A 1948 Swiss Colony postcard. The text from the back of the postcard reads: "The Swiss Colony Inn and Gardens where the finest natural aged cheese is featured. The Swiss Colony of Monroe, Wis., is the world’s oldest and largest mail order cheese…
"Brooklyn, Wis. -- In March 1989, Susan Waterman, 42, decided she was tired of toxic chemicals, radioactivity and the pressure of her positions in the botany and plant pathology departments at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.