Built in 1869, this was the first cheese factory in the New Glarus area to make what Americans call Swiss Cheese. 

In Switzerland, this type of cheese is called Emmenthaler. This cheese factory was located on the Freitag farm on Wisconsin 69 between New Glarus and Monticello. The first cheese factory in Green County was built in 1868 and made Limburger cheese. 

In this photo, from left, are Anna Winiger, Victor Jr., and Victor Sr. This photo and many more can be found in the New Glarus and Green County collection at the Wisconsin Digital Collection: uwdc.library.wisc.edu/collections/wi/newglarus. 

The New Glarus Historical Society Inc. was founded in 1938 to not only preserve the unique history of New Glarus but to share it through the Swiss Historical Village & Museum that it owns and operates. 

For more information on the history of New Glarus and the museum, visit swisshistoricalvillage.org.