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Historical Essay

1st Wisconsin Cavalry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read about the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, organized at Kenosha, which served in the Civil War 1861-1865 and lost 401 men in service.
Historical Essay

George Pollard's Palette

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Used by the artist George Pollard of Kenosha, Wisconsin, as a 'scrapbook' of his distinguished career. (Museum object #2007.108.1)
Historical Essay

Hill Street Blues Badge

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
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)
Historical Essay

Nash Ambassador Automobile

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
1948 Ambassador sedan, manufactured by the Nash Motors Division of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, Kenosha, WI, 1947-1948. (Museum object #1992.156)
Historical Essay

An Army Chaplain Objects to Issuing Passes for Slave Hunting

A Wisconsin Civil War Story

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