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Great Ships on the Great Lakes

A Maritime History Teacher's Guide
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Juanita Adams: The Heart of an Activist

Milwaukee's Desegregation and Fair Housing Movement
Discover the life and times of activist Juanita Adams
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Education Materials for Finding Freedom

Teaching about the Underground Railroad and Fugitive Slave Law in Wisconsin
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Education Materials for Obreros Unidos

Teaching about the Wisconsin migrant farmworker movement
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Wisconsin State Symbols

Learn about Wisconsin state symbols
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Wisconsin Firsts and Other Famous Facts

See a list of historical highlights from Wisconsin history
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The Sinking of the Lucerne

Interactive Resource, Historical Essay, Slide Show
Learn about how the Lucerne sank in the Chequamegon Bay in 1886
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'Mammoth Mystery' Interactive Resource

Help your students think like archaeologists with The Mammoth Mystery interactive resource.
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Caddie Woodlawn and Sterling North Paper Dolls

Print these free paper dolls based on the books Rascal and Caddie Woodlawn to find out about kids lives in Wisconsin over 100 years ago.
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What to Know About Polio

Limping Through Life: A Farm Boy's Polio Memoir
Useful facts about polio and post-polio syndrome
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Native People of Wisconsin Interactive Resource

Supplemental teaching materials for 'Native People of Wisconsin'
Interactive whiteboard resources designed for use with Patty Loew's "Native People of Wisconsin" for the 4th grade classroom.
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Life in La Crosse - Traveling Exhibit

Borrow a traveling exhibit about community life in a Native American village 500 years ago.
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

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