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| 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) |
| A History of Disease in Wisconsin |
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| Read this informative collection of all the outbreaks and epidemics in Wisconsin's history. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer |
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| He traveled the world as a young naval officer before helping to lead the 4th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. He died in battle. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, U.S. Marshall, Business Owner |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, U.S. Marshall, Wisconsin Board of Regents Member |
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| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| Learn about the strong influence Wisconsin held on the national automobile industry in the early-mid 20th Century. |
| Learn how Frank Zeidler propelled social, economic and structural improvements in Milwaukee as America's last Socialist Mayor in 1948 - 1960. |
| When the Beaver was King |
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| Discover how beavers transformed Wisconsin's economy in the 1650s for the next two centuries. |
| Europeans Come to Wisconsin |
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| Discover how Native Americans were removed from their lands in Wisconsin to make room for European immigrants. |
| Drawing the Line from the Mississippi to Lake Michigan |
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| Discover how businessmen and the legislature cooperated to create Wisconsin's first railroad. |
| How Real Estate Owners Created Wisconsin |
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| Discover how land owners promoted their towns and villages for settlers and created the cities you know today. |
| How the University was Began |
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| Discover how the lack of educational opportunities in Wisconsin helped create the University of Wisconsin. |
| Steamships, Canals and the 19th Century Economy |
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| Discover what happened when 19th century Wisconsin settlers tried to construct a canal between the Mississippi and the Great Lakes. |
| How the Women of Wisconsin Helped Win the War |
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| Discover how women on the Wisconsin home front helped win the Civil War. |
| Wisconsin in the Civil War |
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| Discover how a pet eagle named Old Abe helped Wisconsin serve the Union in the Civil War |
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