Online access to Wisconsin's heritage in sound |
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Listen to stories and sounds of Wisconsin's past, including oral histories, radio programs, advertising, political speeches, and more. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Collections |
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Take an illustrated tour of the Wisconsin Historical Society's Wisconsin ceramic art collection, organized by maker. |
Poet and Temperance Advocate |
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Biography of Wisconsin poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox. |
Inventor |
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Biography of Ole Evinrude, a Norwegian-American inventor who created the first outboard motor. |
Brief description of the various attempts to move the Wisconsin Capitol building to other locations. |
See a list and brief description of significant fires in Wisconsin history. |
Learn about the meaning of "disasters in Wisconsin" and the various tragedies the state endured. |
Brief hisory of troops from Wisconsin in the Civil War. |
Read about the Milwaukee Industrial School reform school, later the Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls and Oakhill Correctional Institution in Oregon |
Learn about the LGBT rights movement in Wisconsin. This article also contains links to other articles about the history of the LGBT movement in WI. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Red velveteen vest worn by Wisconsin Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus, c. 1975. (Museum object #1982.450.15) |
The Rise and Fall of Private Currencies |
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Discover the history of currency in Wisconsin, and how paper money led the state to adopt a new constitution in 1848. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Schlitz "Sunshine Vitamin D" Beer Can featuring Continental Can Co.'s new crown top design, 1936. (Museum Object 2011.77.1) |
Wisconsin Civil War Officer, U.S. Marshall, Business Owner |
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