The Rise and Fall of Private Currencies |
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Discover the history of currency in Wisconsin, and how paper money led the state to adopt a new constitution in 1848. |
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 Printer and the Priest |
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Discover how Wisconsin got its first printing press, and the impact that a Catholic priest would have on Ho-Chunk literacy. |
An Old Man's Tall Tale |
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Wisconsin pioneer Joseph Crelie was said to be 139 years old when he was exhibited to spectators in 1864. But how old was he really? |
The Capital's First Drunkard |
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Read the story of Madison's first and most beloved drunkard, Pinneo. |
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. |
The Antiquated Belief of a Chief Justice |
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Discover Wisconsin Chief Justice Edward G. Ryan's opinion on women and court |
From Whaling to Coal Burning |
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Discover how man-made lighting has become a common part of our everyday lives. |
How One Woman Changed Wisconsin During the Civil War |
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Discover how Cordelia Harvey's mission to reform hospitals during the Civil War would change Wisconsin forever. |
A Bizarre Story of Land Prospecting Gone Awry |
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Read the amazing story of a man who watched his potential 10,000-square-mile northern Wisconsin empire disappear into thin air. |
The Rise and Fall of Isaac Walker |
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Discover the story of Isaac P. Walker, the first Wisconsin presidential contender in 1850. |
Buffalo and O-Sho-Ga Protest Forced Removal |
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Discover how two Ojibwe chiefs traveled to Washington DC and negotiated with President Millard Fillmore to keep rights to their land. |
The Virgin Mary Appears to an Illiterate Peasant Girl |
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Learn about the first and only manifestation of the Virgin Mary in the United States near Green Bay, confirmed by the Vatican. |
A Warrior Prepared to Die is Disappointed |
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Discover the story of a Ho-Chunk warrior who surrenders and is grieved at receiving a fair trial. |
A Fortification That may not Have Existed |
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Learn the story surrounding the building of Fort Koshkonong by General Henry Atkinson. |
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. |
Some Interesting Stories of the Winnebago Chief |
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Read about Ho-Chunk Chief Dandy's interesting and friendly interactions with white settlers in Wisconsin, even while he was a fugitive. |
A Strange Man's Strange Dwelling |
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Discover the bizarre story of a castle built on the shore of Lake Mendota in the 1800's. |
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