History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views of county seats, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881. p.1152

G. R. Lampard, musical instruments; commenced business in 1866; Mr. L. is general agent for the State of Wisconsin for W. W. Kimball, of Chicago; the yearly sales have run up to $42,000, and during the month of June, 1881, they were $10,000; Mr. Lampard has written and composed a great deal of music, some of the pieces having a large sale, of which we many enumerate the following instrumental music: "Going to the Picnic", waltz; "Singing Birds," polka; "Golden Plume," schottische, and "Cymbella March" for ball organ; the best known of his songs are, "My Home by the Sea," "Gathering Up the Pearly Shells," "Don't Wait for a Better Time to Come," and "Fun With the Boys." He has published in all fifty-three pieces; was born in Deerfield, Ohio, June 9, 1836; his parents moved to Illinois, when he was three years old, locating near Quincy, in which place his father was a merchant for some time; the subject of our sketch was employed in his father's store for a time; studied music in Quincy and finished his education in the Normal Musical Institute at North Reading, Mass.; came to Wisconsin in 1856, and located in Appleton; engaged in teaching music; moved to Oshkosh the next year and followed the same business about two years; after spending about one year in Chicago in the music store of Higgins, the pioneer house of Chicago, he removed to Ripon, Wis., where he kept a store, and also taught music for some four years. Was married at Fremont, Waupaca Co., Wis., Aug. 23, 1857, to Miss Delia A. Sherburne, of Waupaca Co.; they have two children- Frank, Jennie (widow of Mr. F. J. Clark). Mr. L. belongs to the A., F. & A. M. Lodge.