Gerald Brooks Cruise Album Scrapbook-Monroe County

Gerald Brooks Cruise Album Scrapbook
Monroe County Local History Room & Museum
200 West Main Street
Sparta, WI 54656
Phone: (608) 269-8680
E-mail: mclhr@centurytel.net
Website: http://monroecountyhistory.org/MCHS.php
Jarrod M. Roll, Director - County Historian

Gerald "Jerry" Brooks--a longtime Sparta resident--(pictured on right, with unknown soldier, 1942) was stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with the Navy from 1942 to 1945.While there, he created this cruise album scrapbook, collecting material related to his tour of duty. It includes photographs, postcards, letters, matchbook covers, patches, original drawings, and assorted keepsakes. This scrapbook highlights the experiences of a Sparta local during wartime; it draws on both items he collected and materials he created himself to tell the story of his time in Cuba during the war.

Scrapbook 2: Postcards and beer label close-up

The Monroe County Local History Room’s purpose is to tell the story of Monroe County and its people, as experienced yesterday and today. MCLHR is dedicated to documenting Monroe County life in all periods through collecting artifacts, documents, photographs, and genealogical resources. MCLHR shares its collections with the public through the Monroe County Museum and the Research Library.

Scrapbook 3: Tickets, stamps, and receipts

Images courtesy of Monroe County Local History Room & Museum, Sparta, Wisconsin

Entry compiled by: Emil Hoelter

MCHS: Exterior of Monroe County Local History Room