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'Explore the Era of Stagecoach Travel' Field Trip

Wade House - Historic Site
At Wade House historic site, students learn about early Wisconsin transportation, travel and everyday life in a mid-19th century town.
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'School Day in the 1930s' Field Trip

Reed School - a historic site
Come experience one of the finest examples of rural education in Wisconsin's history.
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'H.H. Bennett Studio' Field Trip

H.H. Bennett Studio - a historic site
Learn about Henry Hamilton Bennett, "the man who made Wisconsin Dells famous".
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First Capitol Field Trip

First Capitol - a historic site
Tour the first capitol of Wisconsin and reimagine Wisconsin as a place of beginnings.
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Pendarvis Field Trip

Pendarvis - a historic site
Learn about the lives of immigrant Cornish miners in the 1830s and 1840s during the Wisconsin Territory's lead-mining boom.
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Stonefield Field Trip

Stonefield - a historic site
Stonefield is a museum of agricultural history and farm and village life in 1900.
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'Exploring the Encounter of Cultures' Field Trip

Madeline Island Museum
Cross the waters of Lake Superior and experience a cultural encounter at the Madeline Island Museum.
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'Why History Matters' Guided Tour

Wisconsin Historical Museum Field Trip
On this guided tour students will discover how artifacts reflect history and what they reveal about our lives today
Historical Essay

Wisconsin Capitols

During its history, Wisconsin has had five capitols. Read a brief chronology and see a timeline.
Historical Essay

Life in Early Madison

Learn about life in early Madison
Historical Essay

Basic information about Wisconsin

Discover some interesting facts about Wisconsin
Historical Essay

Statistics and Fun Facts About Wisconsin

Check out some vital statistics and fun facts about Wisconsin
Historical Essay

Surveying on the Wisconsin Frontier

Learn about the first official government survey of Wisconsin Territory
Historical Essay

Wisconsin: A Very Brief History

Learn the basic history of Wisconsin
Historical Essay

October 8, 1871, the Night Peshtigo, Wisconsin, was Destroyed by Fire

Learn about the Peshtigo fire of 1871
Historical Essay

Underwater Archaeology: Learning from Sunken Ships

Learn about how archaeologist explore underwater shipwrecks
Historical Essay

Conservation in Underwater Archaeology

Learn how artifacts are conserved after they have been excavated from their underwater resting places
Historical Essay

Lighthouses and Lifesaving

Underwater Archaeology
Learn about the importance of lighthouses on the shores of the Great Lakes.
Historical Essay

Shipwrecks, Shipwrecks Everywhere

Underwater Archaeology
Learn about why there were so many shipwrecks in the 1800s off Wisconsin's shores.
Historical Essay

Exploring the History of Aztalan

A Middle Mississippian Settlement
Learn the history of Aztalan.

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