Ripon Adds Historic Film to YouTube

SOURCE: Ripon Main Street

We have added two new videos to our YouTube page that review Ripon's historic film collection from 1937 & 1939. Video Age Productions created this two-part program as part of Ripon, Etc., a local magazine show which highlights events and activities throughout the area. The program features historic film footage from 1938 and 1939.

The footage from 1938 was shot by John Hritsko and shows the area around the Grandview Hotel which was located on the north end of the square where City Hall is currently located.

The film footage from 1939 was shot by an unknown videographer. This footage features numerous businesses in the community including Vieth Co., First National Bank, Ripon Lumber, and DuVall's Grocery as well as Ripon College and local service clubs.

We would like to thank the Ripon Historic Society and Gladys Hritsko for allowing Ripon Main Street, Inc. to convert the film to digital format. In addition, Video Age Productions and Andy Gallun graciously donated their time and talent in transferring the film to a digital format.

We are always looking for photographs and film (old or relatively recent) to add to our archive. Out of the five reels of film from 1939, 2 thru 5 have been converted to digital format and are preserved in the Ripon Historic Society archive. Unfortunately, reel #1 is missing. We hope this reel is sitting in someone’s attic, basement or top shelf of a closet. Please contact us if you can help solve the mystery of the missing reel. Donations are always welcome or we can scan images/copy film and then return the originals to you.

We hope you enjoy the program.

Ripon Wisconsin Historical Film Footage (Part 1) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyP-aZ1ZSVQ&feature=channel_page

Ripon Wisconsin Historical Film Footage (Part 2) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTc3opmi0Ms&feature=channel