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An 'American Letter' by Norwegian Immigrants

Use a letter written home by a Norwegian immigrant to take a closer look at the immigrant experience in 1840s Wisconsin
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Indian Nations of Wisconsin, 2nd Edition

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Teaching materials for use with the 2nd Edition of Patty Lowe's "Indian Nations of Wisconsin."
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Ethnicity, Occupation, and Death in 19th-Century Wisconsin

Use census records to study immigration to Wisconsin and living conditions in the mid-19th century
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The Emigrant's Handbook and Guide to Wisconsin, 1851

Learn about life on the frontier in Wisconsin in 1851, as recounted in guides designed to attract immigrants to the state from Europe.
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Abolitionist Broadside from Milwaukee, 1854

Learn to use primary source materials to teach students about the abolitionist movement in Wisconsin in the 1850s.
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Instruments of Change: Using the McCormick-International Harvester Poster Collection in the Classroom

Use advertising posters to study technological change in American agriculture in the 19th century

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