The Power of the Pumpkin |
---|
Read the story of the first Thanksgiving celebrated in Madison. |
The Brief Stay of Rutherford B. Hayes |
---|
Discover the visits US presidents have paid to Wisconsin |
Celebrations of Memorial Day Throughout History |
---|
Discover the history of Memorial Day celebrations in Wisconsin. |
The Story of Lost Bird |
---|
Discover this harrowing story that brings together a feminist pioneer and the infant her husband found in the aftermath of Wounded Knee. |
From Under a Tree to Madison's Most Popular Lodge |
---|
Discover the story surrounding the planning and construction of the first building erected in Madison. |
The Constitutional Convention's Influence on the City |
---|
Find out where some of the most traveled streets of Madison got their names. |
Speculating on a Dream |
---|
Join cantankerous British geologist George Featherstonehaugh as he travels to Madison in 1837 and finds things not as he expected them to be. |
Argument and an Unpopular Choice |
---|
Discover how Madison became the capitol city during the first Wisconsin territorial convention |
The First White Men in Madison |
---|
The first white residents of Madison were fur traders Wallace Rowan, Olivier Ammel and Michel St. Cyr. |
If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.
Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: