Neenah Notables

Many remarkable and noteworthy persons have called Neenah home over the years. Here are the stories of just a few:

EFFIE WALLER SMITH: Early 20th Century African American Poet.

ETHWELL "EDDY" HANSON: Musician and radio personality. Composer of Wisconsin's official State Waltz.

GEORGE EDWIN BERGSTROM: Chief architect and designer of the Pentagon.

HOWARD HAWKS: Noted movie director.

C.B. MANVILLE: Neenah photographer changed careers and became a multimillionaire.

MARCUS LEE HANSEN: Pulitzer Prize winning historian.

HARRISON REED: Neenah founder becomes governor of Florida.

MATHILDA KRUEGER: "Neenah's Florence Nightingale."

ARTHUR SHATTUCK: World-renowned concert pianist.

Neenah Notables Featured in the Cemetery Walk

In the Annual Cemetery Walk, the Historical Society focuses on four individuals who have influenced Neenah. Starting in 2025, we created webpages about the individuals to accompany the presentation.

2025 - Individuals who Impacted the Childhood Experience in Neenah:

Rev. John Chapin: First Presbyterian Church minister and founder of Boys’ Brigade

Jennie Jamison: First Domestic Science Teacher in Neenah

S.F. Shattuck: Brigade Leader, Businessman, and Philanthropist

Helen Roberts: Neenah Teacher and Principal