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| A brief description of the history of dining out as a cultural tradition in Wisconsin. |
| Evidence of First Feasts |
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| Take a look at some first hand accounts of the ways Native Americans of Wisconsin celebrated their own Thanksgiving ceremonies. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Container for potato chips made by Red Dot Foods, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, c. 1950. (Museum object #2002.384.1A-B) |
| The Power of the Pumpkin |
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| Read the story of the first Thanksgiving celebrated in Madison. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Kelvinator Microwave “Radarange” thought to be the first home microwave oven used in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 1956. (Museum object #1985.30) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Charred bread slices recovered from the Alden's Corners archaeological site in Dane County, Wisconsin. (Museum object #2002.211.1,3,5) |
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| Multi-Purpose Food from Cold War fallout shelter in Racine, Wisconsin, 1960. (Museum object #1996.81.81) |
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