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Commercial Block Renewed by Dramatic Rehabilitation

Imig Block, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Three owners participate in complex project to rehabilitate an 1882 elaborate Victorian Italianate style building.
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2017 Book Award of Merit Winner Announced

Mary Elise Antoine and Robert J. Gough and James W. Oberly receive 2017 Book Award of Merit
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Past Genealogy-Family History Book Award Winners

This award is given to the genealogy book that best documents the history of a Wisconsin family.
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2016 Governor's Award for Archival Achievement Winner Announced

The 2016 Governor's Award for Archival Achievement has been rewarded to the Jim Dan Hill Library at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
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2017 Historic Restoration Award Winner Announced

Madisen Maher Architects receive the 2017 Historic Restoration Award
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2017 Museum Exhibit Award Winner Announced

This History Museum at the Castle receives 2017 Museum Exhibit Award
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2019 Public Program Award Winner Announced

Portage County Historical Society receives 2019 Public Program Award
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2017 Reuben Gold Thwaites Trophy Award Winner Announced

Port Washington Historical Society receives 2017 Reuben Gold Thwaites Trophy Award
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2011 Wisconsin History Website Award Winner Announced

Yance Marti Wins Wins Website Award
Yance Marti of Milwaukee was awarded the 2011 Wisconsin History Website Award for the website he designed, The Street Guide to Old Milwaukee.
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2017 William Best Hesseltine Award Winner Announced

Jennifer Van Haaften won the 51st Annual William Best Hesseltine Award for her article, "Re-examining the American Pioneer Spirit".
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Dogged Determination Saves Historic Chippewa Falls Building

Sustained Community Effort Turns a 1907 High School Building into a Thriving Arts Center
Learn how a historic preservation group dealt with setbacks and conflicts to turn a deteriorating school building into a successful arts center
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Bank Restoration Receives Preservation Award

First National Bank, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
1873 building's character undermined by remodelings is restored to its Romanesque Revival glory.
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Public Relations Campaign Saves Madison's Historic State Street Buildings

A Positive Message and Multifaceted Campaign Saves the Historic Buildings
A positive and reasonable message was the key to saving historic buildings on the city of Madison's famed State Street.
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Uncommon Partnership Saves Historic Bowstring Bridges

Preservationists, Hunters, and Government Officials Coordinate Efforts to Spare Bridges from Demolition
An unlikely partnership of preservationists, hunters, and government officials spare historic bridges from demolition.
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History Uncovered in Commercial Building Rehabilitation

1-5 West Main Street, Evansville, Wisconsin
Historic photographs, research and removing layers of remodeling reveal the history of three 1852 buildings on a prominent downtown corner.
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Wisconsin Preservationists Achieve Fundraising Success Through Resourcefulness and Ingenuity

With resourcefulness and ingenuity, Wisconsin’s historic preservationists have raised millions of dollars to protect the state's historic past.
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Depot Rehabilitation Preserves Railroad History

Richland Center Depot, Richland Center, Wisconsin
A crumbling 1909 railroad depot is rehabilitated with help from federal grants.
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Curing a Building's Split Personality

Christina Kuhl Block, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Before restoration, gray paint and blocked-in windows disguised half of the 1885 building's High Victorian design.
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Local Group Partnership Rehabilitates Historic Saloon

Paul Jules Saloon Building, Green Bay, Wisconsin
A boarded-over 1883 Italiante building is revived; attracting new businesses and positive changes to the Broadway-Walnut Historic District.
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2017 Historic Preservation Award Winner Announced

The 2017 Historic Preservation Award has been awarded to Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Service

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