The Original paramountshome.org Website
This page preserves the original paramountshome.org website, a rare volunteer-built historical archive documenting Paramount Records, the musicians who recorded for the label, and the cultural history of Grafton, Wisconsin.
For years, volunteers researched, gathered, digitized, organized, and archived this material so that the stories of Paramount Records and its artists would not be lost. Their work created an important public resource for researchers, educators, musicians, historians, families, and anyone interested in American blues and recorded music history.
The original website received the 2006 Wisconsin Historical Society Website Award for cutting-edge work on Wisconsin cultural history. Permission was sought and granted to paramountshome.org for the content and media uploaded between 2004 and 2012. This historical archive is presented separately from the current Paramount Records History & Advocacy page.
What this historical archive documents
- Paramount Records history and recording sessions
- Paramount Records musicians and American blues history
- Grafton, Wisconsin, and the Paramount Records legacy
- Volunteer research, photographs, recordings, stories, and historical documentation
- The preservation of rare cultural history for future generations
View the archived website
Open the original paramountshome.org archive
Archive note
The archived website may contain historical text, images, recordings, and other media from the 2004–2012 period. Links and interactive features may not work exactly as they did on the original site. Please use this page as the searchable entry point to the archive and visit the archived website for the original presentation.
Explore the Original Paramountshome.org Archive
The original paramountshome.org website is also preserved on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine as a historical snapshot of the project. You can browse the site as it appeared in the 2000s, with its original navigation, text, images, and historical resources. The planned modernization of the photo gallery and related features is postponed for now, but the full legacy site remains accessible there.
This archived website is a rare record of volunteer-led research and preservation surrounding Paramount Records and American blues history. It brings together years of community knowledge, historical documentation, photographs, and media that may be difficult to find elsewhere.
View the original paramountshome.org on the Wayback Machine
