Learn about the Kreiter Piano Company, which produced pianos in Milwaukee and Marinette between 1880 and 1945. |
Learn about charivari, or shivaree, the 19th-century custom of harrassing newlyweds, often on their wedding night. |
Learn about the Hungarian immigrants who came to Wisconsin from the 19th century through the post-World War II era. |
Learn about the advent of Unitarianism in Wisconsin in the mid-19th century. |
Read about the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) , the New Deal program to conserve natural resources |
Read about the battle flags carried by Wisconsin troops in the Civil War and later displayed in the state capitol. |
Read about the Wisconsin State Prison at Waupun, which opened in 1851 and housed men and women prisoners. |
Read about the Milwaukee Industrial School reform school, later the Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls and Oakhill Correctional Institution in Oregon |
Read about the school for juvenile delinquents that was formed in Waukesha, WI. This article contains links to images and official reports. |
Brief history of the General Motors plant in Janesville. |
Historian and Educator |
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Brief biography of George Lachmann Mosse (1918-1999). |
Magician and Showman |
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Brief biography of Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926). |
Journalist, Clubwoman, Philanthropist, |
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Brief biography of Ruth Miriam Kohler [De Young] (1906-1953) |
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. |
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