake Road Cheese Factory in 1945 and eventually sold the company to his half-brother Frederick Reber in 1948. In December 1948, John and his wife Genevieve purchased the Sheridan Cheese Factory from Blue Moon Foods, Incorporated, a State of Delaware Corporation. The Sheridan Cheese Factory was founded circa 1918 in the Sheridan Township of Dunn County, Wisconsin. In 1950, John applied for a license to operate as a contract motor carrier to haul milk from surrounding towns to the Sheridan Cheese factory. John was killed in a highway accident on August 12, 1954. After John’s death, Genevieve continued factory operations until the fall of 1955. Genevieve worked for Prairie Farm Public Schools and helped to found the Prairie Farm Public Library. In 1967, Genevieve began working at the McIntyre Library at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and retired in 1987. Genevieve Reber died on November 25, 2008. 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/95748 Finding Aid for Alpha Phi, Gamma Sigma Chapter Records, 1934-1990 University of Wisconsin-Stout Archives This collection documents the activities of the Gamma Sigma Chapter of the Alpha Phi sorority, including meetings and campus events. Includes photographs, scrapbooks, membership records, minutes, publications, and awards. This collection documents the activities of the Gamma Sigma Chapter of the Alpha Phi sorority, including meetings and campus events. The scrapbooks contain photographs, correspondence, and memorabilia from the early years of Pallas Athene and Alpha Phi. The book of members contains the 1934 acceptance letter by Merle M. Price, then Secretary of the Committee on Student Affairs. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/95718 Finding Aid for Gamma Sigma Sigma, Alpha Pi Chapter Records, 1965-2018 Gamma Sigma Sigma, Alpha Pi Chapter This collection contains records of the sorority’s activities on campus, such as bylaws, awards, budgets, photographs, scrapbooks, and correspondence with other Greek organizations. Born-digital materials are located in the digital repository. Gamma Sigma Sigma formed as a national service sorority in 1952. The Alpha Pi Chapter formed in 1965 to promote campus fellowship, develop friendship and leadership, and serve the campus and larger community. In the early years, the Chapter cosponsored the Red Cross Blood Drive, ushered at campus events, and raised funds for charitable organizations through teas and dances. Gamma Sigma Sigma continues as a co-ed chapter that partners with the American Cancer Society, March for Dimes, and Alex’s Lemonade Stand. 2133-02-01T00:00:00Z