Influential figures of Eau Claire’s history cross each other’s paths, as author Tulla Froyen reflects on her grandfather’s legacy. In a talk at L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, the ...

Eighty-nine years ago this week, another of our long national nightmares was over. For 13 luckless years, the United States of America went piously, officially “dry,” banning by constitutional ...

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Lompoc native Justin Charbonneau launched his Temperance Cellars brand in 2012 with a nod to the town being a temperance colony from 1874 through 1888, when it incorporated as a city. Credit: Laurie ...

As younger adults opt for “wellness” products, many are practicing alcohol abstinence. Sometimes referred to as “sober curious,” this trend of often forgoing alcohol has forged public conversations on ...

The Granville Historical Society is presenting "Songs of the American Temperance Movement: 1865-1920," in a program on Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. at Seek-No-Further Cidery. The program will be presented by ...

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THE TEMPERANCE movement in the United States began in earnest in 1826 with the founding of the American Temperance Society. Its goal was to diminish the harm caused by the overconsumption of alcohol ...