The Naughty City |
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Discover Eau Claire's naughty past as a hub of prostitution for the lumbermen looking to support the world's oldest profession. |
The Civil Right's Leader Shows his Support |
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Discover the connection Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King had with the 1960s protests in Milwaukee. |
Witnesses Tell Their Stories |
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Learn about the attack on Pearl Harbor through these firsthand accounts from Wisconsinites who were there when it happened. |
A Good Mother, a Good Friend and a Good Woman |
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Discover Juliet Severance, the free-thinking Whitewater physician who was involved with the anti-slavery movement, temperance and women's rights. |
The Brief Stay of Rutherford B. Hayes |
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Discover the visits US presidents have paid to Wisconsin |
Madison's Oldest Resident |
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Born into slavery, Hettie Pierce lived 115 years and was able to fully experience both life before and after emancipation. |
How a New Progressive Governor Repaired the Economy |
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Read about Governor John J. Blaine's plan to deal with the Budget Deficit of 1921. |
The Midwestern Heritage of One of the 20th Century's Greatest Poetic Innovators |
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Discover literary giant Ezra Pound's connection to the frontier wilds of Wisconsin. |
The Story of Lost Bird |
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Discover this harrowing story that brings together a feminist pioneer and the infant her husband found in the aftermath of Wounded Knee. |
A Popular Swindler |
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Read about John Till and the miraculous "medical" plaster treatment that led to his arrest by the State Medical Board. |
A History of Disease in Wisconsin |
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Read this informative collection of all the outbreaks and epidemics in Wisconsin's history. |
Where Exactly did it Start? |
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When and where did The Gideons International really begin? There are more answers then you would think. Give this a read and decide for yourself. |
How a Town was Rebuilt Better Than Ever |
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Discover how the small lumber town of Elcho, Wisconsin was transformed into an English village. |
Spirits Lead a Woman to Fortune |
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Morris Pratt was a well known psychic medium whose legacy is his eponymous spiritualist institution in Whitewater, known locally as "Pratt's Folly." |
An Ordinary Woman has an Extraordinary Encounter |
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The story of Mary Hayes-Chynoweth, one of Wisconsin's most famous mystics who also predicted the future on a number of occasions. |
First Woman Notary Public |
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Discover the story of Wisconsin's first woman notary public Louise Williams who provided legal counsel for southern Wisconsin after the Civil War. |
The Conflict of Modern and Traditional Medicine |
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Discover the history of smallpox in Wisconsin and the public's reaction against hospitalization |
A Real-life Adventurer From the Dairy State |
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Was Beloit's Roy Chapman Andrews the real life model for Indiana Jones? |
An Insubordinate General Educates his Superiors |
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Discover how Milwaukee's General William Mitchell was charged for insubordination when he warned the U.S. military of an impending new threat. |
All-American Girls Baseball League Thrives During World War II |
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The story of the All-American Girls Baseball League that thrilled fans for 12 seasons in cities and towns including Kenosha, Racine and Milwaukee. |
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