The story
Founded by Chester L. Krause in 1952.1
In 1992, Krause acquired Deer & Deer Hunting and Turkey & Turkey Hunting magazines from Stump Sitters, Inc.
In 1997, Krause acquired the non-automotive book titles of the Chilton Company. In June 2002 Krause was acquired by F+W (back then F&W Publications). At that time, Krause Publications was publishing 46 periodicals and had nearly 750 books in print. Krause Publications was continued by F+W as an imprint.
The company moved to Stevens Point, Wisconsin in April 2018.
In June 2019, the assets of F+W were sold through bankruptcy auctions. Penguin Random House acquired the book publishing assets and Krause brand. The magazines were divided among different entities, with Numismatic News, for example, being acquired by Active Interest Media. The 2019 edition of the Standard Catalog of World Coins included XX and XXI century editions. Penguin published the 2020 edition of the XX Century Standard Catalog of World Coins, but the XXI century edition was not released.
The assets of Deer & Deer Hunting and its supporting outdoors products were acquired in June 2019 by Media 360 LLC of Waupaca, Wisconsin, headed up by President Brad Rucks and Vice President Daniel Schmidt.
From Wikipedia’s article on Krause Publications, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4