Historic Waunakee Photographs
We have over 1600 photos of historic Waunakee in our digital collection.
Waunakee Newspaper Archive 1896-2006
Search Waunakee newspapers from 1896-2006 through NewspaperArchive.com.
Waunakee Walking Tour
Take a historic walking tour of Waunakee created by Waunakee High School students. To begin, click here.
How We Got Here - Origins, Immigration, and Community
Watch a fascinating video about Waunakee's immigration stories.
Through a grant from the Wisconsin Humanities Council, WPL interviewed community members about where their families originated, how they came to the United States, and how they became part of Waunakee.
Historic Waunakee Books in UW Digital Collections
Waunakee Centennial Book 1971
People Pleasing Recipes 1996
Dane County Plat Maps:
Note: the village of Waunakee is located within Westport township
Westport Township 1861 (note that Waunakee was not a village until 1871, but find "LESTER P.O." to see the area north of present-day Waunakee)
Westport Township 1873 (click top left section to zoom in)
Westport Township 1911 (see index for photographs of Dane county schoolhouses and list of merchants in 1911)
Envision the Past
Free online books, articles and maps for the early history of Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin.