Brief description of the Carver Grant, a hypothetical tract of land that would have included much of northwestern Wisconsin. |
Read about the Beef Slough War, a business conflict over access to timer in the Chippewa River watershed |
Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Eau Claire, Wisconsin. |
Read a detailed account of the most significant floods in Wisconsin history. This article contains links to photographs and newspaper articles. |
The Naughty City |
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Discover Eau Claire's naughty past as a hub of prostitution for the lumbermen looking to support the world's oldest profession. |
Creating the Wisconsin Territory |
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Discover the story of Wisconsin's first elections and how the state was divided into its present-day areas. |
The Midwestern Heritage of One of the 20th Century's Greatest Poetic Innovators |
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Discover literary giant Ezra Pound's connection to the frontier wilds of Wisconsin. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Eagle feather from Old Abe, the mascot of the 8th Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. (Museum object #1972.59) |
A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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On March 26, 1914, Chief Big Sky of the Flambeau Band of the Ojibwe Indians described how he captured an eaglet from its nest in the spring of 1861 |
A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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Sergeant Major George Driggs of Company E, 8th Wisconsin Infantry, introduced readers of his 1864 memoir to the regiment's mascot and most famous member. |
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