Current Issue: Summer 2008

Housed at the Wisconsin Historical Society, the log book of Preston "Pick" Reynolds is a small leather-bound volume filled with reminiscences of the adventures Reynolds undertook with three friends as they traveled in two canoes down the Wisconsin River to the Mississippi in 1903. Distinguished by numerous detailed drawings and the droll wit of its author, the diary provides a vivid glimpse of a changing way of life in America at the turn of the twentieth century.

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The Wisconsin Magazine of History, the full-color quarterly magazine of the Wisconsin Historical Society, informs and delights readers with intriguing articles about the people, places and events of Wisconsin’s past. Sharing the stories of times gone by and helping to shed light on the foundations of Wisconsin culture since it was first published in 1917, the Wisconsin Magazine of History celebrates all that makes Wisconsin special. Whatever your interests may be, you will find something to spark your curiosity—carefully researched and beautifully presented. Buy a back issue now.

Illustrations include photos and images from over 30,000 in the society’s rich collection of Wisconsin Historical Images. In every issue, history fans will also enjoy book excerpts from Wisconsin’s oldest book publisher, the Wisconsin Historical Society Press.

Subscriptions to the Wisconsin Magazine of History are a benefit of membership in the Wisconsin Historical Society. Individual copies are available at the Wisconsin Historical Museum, the Wisconsin Historic Sites gift shops, and your local bookstore.

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