Brief history of the automobile industry in Wisconsin. |
Brief description fo the events surrounding Milwaukee's Third Ward fire of 1892. |
See a list and brief description of significant fires in Wisconsin history. |
Learn about the Slovenians who settled in cities in the southern and eastern parts of the state in large numbers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
Learn about the Lithuanians who emigrated to Wisconsin in the early 20th century and again after World War II. |
Learn about the oldest cities and towns in Wisconsin which were established by 1836 and still exist today. |
Learn about the Baptist congregations which began organizing in Wisconsin in the 1830s. |
Learn about the Finns who emgrated to Wisconsin, largely between 180 and 1940. |
Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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Read about the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, organized at Kenosha, which served in the Civil War 1861-1865 and lost 401 men in service. |
Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Kenosha, Wisconsin. |
How Wisconsin Eliminated the Death Penalty |
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Read about the final person to be executed in Wisconsin before the state prohibited the death penalty. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Used by the artist George Pollard of Kenosha, Wisconsin, as a 'scrapbook' of his distinguished career. (Museum object #2007.108.1) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Police captain's badge prop worn by Wisconsin's Daniel J. Travanti on the television series Hill Street Blues, 1981-1987. (Museum object #2007.41.2) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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1948 Ambassador sedan, manufactured by the Nash Motors Division of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, Kenosha, WI, 1947-1948. (Museum object #1992.156) |
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